GILCHREST, WAYNE T. (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]

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), H3605 [1JN]

Armed Forces: recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6998 [9SE]

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

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H8409 [6OC]

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), H3720 [2JN]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 3598), H1643 [29MR]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H6706 [22JY]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2728 [6MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H7443 [22SE]

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]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4640), H8168 [5OC]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H516 [11FE]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Res. 581), H1643 [29MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H393 [4FE]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]

Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H7073 [13SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 4187), H7234 [15SE]

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), H4391 (see H.R. 3142), H4507 [17JN]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H1643 [29MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H927 [9MR]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H36 [20JA]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H393 [4FE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2728 [6MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H3440 (see H.R. 792), H3540 [20MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

Natural resources: provide fellowships for graduate and postgraduate students in natural resource- or wildlife-related advanced degree programs to provide expertise to Federal agencies and Congress (see H.R. 5145), H7574 [23SE]

NOAA: establish and amend the organization and functions of the NOAA Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (see H.R. 4607), H4391 (see H.R. 4607), H4506 [17JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5135), H7736 [28SE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H7245 [17SE]

Reagan, Ronald: support an artistic tribute to commemorate speech given at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany on June 12, 1987, to be placed within the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 448), H4287 [16JN]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6557 [21JY]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (see H. Con. Res. 473), H7073 [13SE]

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

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie): tribute (see H. Res. 695), H4927 (see H. Res. 695), H5071 [24JN]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2406 [27AP]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2816 [11MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2406 [27AP]

———provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 5146), H7574 [23SE]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H5793 [14JY]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 3728), H516 [11FE]

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H6756 [7SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: express appreciation for service and sacrifice to veterans (see H. Res. 840), H8859 [7OC]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 746), H6705 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3883), H830 [3MR]

Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 4688), H4926 (see H.R. 4688), H5070 [24JN]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H1739 [30MR]

Endangered species: assist in the conservation of flagship species throughout the world (see H.R. 5096), H7234 [15SE]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: exclude the application of non-native migratory bird species (see H.R. 4114), H2018 [1AP]

NOAA: authorize appropriations for the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see H.R. 4869), H6127 [20JY] (see H.R. 5104), H7245 [17SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H494 [11FE], H3475 [20MY], H11029 [7DE]

Letters

Convey a decommissioned NOAA ship to Utrok Atoll, Marshall Islands: Representative Boehlert, Committee on Science (House), H1599 [29MR]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H1599 [29MR]

Remarks

Animals: control and eradicate the brown tree snake in Guam and prevent introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the U.S. (H.R. 3479), H7687 [28SE]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5457 [9JY]

Climate: global warming, H279 [3FE], H482 [11FE], H603 [25FE], H808 [3MR], H996 [10MR], H1212 [17MR]

Dept. of Commerce: increase funding and permit flexibility in determining Federal cost-share of Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, H5457 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior: eradication and control of nutria in Maryland, H4224 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4224 [16JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5266 [7JY]

Marshall Islands: convey a decommissioned NOAA ship to Utrok Atoll (H.R. 2584), Senate amendments, H1598 [29MR]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: exclude the application of non-native migratory bird species (H.R. 4114), E510 [2AP]

NOAA: establish and amend the organization and functions of the NOAA Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (H.R. 4607), E1172 [18JN]

———funding, H5266 [7JY]

Oceans: role in global warming, H3695 [2JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3836 [9JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1803 [1AP], H2075 [2AP]

———include high priority and significant national regional projects under State minimum guarantee funding provisions, H2075 [2AP]

———program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States, H1803 [1AP]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (H.R. 2379), H996 [10MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H297 [3FE], H512 [11FE], H561 [24FE], H823 [3MR], H868 [4MR], H1228 [17MR], H3717 [2JN], H10071 [19NO]