ETHERIDGE, BOB (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H9688 [17OC]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 160), H172 [27JA] (see H.R. 307), H245 [29JA]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2572), H7618 [24JY]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12921 [8DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

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]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H9282 [7OC]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

———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]

———express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and encourage communities to prepare appropriate homecoming ceremonies (see H. Con. Res. 152), H4740 [22MY]

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

———increase basic educational assistance for Selected Reserve members (see H.R. 1374), H2268 [20MR]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3019), H9377 [8OC] (see H.R. 3365), H9982 [28OC]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H8950 [25SE]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H9478 [15OC]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H8950 [25SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H2822 [3AP]

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

Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2455), H5365 [12JN]

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

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

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 322), H7950 [4SE]

Business and industry: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (see H.R. 2908), H9282 [7OC]

———prohibit price gouging of products and services that are widely needed during a designated disaster (see H.R. 3236), H9213 [2OC]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H2401 [26MR]

———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), H8285 [16SE]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 6), H5409 [16JN]

Colleges and universities: establish a pilot program of Afghanistan scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level public policy internships in the U.S. (see H.R. 2810), H12921 [8DE]

———establish a pilot program of Central Asian scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level public policy internships in the U.S. (see H.R. 2809), H12921 [8DE]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H7949 [4SE]

———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 86), H1467 [27FE]

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

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H4205 [15MY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H7455 [23JY]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2207), H5046 [5JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: allow quick aid to producers in federally declared disaster areas, provide emergency disaster assistance to certain producers for qualifying crop losses, and continue livestock assistance program (see H.R. 3402), H10340 [4NO]

———conduct a loan repayment program regarding the provision of veterinary services in shortage situations (see H.R. 1367), H3572 [30AP]

———establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

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]

———make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 2651), H6263 [26JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H52 [7JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H5813 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 1077), H2587 [1AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1519), H5664 [19JN]

———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3454 [29AP]

Dept. of State: establish position of Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]

Dept. of Transportation: require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2632), H9377 [8OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H5366 [12JN]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7788 [25JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to use of Federal disaster assistance for hazard mitigation measures (see H.R. 3380), H11393 (see H.R. 3380), H11516 [18NO]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H5815 [24JN]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H2311 [25MR]

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

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2837), H9614 [16OC]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6263 [26JN]

Domestic policy: improve homeland security, prevent tax increases, support education and health care, and strengthen the economy (see H.R. 1593), H2819 [3AP]

Drugs: prevent abuse of ``Ecstasy'' (see H.R. 2962), H7784 [25JY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2132 [19MR]

Education: assist local educational agencies in providing financial incentives to attract teachers to rural and high-poverty areas (see H.R. 2811), H7225 [21JY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1805), H3352 [11AP]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H4786 [2JN]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H1334 [25FE]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H8282 [16SE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H3303 [10AP]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1191), H2132 [19MR]

———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 1752), H8083 [9SE]

———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), H4205 [15MY]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H10457 [5NO]

———tribute to public education system (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3763 [7MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H5088 [9JN]

———require GAO report on whether amounts appropriated to carry out grant programs are adequate to permit recipients to meet the conditions imposed by receipt of the grant (see H.R. 3341), H9737 [20OC]

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

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

———encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4132 [14MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5468 [17JN]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 1738), H3302 [10AP]

Firefighters: establish a scientific basis for new firefighting technology standards and improve coordination of training for and responding to terrorist attacks and other emergencies (see H.R. 545), H318 [5FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H3453 [29AP]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H245 [29JA]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H2401 [26MR]

General Charles Gabriel Post Office, Iron Station, NC: designate (see H.R. 1465), H2470 [27MR]

George Henry White Post Office Building, Tarboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3353), H9811 [21OC]

Granville County, NC: allow State use of Oxford Research Station lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials (see H.R. 2119), H4255 [19MY]

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

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H5665 [19JN]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H1689 [10MR]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H12922 [8DE]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H11359 [17NO]

Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 2022), H5268 [11JN]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H244 [29JA]

Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1275), H3453 [29AP]

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

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

Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 2615), H7787 [25JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 1552), H4877 [3JN]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H2271 [20MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4788 [2JN]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H10458 [5NO]

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

Jim Richardson Post Office, Charlotte, NC: designate (see H.R. 1505), H2472 [27MR]

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), H1682 [6MR]

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), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H700 [13FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H5267 [11JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H7086 [17JY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H4788 [2JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H11700 [20NO]

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]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 846), H703 [13FE]

Middle East: condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and urge the European Union to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization (see H. Res. 285), H6869 [15JY]

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]

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

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advisory Board: establish (see H.R. 283), H136 [8JA]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H2312 [25MR]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4737 [22MY]

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

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (see H.R. 766), H1467 [27FE]

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]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5046 [5JN]

