EVERETT, TERRY (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

———H.R. 4548, intelligence services appropriations, H10930 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8038 [4OC] (see H.R. 5226), H8407 [6OC]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H1594 [25MR]

Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H396 [6FE]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H2155 [2AP]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H2406 [27AP]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2154 [2AP]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3920), H926 [9MR]

Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 568), H5471 [9JY]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 3799), H576 [24FE]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 4430), H4392 (see H.R. 4430), H4507 [17JN]

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), H37 [20JA]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

FCC: ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H90 [21JA]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1120), H1484 [24MR]

Intelligence services: improve the organization and operation of the intelligence community (see H.R. 4584), H4286 [16JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7735 [28SE]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 2852), H515 [11FE]

Nuclear Waste Fund: reclassify fees as offsetting collections (see H.R. 3981), H2200 [20AP]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H1484 [24MR]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H128 [27JA]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H3094 [17MY]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H434 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Pensions: require advance disclosure to shareholders of certain executive pension plans (see H.R. 5313), H9048 [8OC]

Letters

Armed Forces acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members and their families: Representative Duncan, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3450 [20MY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3450 [20MY]

Arms Export Control Act provisions of Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H3451 [20MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5515 [12JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1920 [11OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families, H3450 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3265 [19MY], H3415, H3416, H3418, H3450, H3451 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H9000 [8OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5098 [25JN]

Eufaula (AL) Tribune: anniversary, E1468 [22JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6918 [9SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4831 [23JN]

National Nuclear Security Administration: robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons development funding, H5098 [25JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8700, H8702 [7OC]

Nuclear weapons: conventional weapons to defeat hardened targets funding through reductions in robust nuclear Earth penetrator program, H3415, H3416, H3418 [20MY]

Pensions: require advance disclosure to shareholders of certain executive pension plans (H.R. 5313), E1926 [11OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3837 [9JN]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6918 [9SE]

Tri-States Initiative: funding, H5515 [12JY]

Troy, AL: anniversary of Lockheed Martin Pike County missile assembly facility, E954 [21MY]

Votes: position on missed, E96 [3FE]

Watson, John H.: Alabama Business Hall of Fame inductee, E1877 [11OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H23 [20JA], H241 [28JA], H7136 [14SE]

Statements

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H5098 [25JN]

Tributes

Crowley, Clifford B., E1326 [8JY]

Yoemans, Justin R., E2043, E2054 [18NO]