NORWOOD, CHARLIE (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 342, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, H2836 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 257), H172 [27JA]

American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H6348 [8JY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 277), H3408 [12AP]

———ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 1947), H3636 [1MY]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9131 [1OC]

———expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members (see H.R. 1691), H3051 [9AP]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 2797), H7169 [18JY]

———protect members who terminate certain consumer and real estate residential purchase contracts or lease agreements entered into before change of station or deployment orders (see H.R. 3357), H9811 [21OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE]

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

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

Bush, President: renegotiate extradition treaty with Mexico so possibility of capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere with the extradition of criminal suspects (see H. Con. Res. 93), H4740 [22MY]

Children and youth: 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: encourage fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, support the U.S. manufacturing sector, and establish monetary and financial market reforms (see H. Res. 414), H9981 [28OC]

———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), H8174 [10SE]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H9615 [16OC]

———constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 44), H2514 [31MR]

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

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 40), H1954 [18MR]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 2999), H9282 [7OC]

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

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 21), H52 [7JA]

———prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2885), H7950 [4SE]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H5665 [19JN]

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3638 [1MY]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H9738 [20OC]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H4206 [15MY]

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

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11652 [19NO]

Davis, Raymond G., Sr.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 215), H3636 [1MY]

———tribute (see H. Res. 361), H8082 [9SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 2283), H4786 [2JN]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2310 [25MR]

Dept. of Energy: improve funding mechanism for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (see H.R. 3429), H11360 [17NO]

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H1902 [13MR]

Dept. of the Interior: make authority to designate critical habitat discretionary instead of mandatory (see H.R. 2602), H6869 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H391 [11FE]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H11360 [17NO]

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H9282 [7OC]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (see H.R. 1413), H2310 [25MR] (see H.R. 1463), H2470 [27MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9813 [21OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H2822 [3AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H53 [7JA]

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

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9479 [15OC]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H8284 [16SE]

———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), H6869 [15JY]

Employment: enhance the workforce investment system (see H.R. 1261), H3453 [29AP]

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

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), H3053 [9AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1903 [13MR]

———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), H2312 [25MR]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 347), H169 [27JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H6271 [7JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H5175 [10JN]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H1810 [12MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 2218), H4734 [22MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

FERC: provide for alternative conditions and alternative fishways in hydroelectric dam licenses (see H.R. 1013), H1746 [11MR]

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), H3634 [1MY]

Firearms: 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. 2789), H7085 [17JY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2789), H7226 [21JY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H8381 [17SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4132 [14MY]

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]

———safeguard religious liberties (see H.R. 3190), H11702 [20NO]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 110), H6603 [10JY]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H7169 [18JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]

———increase Federal investment in programs that provide health care services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically underserved areas (see H. Res. 142), H1902 [13MR]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H2312 [25MR]

———tax treatment of certain medical savings accounts and provide for medical freedom accounts under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2114), H4788 [2JN]

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

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

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H5366 [12JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4206 [15MY]

J.C. Lewis, Jr. Post Office Building, Savannah, GA: designate (see H.R. 2533), H8017 [5SE]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 303), H6263 [26JN]

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), H171 [27JA]

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]

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), H323 [5FE]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 2135), H4877 [3JN]

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

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

Medicaid: clarify that inpatient drug prices charged to certain public hospitals are included in best price exemptions under the drug rebate program (see H.R. 2409), H5173 [10JN]

———coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4529 [21MY]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H9214 [2OC]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H3684 [6MY]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H4206 [15MY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H6264 [26JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see H.R. 2578), H5813 [24JN]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H1955 [18MR]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 810), H701 [13FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3637 [1MY]

———revise methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2700), H6602 [10JY]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H9213 [2OC]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H2132 [19MR]

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

Missing Children's Assistance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1925), H3635 [1MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H9614 [16OC]

NAFTA: require President notify Congress of withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 224), H5663 [19JN]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H9214 [2OC]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 2852), H7950 [4SE]

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

National security: encourage the development of regional comprehensive emergency and disaster preparedness, coordination, and recovery plans (see H.R. 3274), H9375 [8OC]

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

Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see H.R. 330), H138 [8JA]

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: designate the Kris Eggle Memorial Visitors' Center (see H.R. 1577), H2864 [7AP]

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

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H9614 [16OC]

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]

