BERRY, MARION (a Representative from Arkansas)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act, H6681 [14JY]
———H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8118 [10SE]
———H.R. 2754, energy and water development appropriations, H8879 [24SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9377 [8OC]
Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8217 [11SE]
———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), H9479 [15OC]
———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H9738 [20OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H9377 [8OC]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1334 [25FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12922 [8DE]
Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1278), H1901 [13MR]
Cash, Johnny: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 282), H8283 [16SE]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H392 [11FE]
Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 302), H9983 [28OC]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 362), H2277 [24MR] (see H.R. 412), H2401 [26MR]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 756), H698 [13FE]
China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H3638 [1MY]
Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H463 [12FE]
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), H2587 [1AP]
Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 21), H52 [7JA]
Courts: increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H8382 [17SE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]
———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H4368 [20MY]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (see H.R. 3320), H9613 [16OC]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H1334 [25FE]
Dept. of Justice: 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 Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2823 [3AP]
———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]
———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 813), H701 [13FE]
———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H322 [5FE]
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H9130 [1OC]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]
Drugs: collect and assess scientific evidence regarding prescription drugs frequently used in federally funded health programs (see H.R. 2356), H5043 [5JN]
———distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H4735 [22MY]
———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1694), H3051 [9AP]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H10457 [5NO]
Education: 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]
———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 501), H392 [11FE]
———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), H392 [11FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H5665 [19JN]
Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 2933), H7782 [25JY]
FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H2471 [27MR]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H10978 [6NO]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H4011 [13MY]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H245 [29JA]
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]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H2473 [27MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H275 [4FE]
Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H5662 [19JN]
Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H1908 [17MR]
———reduce price of prescription drugs purchased by States for its employees, retirees, and pharmaceutical assistance beneficiaries (see H.R. 3662), H12918 [8DE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]
Homeland Security Act: repeal certain provisions relative to pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability (see H.R. 248), H135 [8JA]
Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H12311 [21NO]
Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 1499), H4205 [15MY]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]
———coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1243), H1811 [12MR]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H5089 [9JN]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H7787 [25JY]
Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]
Jones, Bernice Young: tribute (see H. Res. 397), H9813 [21OC]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8083 [9SE]
Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H11392 (see H.R. 3092), H11516 [18NO]
Louisiana Purchase: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 21), H463 [12FE]
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11702 [20NO]
Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9614 [16OC]
Medicaid: increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H5366 [12JN]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H3305 [10AP]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H52 [7JA]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1460 [27FE]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H1395 [26FE]
———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H4977 [4JN]
———limit hospital ownership exception to physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased on terms generally available to the public (see H.R. 1539), H3684 [6MY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H1953 [18MR]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H3637 [1MY]
———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 2175), H4367 [20MY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H2938 [8AP]
———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H12918 [8DE]
———provide prescription drug coverage and make improvements in payment for rural providers (see H.R. 2606), H5928 [25JN]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H2269 [20MR]
———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H6465 [9JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3637 [1MY]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H274 [4FE]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H2819 [3AP]
———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1963), H3682 [6MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]
Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H4369 [20MY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1459 [27FE]
Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 897), H1332 [25FE]
Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]
Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H3354 [11AP]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 265), H7785 [25JY]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H11133 [7NO]
National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4528 [21MY]
Paderewski, Ignacy J.: tribute and anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland (see H. Res. 58), H5268 [11JN]
Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]
Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 837), H1955 [18MR]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H703 [13FE]
———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 757), H698 [13FE]
Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2473 [27MR]
———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), H2312 [25MR]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H10130 [29OC]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8284 [16SE]
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]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H392 [11FE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H7170 [18JY]
Social Security: permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H9982 [28OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H10130 [29OC]
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), H8491 [23SE]
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]
SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 803), H2473 [27MR]
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), H1680 [6MR]
Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H4976 [4JN]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H7787 [25JY]
———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), H7839 [3SE]
———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), H5663 [19JN]
———clarify the excise tax exemptions for aerial applicators of fertilizers or other substances (see H.R. 1317), H3858 [8MY]
———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H4529 [21MY]
———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 2513), H5551 [18JN]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]
———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H3637 [1MY]
———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), H7787 [25JY]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR] (see H.R. 3119), H9131 [1OC]
———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 1936), H3636 [1MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H7787 [25JY]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2265), H8491 [23SE]
———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5046 [5JN]
Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5367 [12JN]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H12312 [21NO]
Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1137), H3683 [6MY]
Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H2586 [1AP]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA]
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), H2822 [3AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H392 [11FE]
Veterans Day: observe moment of silence to honor veterans of all U.S. wars and memorialize those who gave their lives in defense of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4738 [22MY]
Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H8083 [9SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H1641 [5MR]
World Trade Organization: disapprove report which concluded that U.S. safeguards on imports of certain steel products were in violation of certain agreements and call for reforms in dispute settlement system (see H. Res. 445), H11652 [19NO]
World War II: condemn war crimes committed by Japan and establish liability of Japanese companies to former POW used by such companies as slave labor (see H. Res. 382), H12312 [21NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: clarify the criminal intent required to be established to prove a criminal violation for wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 2003), H3760 [7MY]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Wolf House in Norfolk, AR, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2051), H3973 [9MY]
Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 780), H700 [13FE]
Lloyd L. Burke Post Office, Stuttgart, AR: designate (see H.R. 3059), H8174 [10SE]
Tariff Act: expedite antidumping investigations when imports increase materially from new suppliers after an antidumping order and amend provisions on export prices and constructed export prices (see H.R. 2092), H4130 [14MY]
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: update feasibility and suitability study and include new trail segments (see H.R. 3342), H9737 [20OC]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 75), H10159 [30OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9448 [15OC]
Budget: allocation of funds, H429 [12FE]
———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H10318 [4NO]
———deficit, H429 [12FE], H10326 [4NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, E724
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report—consideration (H. Res. 191), H3289 [10AP]
Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7600 [24JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: maintain homeland security, preparedness and disaster response programs funding and require screening of all cargo on passenger planes, H8110 [10SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), motion to instruct conferees, H8110 [10SE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H10326 [4NO]
Medicare: enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services in rural areas, H5807 [24JN], H9065 [1OC]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6102, H6178 [26JN], H10159 [30OC]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12259, H12267 [21NO]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 463), H12244 [21NO]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H9065 [1OC]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 2473), H5804, H5806, H5807 [24JN]
National Former POW Recognition Day: observance, E724
Parliamentary inquiry, H3291 [10AP]
Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H6985 [16JY]
———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, H6985 [16JY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H3289 [10AP]
Veterans: benefits funding, E724
Wood, Cole: Jonesboro, AR, Spring 2003 Essay Contest winner, E1962
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H216 [28JA], H459 [12FE], H5811 [24JN], H8903 [24SE], H10336 [4NO]
Tributes
Boyce, Sam H., E275
Hinds, Wayne W., E741
Patrick, Robert, E1334
Rollison, Robert C., E1078