GINGREY, PHIL (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), H6378 [9JY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 151, Child Abduction Prevention Act, H2506 [31MR]

———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]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1618), H2820 [3AP]

Armed Forces: 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]

———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]

———extend and protect student financial aid for postsecondary education (see H. Res. 158), H2311 [25MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H4739 [22MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1334 [25FE]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H2402 [26MR]

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

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 586), H4739 [22MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9819 [24OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2704 [2AP]

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), H10237 [30OC]

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), H3763 [7MY]

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), H10131 [29OC]

———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), H8906 [24SE]

Colleges and universities: adoption of an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and to protect the principle of intellectual diversity (see H. Con. Res. 318), H10236 [30OC]

———allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 2999), H9215 [2OC]

Committee on Agency Rule Review (Joint): establish (see H.R. 2542), H7329 [22JY]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1112), H1678 [6MR] (see H.R. 1428), H2310 [25MR]

———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]

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

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

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

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 Veterans Affairs: 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), H10978 [6NO]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H7949 [4SE]

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

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

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H8176 [10SE]

———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), H7086 [17JY]

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

English language: 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]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H6869 [15JY]

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

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: clarify that federally licensed dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed dealers at places other than business premises specified on license (see H.R. 2906), H7950 [4SE]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H2703 [2AP]

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

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 648), H4368 [20MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H10130 [29OC]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H4368 [20MY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H392 [11FE]

Immigration: discourage States from issuing an identification card or driver's license to an illegal alien (see H.R. 3052), H9215 [2OC]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7020 [16JY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H3453 [29AP]

Iraq: prohibit post-conflict assistance from being expended with any French firm (see H.R. 1072), H2312 [25MR]

———treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2401 [26MR]

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), H8382 [17SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H4978 [4JN]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H11149 [12NO]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1466 [27FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H392 [11FE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7085 [17JY]

Medicare: coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H5929 [25JN]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H7019 [16JY]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H5664 [19JN]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H9214 [2OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

Patriotism: recognize public need for fasting and prayer to secure blessings and protection for citizens and Armed Forces during conflict with Iraq (see H. Res. 153), H2270 [20MR]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1813 [12MR]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 886), H2402 [26MR]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H10130 [29OC]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H11702 [20NO]

———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]

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

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H1334 [25FE]

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

Shriver, Sargent: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 299), H9376 [8OC]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H1812 [12MR]

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

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), H5468 [17JN]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H7618 [24JY]

———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), H4131 [14MY]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H5664 [19JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H6348 [8JY]

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

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H9214 [2OC]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1518), H2514 [31MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7170 [18JY]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H10130 [29OC]

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), H9132 [1OC]

U.N.: 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), H2277 [24MR]

———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), H4206 [15MY]

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), H1812 [12MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5174 [10JN]

———permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 1167), H5366 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FCC: ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H12920 [8DE]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (see H.R. 2211), H4734 [22MY]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 481), H12920 [8DE]

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

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

Letters

Human Cloning Prohibition Act: Kathryn C. Zoon, FDA, H1407 [27FE]

Medicare reimbursement payments to physicians: Amy M. Lang and Daryl L. Figa, H9466 [15OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H12105 [21NO]

Remarks

AARP: alleged conflict of interest relative to endorsement of Medicare reform and prescription drug coverage, H11496 [18NO]

———decision to support Medicare reform legislation, H11638 [19NO]

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4944 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9113 [1OC], H9148 [2OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 383), H9141 [2OC]

Airlines: reimburse airline industry for homeland security costs, H2708 [3AP]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9541 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9454 [15OC], H9541 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2708, H2791 [3AP]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4500 [21MY]

———tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1596 [5MR]

Bowdon, GA: anniversary, H7207 [21JY]

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H10321 [4NO]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children, H2409 [27MR]

———prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2409, H2411 [27MR]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 276), H5434 [17JN]

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 (H. Res. 414), H10064 [29OC]

Colleges and universities: tribute to Independent 529 Plan for assisting families in paying for tuition (H. Res. 378), H9828 [28OC]

Corp. for National and Community Service: National Service Trust funding, H2791 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4415, H4500 [21MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, H10997 [7NO]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 1412), H2526 [1AP]

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

Engineered Fabrics Corp.: Defense Contract Management Agency Commander's Medallion of Outstanding Warfight Support award recipient, H9288 [8OC]

Estrada, Miguel A.: nomination to be circuit judge, H397 [12FE]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5633 [19JN]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1790, H1792, H1793, H1794, H1795, H1796 [12MR], H1837 [13MR], H9976 [28OC], H11496 [18NO]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 2211), H6366, H6378 [9JY], E1073 [23MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7236 [22JY], H8472, H8473, H8474, H8476, H8477 [23SE]

———treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 118), H2340 [26MR]

Medicare: improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals, H12106 [21NO]

———improve reimbursement payments to physicians, H9258 [7OC], H9466 [15OC], H11198 [17NO], H11496 [18NO], H11637 [19NO], H11848 [20NO]

———increase payments to rural health care providers and facilities, H11870, H11871, H11872 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6098 [26JN], H11198 [17NO], H11365 [18NO], H11519, H11634, H11636, H11637, H11638, H11639, H11640 [19NO], H11868, H11870, H11871, H11872, H11873 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12106, H12252, H12262 [21NO], H12850 [8DE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 299), H5962 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 459), H12177 [21NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H11496 [18NO], H11848 [20NO]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5394, H5395, H5396, H5398 [16JN], H5417 [17JN], H5690, H5692, H5693, H5694, H5695 [23JN]

———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries, H11519 [19NO]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1925), H4266, H4267 [20MY], E849 [1MY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: funding, H2409 [27MR]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 395), H9830, H9831, H9832 [28OC]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1925), H4266, H4267 [20MY], E849 [1MY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 534), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1406 [27FE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research, H1406 [27FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5633 [19JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), H11492 [18NO]

Taxation: increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit, H5434 [17JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H1441 [27FE]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, H11872 [20NO]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1769 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, H5636 [19JN]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time (H. Res. 474), H12850 [8DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H387 [11FE], H1512 [4MR], H1676 [6MR], H7222 [21JY], H9279 [7OC], H9475 [15OC], H9978 [28OC], H10336 [4NO], H10455 [5NO], H11357 [17NO]

Tributes

Davis, Raymond G., Sr., H7952 [5SE]

Driscoll, Antoinette, H10445 [5NO]

Driscoll, Sean, H10445 [5NO]

Gingrey, Helen, H365 [11FE]

Gingrich, Kit, E1894 [25SE]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr., H5690 [23JN]

Young, Ron, Jr., E906 [9MY]