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

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H5046 [5JN]

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1925), H3635 [1MY]

S. Truett Cathy Post Office Building, Jonesboro, GA: designate (see H.R. 3029), H8016 [5SE]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 926), H1394 [26FE]

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]

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), H10978 [6NO]

———create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (see H.R. 75), H54 [7JA]

———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]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H2132 [19MR]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 2733), H7455 [23JY]

Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2866), H9812 [21OC]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 141), H5366 [12JN]

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), H6465 [9JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H7787 [25JY]

———natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

Tariff Act: clarify adjustments to be made in determining export price and constructed export price (see H.R. 491), H1467 [27FE]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 198), H8950 [25SE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H9614 [16OC]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H1810 [12MR]

———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), H2132 [19MR]

———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 282), H245 [29JA]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 611), H321 [5FE]

———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), H8082 [9SE]

———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 872), H2586 [1AP]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]

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

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

———increase the bonus depreciation (see H.R. 223), H3637 [1MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H7949 [4SE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H4876 [3JN]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 302), H392 [11FE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H3760 (see H.R. 7), H3762 [7MY]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H2587 [1AP]

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

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1233), H2587 [1AP]

———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 income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H1908 [17MR]

———suspend tax-exempt status of designated foreign terrorist groups (see H.R. 3002), H9215 [2OC]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5043 [5JN]

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

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H9738 [20OC]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 176), H3857 [8MY] (see H.R. 1177), H1743 [11MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H8380 [17SE]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5664 [19JN]

———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), H5664 [19JN]

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

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, provide transition assistance for producers, protect markets, quality, and availability, and establish a trust fund to finance such actions (see H.R. 3160), H8904 [24SE]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 753), H462 [12FE]

TVA: ensure that promoting recreation is treated as a primary purpose in the operation of dams and reservoirs (see H.R. 1181), H2703 [2AP]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H9282 [7OC]

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

———rescind approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. and take necessary steps to prevent establishment of that Court (see H.R. 1154), H1680 [6MR]

———terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H3453 [29AP]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H7086 [17JY]

———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), H10237 [30OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1334 [25FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H463 [12FE]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H242 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corps of Engineers: convey certain land in Georgia and South Carolina to the counties in which the land is located (see H.R. 2753), H7019 [16JY]

ERISA: exclude from preemption State causes of action to enforce determinations by group health plans based on medical necessity (see H.R. 596), H320 [5FE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 597), H320 [5FE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H6463 [9JY]

Medicare: reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H2820 [3AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide adjudicative improvement (see H.R. 1583), H2819 [3AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 2729), H6867 [15JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 2728), H6867 [15JY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (see H.R. 2730), H6867 [15JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 2731), H6867 [15JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9540 [16OC]

Armed Forces: tribute to 173rd Airborne Brigade, H2450 [27MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H2450 [27MR]

Augusta, GA: tribute to the Army Reserve 319th Transportation Co., H2912 [8AP]

Dept. of Labor: Mine Safety and Health Administration underground coal mine dust level regulations, H6563 [10JY]

———prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6569 [10JY], H9156 [2OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6563, H6569 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9156 [2OC]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (H.R. 1829), H10477 [6NO]

FERC: permit load serving entities the right to reserve sufficient electric power for existing customers, H11385 [18NO]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5621 [19JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 2671), H6586 [10JY], H7162 [18JY], H7201 [21JY], H8468 [23SE], H8997 [30SE]

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 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3471, H3520, H3521 [30AP]

———require students be diagnosed by physicians or persons certified by a State health board to determine eligibility for benefits, H3520 [30AP]

Medicare: privatization, H8187 [10SE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H8187 [10SE]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (H.R. 1170), H4385 [21MY]

National security: enhance research, development, procurement, and use of biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats (H.R. 2122), H6930 [16JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide adjudicative improvement (H.R. 1583), E665 [3AP], E1483 [15JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), E1483 [15JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), E1483 [15JY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), E1483 [15JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), E1483 [15JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3091 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 443), H11385 [18NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5621 [19JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2701 [2AP], H2856 [7AP], H6600 [10JY], H7011 [16JY], H7084 [17JY], H7326 [22JY], H8077 [9SE], H8281 [16SE], H8487 [23SE]

Tributes

Brown, Elsie P., E619 [31MR]