MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5227 [11JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]
———H.R. 2115, Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act, H6826 [15JY]
U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, H3411 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H1517 [4MR]
Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 728), H4204 [15MY]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H7170 [18JY]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H1516 [4MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H391 [11FE]
Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 1882), H7618 [24JY]
Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 2144), H4254 [19MY]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H12922 [8DE]
Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3763 [7MY]
Brigadier General (AUS-Ret.) John H. McLain Post Office, Sarasota, FL: designate (see H.R. 3068), H8174 [10SE]
Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]
China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 98), H11134 [7NO]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H1678 [6MR]
———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 1115), H5089 [9JN]
———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]
Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H7226 [21JY]
Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134), H4204 [15MY]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 54), H53 [7JA]
Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]
Cuba: condemn human rights violations and call for removal from U.N. Commission on Human Rights (see H. Res. 208), H3571 [30AP]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 412), H9812 [21OC]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H7787 [25JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, FL, metropolitan area (see H.R. 197), H58 [7JA]
———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 3094), H8283 [16SE]
———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2659), H7787 [25JY]
———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]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 192), H58 [7JA]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]
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]
———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]
———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]
Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 1883), H7618 [24JY]
Education: 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), H5664 [19JN]
Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1341), H1954 [18MR]
FAA: reauthorize programs (see H.R. 2115), H4203 [15MY]
Federal employees: provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1244), H3453 [29AP]
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), H55 [7JA]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]
Florida Marlins (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 415), H9981 [28OC]
Foreign aid: clarify eligibility of certain countries for U.S. military assistance (see H.R. 2550), H5815 [24JN]
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H11702 [20NO]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H392 [11FE]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]
Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H2822 [3AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 2849), H7615 [24JY]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]
Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]
Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building, West Palm Beach, FL: designate (see H.R. 2075), H7329 [22JY]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H4978 [4JN]
Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H3638 [1MY]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H2271 [20MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H3453 [29AP]
National security: encourage the development of regional comprehensive emergency and disaster preparedness, coordination, and recovery plans (see H.R. 3274), H9375 [8OC]
Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H9982 [28OC]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1527), H2585 [1AP]
Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]
———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H4368 [20MY]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H5408 [16JN]
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), H2864 [7AP]
———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H1334 [25FE]
Sports: recognize evolution and importance of motorsports (see H. Con. Res. 320), H11360 [17NO]
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), H3407 [12AP]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H1746 [11MR]
———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), H3762 [7MY]
———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H4978 [4JN]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H392 [11FE]
———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H2822 [3AP]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H3453 [29AP]
———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H8382 [17SE]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H7086 [17JY]
———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 489), H7949 [4SE]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]
———improve transportation and security of household goods (see H.R. 1070), H1515 [4MR]
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), H318 [5FE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1812 [12MR]
Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 1572), H5046 [5JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: allow participation by cargo pilots in the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (see H.R. 765), H699 [13FE]
Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7785 [25JY]
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: educational center funding (see H.R. 2457), H5365 [12JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners when Dept. of Veterans Affairs physicians are unavailable (see H.R. 240), H134 [8JA]
Employment: prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H4254 [19MY]
Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 595), H320 [5FE]
Conference reports
FAA Programs Reauthorization (H.R. 2115), H10008-H10054 [29OC]
Letters
FAA programs reauthorization: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H5200 [11JN]
———Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5200, H5201 [11JN]
———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H5200 [11JN]
———Representative Tauzin, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5200 [11JN]
———Representative Tom Davis, Committee on Government Reform (House), H5201 [11JN]
Supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Jeffrey D. Harvey, E2270
Remarks
Amtrak: funding, H7886, H7889, H7890 [4SE]
———make funding contingent upon submission of reports required under corporate accountability law, H8052 [9SE]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, E2270
———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2768, H2793 [3AP]
Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, E1257
Aviation: emission credits for airport improvement projects, H5209 [11JN]
———improve training requirements for cabin crew members to prepare for potential threat conditions, H5229 [11JN]
———require Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to address noise pollution in certain residential areas, H5208 [11JN]
———require that air traffic control remain a Government function, H9962 [28OC], H10165, H10169, H10176, H10177, H10180, H10184, H10185 [30OC]
———research, development, and deployment of technology to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems, H2793 [3AP]
``Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774-2005'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 138), H3650, H3651 [6MY]
Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (H. Con. Res. 264), E1658
Buy American Act: compliance, H5227 [11JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 40), H1280, H1281 [25FE]
Child Survival and Health Programs Fund: funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H7398, H7401 [23JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities, H5774 [24JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5774, H5776 [24JN]
———Office of Domestic Preparedness funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H2768 [3AP]
Dept. of Transportation: require annual report on NTSB significant safety recommendations relative to 15-passenger van safety, railroad grade crossing safety, and medical certification for a commercial driver's license, H4163 [15MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (H.R. 1516), Senate amendments, H10057 [29OC]
———establish national cemeteries for veterans in geographically underserved areas, H10057 [29OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7306 [22JY]
Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7867, H7886, H7889, H7890, H7894, H7912 [4SE], H8052 [9SE]
Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS through reductions in the Millennium Challenge Account, H7392 [23JY]
Drugs: prohibit funds to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H7306 [22JY]
Employment: prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (H.R. 2154), E996
FAA: access to certain aviation maintenance information, H5207 [11JN]
———permit airport sponsors to fund the environmental review process of airport development projects, H7867 [4SE]
———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5200, H5202, H5207, H5208, H5209, H5229, H5230, H5231, H5233, H5234, H5235, H5237 [11JN]
———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), conference report, H10177, H10180, H10184, H10185 [30OC]
———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 422), H10165, H10169, H10176 [30OC]
———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), corrections in engrossment, H5239 [11JN]
———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), motion to instruct conferees, H6825 [15JY]
———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), recommittal of conference report (H. Res. 377), H9962 [28OC]
———remove co-payments from Essential Air Service communities relative to distance from a hub, H5234, H5235 [11JN]
———use the most common route to determine mileage between a small airport and a hub airport in establishing Essential Air Service Program eligibility, H5237 [11JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2800), H7392, H7398, H7401 [23JY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), H7584 [24JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7524 [24JY]
House of Representatives: authorize the taking of an official photograph in the House Chamber (H. Res. 67), H1280 [25FE]
``How Our Laws Are Made'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 139), H3648, H3649 [6MY]
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: repeal requirement to appear before Congress prior to approval of airport development project grants, H5231, H5233 [11JN]
Motor vehicles: require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses, H4162 [15MY]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), H4158, H4162, H4163, H4167 [15MY]
———study impact of age on the competence and qualifications of pilots and the use of rail systems in high population density cities, H4167 [15MY]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2086), H8968 [30SE]
``Our American Government'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 139), H3648, H3649 [6MY]
``Our Flag'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 139), H3648, H3649 [6MY]
Point of order, H4165 [15MY], H5773, H5775 [24JN], H7866, H7867, H7894, H7912 [4SE]
Transportation Security Administration: address efficiency of airport screeners and baggage handlers, H5208 [11JN]
———GAO review of Computer Assisted Passenter Pre-Screening (CAPPS2) program, H5776 [24JN]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), consideration (H. Res. 248), H4567 [22MY]
Votes: position on missed, H530
Tributes
Cramer, William C., H9708 [20OC]
Roberts, Robert D., E2549