North Carolina: authorize use of unobligated housing demonstration program funds to make grants to senior citizens for recovery from flood and hurricane damage to their homes (see H.R. 406), H217 [28JA]

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), H7788 [25JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H56 [7JA]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: reauthorize Matching Grant Program for School Security (see H.R. 2685), H6464 [9JY]

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]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2180), H4527 [21MY]

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

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]

Schools: enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 469), H1466 [27FE]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H7170 [18JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5268 [11JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1466 [27FE]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H7840 [3SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H5714 [23JN]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 141), H172 [27JA]

Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1682), H3684 [6MY]

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), H8383 [17SE]

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]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H6603 [10JY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H5089 [9JN]

———allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage personnel and economic investments by companies (see H.R. 1162), H6271 [7JY]

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

———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), H4876 [3JN]

———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), H172 [27JA]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H2703 [2AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H1642 [5MR]

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

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H4528 [21MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H5664 [19JN]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H7086 [17JY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H1746 [11MR]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR] (see H.R. 3119), H9282 [7OC]

———rebuild America through job creation (see H.R. 2046), H3973 [9MY]

———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]

———treatment of certain compensation received by members of the Armed Forces serving in South Korea (see H.R. 1581), H5664 [19JN]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H9282 [7OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1304), H1952 [18MR]

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

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]

———prohibit the anticipated extreme reduction in the national marketing quotas for flue-cured and burley tobacco (see H.R. 3500), H11652 [19NO]

———replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 245), H134 [8JA]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H9688 [17OC]

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), H8950 [25SE]

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

Veterans Day: request that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement each year (see H. Con. Res. 266), H7785 [25JY]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H1395 [26FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3454 [29AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H392 [11FE]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 1470), H2470 [27MR]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H2704 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Fayetteville, NC: tribute to Festival of Flight celebration of the centennial of the first controlled, powered flight (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1465 [27FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H5043 [5JN]

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), H1394 [26FE]

Tobacco products: make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1091), H1640 [5MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7333 [23JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12834 [8DE]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12834 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9542 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, E2225 [4NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2680 [2AP]

Armed Forces: increase the rate of imminent danger special pay and the amount of the family separation allowance, H8170 [10SE]

———tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1598, H1599 [5MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H377, H378 [11FE], H1376 [26FE]

———balance, H377, H378 [11FE]

———deficit, H377, H378 [11FE], H1376 [26FE], H10328 [4NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2198 [20MR], H2576 [1AP]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H302 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), motion to instruct conferees, H8170 [10SE]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H6516 [10JY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), E1658 [25JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6469, H6516 [10JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2765), H7969 [5SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7969 [5SE]

Drought: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H175 [28JA]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1376 [26FE], H10328 [4NO]

Education: funding, H2198 [20MR], H3766 [8MY], H4881 [4JN], H6516 [10JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: effect of reduced Impact Aid Program funding on certain military service-dependent economies, H1376 [26FE]

European Union: condemn moratorium on approval of new agricultural biotechnology products (H. Res. 252), H5110 [10JN]

Fayetteville, NC: tribute to Festival of Flight celebration of the centennial of the first controlled, powered flight (H. Con. Res. 58), H2495 [31MR], E335 [27FE]

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 (H.R. 1904), E1062 [22MY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7529 [24JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), E513 [19MR]

Hurricanes: effects of Hurricane Isabel on Atlantic Coast States, H9105, H9107, H9108, H9109, H9110 [1OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit States to design, develop, and implement customized educational programs for disabled students, H3477 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3477 [30AP]

Lillington, NC: anniversary, H5452 [17JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), E1419 [8JY]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12280 [21NO]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (H.R. 2366), H5179 [11JN], H5474 [18JN], H5821 [25JN], H6469 [10JY], H7333 [23JY], E1170 [5JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit additional inventory of oil and gas resources on certain portions, H9339 [8OC]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4070 [14MY]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, E2358 [20NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E2358 [20NO]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H9339 [8OC]

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 (H.R. 919), H1522 [5MR], H4022 [14MY], H8065 [9SE], H9110 [1OC], E309 [27FE]

———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 (S. 459), H12299 [21NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H492 [13FE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), H1415 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1415 [27FE]

Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 717), H9286 [8OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H2198 [20MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), E942 [13MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4728 [22MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), E538 [20MR]

Terrorism: enhance the ability of first responders to respond to incidents of terrorism, H2680 [2AP]

Tobacco products: make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (H.R. 1091), E380 [6MR]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7486, H7508 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7508 [24JY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H2576 [1AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1676 [6MR]

Special order: granted, H1451 [27FE], H5465 [17JN], H8077 [9SE]

Resignations

Committee on Science (House), H454 [12FE]

Tributes

Combest, Representative, E1063 [22MY]

Gibbs, Ethan L., E1507 [18JY]

Wiggins, Norman A., E1114 [3JN]