FEENEY, TOM (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Children and youth: prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2420 [27MR]

Articles and editorials

Fair Fight in the Philippines, Brett M. Decker, New York (NY) Times, E2167 [30OC]

NASCAR Nation—One Journalist's Journey of Discovery, John Derbyshie, National Review (publication), H11482-H11484 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

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), H3762 [7MY]

Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 1086), H1640 [5MR]

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

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3365), H9982 [28OC]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H5089 [9JN]

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

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3355 [11AP]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

———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]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 302), H9983 [28OC]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1955 [18MR]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H8949 [25SE]

Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3356), H9811 [21OC]

Computers: prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2885), H8083 [9SE]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 384), H8284 [16SE]

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]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 1115), H4255 [19MY]

———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]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H6262 [26JN]

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

———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]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (see H. Res. 179), H2940 [8AP]

———condemn human rights violations and call for removal from U.N. Commission on Human Rights (see H. Res. 208), H3571 [30AP]

Dept. of HUD: enable homebuyers to make use of insured hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 1443), H2400 [26MR]

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

District of Columbia: provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (see H.R. 2556), H7455 [23JY]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9215 [2OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H2402 [26MR]

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), H323 [5FE]

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

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

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H7840 [3SE]

———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]

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), H8284 [16SE]

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), H7840 [3SE]

———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]

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

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), H8381 [17SE]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H8017 [5SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4255 [19MY]

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

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]

Government regulations: prevent abuse of and establish a uniform system of accountability for the use of Government purchase and travel cards (see H.R. 3165), H8904 [24SE]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H317 [5FE]

Higher Education Act: prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 3385), H10458 [5NO]

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

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), H3453 [29AP]

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), H2268 [20MR]

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H8491 [23SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H1335 [25FE]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 307), H10130 [29OC] (see H. Con. Res. 332), H12922 [8DE]

Iraq: encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (see H. Res. 198), H5175 [10JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7840 [3SE]

Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building, West Palm Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 2075), H4529 [21MY]

Kirk, Russell A.: anniversary of book ``The Conservative Mind—From Burke to Eliot'' (see H. Res. 408), H9812 [21OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H324 [5FE]

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]

———give priority funding for DNA backlog elimination and self defense training to States and municipalities that are in the midst of combating a serial killer (see H.R. 2110), H5664 [19JN]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2270 [20MR]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11393 (see H.R. 3277), H11516 [18NO]

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

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H8284 [16SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H6464 [9JY]

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 national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H8284 [16SE]

National Commission on the Modernization of the U.N.: establish (see H.R. 3079), H8382 [17SE]

National security: improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (see H.R. 2898), H8017 [5SE]

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

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

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H3973 [9MY]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H4978 [4JN]

———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]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10340 [4NO]

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

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H3571 [30AP]

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 2851), H8176 [10SE]

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]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H4788 [2JN]

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), H4788 [2JN]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H2822 [3AP]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H8284 [16SE]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H1746 [11MR]

———allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H7781 [25JY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H2312 [25MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H1334 [25FE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 943), H2586 [1AP]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 109), H2586 [1AP]

———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), H7169 [18JY]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 1839), H3975 [9MY] (see H.R. 2824), H7453 [23JY]

———apply an excise tax to excessive attorneys' fees for legal judgments, settlements, or agreements that operate as a tax (see H.R. 1926), H4529 [21MY]

———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 872), H2271 [20MR]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H2586 [1AP]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H138 [8JA]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H2270 [20MR]

———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 for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H4012 [13MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H11651 [19NO]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H1682 [6MR]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H4255 [19MY]

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

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 44), H2515 [31MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 51), H2515 [31MR]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3858 [8MY]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H1467 [27FE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H4978 [4JN]

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

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

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H5408 [16JN]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 2512), H9214 [2OC]

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

———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]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 2303), H5815 [24JN]

———terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H8905 [24SE]

———withhold U.S. contributions to any commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country that has supported terrorism (see H.R. 800), H4787 [2JN]

———withhold U.S. contributions until the U.N. ensures that a member may not be on the Security Council or serve as any agency chair unless the Government has been democratically elected (see H. Con. Res. 116), H4877 [3JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1954 [18MR]

Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2538), H8083 [9SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Sports: recognize evolution and importance of motorsports (see H. Con. Res. 320), H10340 [4NO]

Terrorism: strengthen law enforcement investigatory tools (see H.R. 3037), H8081 [9SE]

University of Central Florida: tribute to varsity cheerleading team (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5174 [10JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H332 [11FE]

Remarks

Altamonte Springs, FL: tribute to Altamonte Springs Patriots Babe Ruth League softball team, H9464 [15OC]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9567 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9567 [16OC]

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H6991 [16JY], H9080 [1OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3294 [10AP]

Children and youth: prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2422, H2424 [27MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H282 [5FE]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), H5287 [12JN]

Crime: application of mandatory sentencing guidelines relative to child pornography and child sexual abuse, H2422, H2424 [27MR], H3061, H3062 [10AP]

———eliminate sexual exploitation of children (S. 151), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 188), H3061, H3062 [10AP]

Crosswinds Youth Services (nonprofit organization): National Network for Youth (organization) Agency of the Year Award recipient, H333 [11FE]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (H. Res. 179), H2894 [8AP]

———lift travel restrictions, H8031 [9SE]

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

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H8031 [9SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5506 [18JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2564 [1AP]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, H436, H438, H439 [12FE], H1377, H1378 [26FE]

Firearms: eliminate requirement that manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms must be convicted for illegal transfers prior to taking any civil action against them, H2982, H2983, H2984 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2982, H2983, H2984 [9AP]

Foreign policy: express support for, and assess the status of, the war on terrorism, H9726, H9727, H9728, H9729, H9730, H9731 [20OC]

Free Trade Area of the Americas: impact on Florida citrus industry, E2524 [8DE]

FTC: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (H.R. 3161), H8898 [24SE]

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

Philippines: U.S. policy, E2167 [30OC]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 132), H1981 [19MR]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H440, H441 [12FE]

Schiavo, Terri: legal dispute over removal of feeding tubes, H9788 [21OC]

Sports: recognize evolution and importance of motorsports (H. Con. Res. 320), H11481 [18NO]

Taxation: provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8318 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H2564 [1AP], H3294 [10AP]

University of Central Florida: tribute to varsity cheerleading team (H. Con. Res. 214), H5094 [10JN]

Votes: position on missed, H1283 [25FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3854 [8MY]

Special order: granted, H1950 [18MR], H6462 [9JY], H7011 [16JY], H8281 [16SE], H8487 [23SE], H9031 [30SE], H9279 [7OC], H9475 [15OC], H9806 [21OC], H9978 [28OC]

Tributes

Ash, Leonard, H1929 [18MR]

Dunlap, Ericka, H8892 [24SE]