ROGERS, MIKE (a Representative from Alabama)

Addresses

Army Junior ROTC—Motivating Young People To Be Better Citizens: Sabrina Ussery, E1745 [30SE]

Beyond the Sheer Loss of Life, Why Was This So Important? Richard Hopkins, E1737 [29SE]

Who Did This to Us? Mata Burke, E1741 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H4287 [16JN]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H1322 [18MR]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8168 [5OC] (see H.R. 5226), H8407 [6OC]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7575 [23SE]

———provide for a new program of educational assistance for certain members of Reserve components who perform active service (see H.R. 5081), H8168 [5OC]

———rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (see H. Res. 608), H2816 [11MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H128 [27JA]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H2019 [1AP]

Computers: prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2885), H3720 [2JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to responders to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers, and mint coins recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 298), H3541 [20MY]

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), H1229 [17MR]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H5654 [13JY]

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H4894 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 522), H10080 [19NO]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H2019 [1AP]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H7945 [30SE]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2728 [6MY]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

Families and domestic relations: clarify definition of marriage (see H.R. 4892), H6900 [8SE]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H5908 [15JY]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 4048), H1592 [25MR]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 702), H5402 [8JY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H2019 [1AP]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see H.R. 3213), H245 [28JA]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1740 [30MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H8168 [5OC]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H1230 [17MR]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H516 [11FE]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see H.R. 4039), H1592 [25MR]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2483 [28AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H2657 [5MY]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H2378 [26AP]

———preserve access to cancer care (see H.R. 5144), H7945 [30SE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H514 [11FE]

Nuclear Waste Fund: reclassify fees as offsetting collections (see H.R. 3981), H2728 [6MY]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H2373 [22AP]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H3441 [20MY]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the half-dollar coin in commemoration (see H.R. 4525), H3820 [8JN]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

Roads and highways: study the construction and designation of a new Interstate from Augusta, GA, to Natchez, MS (see H.R. 4925), H6702 [22JY]

———study the construction and designation of a new Interstate from Savannah, GA, to Knoxville, TN (see H.R. 4926), H6702 [22JY]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6899 [8SE]

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

Tariff: wool products (see H.R. 4287), H2657 [5MY]

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), H2264 [21AP]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H2483 [28AP]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H5195 [6JY]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H304 [3FE]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 5071), H7736 [28SE]

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]

Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4530), H5471 [9JY]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

———honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3094 [17MY]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 417), H2727 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3966), H1074 [12MR]

Remarks

Alexander City, AL: tribute to Alexander City All Stars baseball team, E1584 [10SE]

Alexandria, AL: tribute to Alexandria High School girls' softball team, E956 [21MY]

Anniston, AL: anniversary of Donoho School, E669 [27AP]

———observance of Kids Day America, E668 [27AP]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1704 [30MR]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), motion to recommit, H1711 [30MR]

Lincoln, AL: Honda Manufacturing of Alabama dedication of vehicle assembly line, E929 [21MY]

Medicare: assure that enrollment in any prescription drug program is voluntary, H916 [9MR]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H3236 [19MY]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H916 [9MR], H3236 [19MY]

MonCre Telephone Cooperative, Inc.: anniversary, E1907 [11OC]

Piedmont, AL: tribute to Piedmont Elementary School student council, E670 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes, H8723 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8723 [7OC]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1031 [11MR]

Tributes

Brasher, Samuel A., E251 [26FE]

Burke, Mata, E1741 [30SE]

Clements, James and Velma, E365 [12MR]

Gebhardt, Bruce, E1673 [22SE]

Grinstead, C.O., E1256 [25JN]

Haight, Charles G., E36 [21JA]

Hiller, Stephen D., E576 [21AP]

Hopkins, Richard, E1737 [29SE]

Jackson, Samuel A., Jr., E1184 [18JN], E1192 [21JN]

Jennings, Bill and Gladys, E1973 [16NO]

Johnson, Eunice W., E667 [27AP]

Sewell, Cecil O., Jr., E632 [22AP]

Sims, John T., Jr., E574 [21AP]

Stone, Dora Belle Thomas, E1903 [11OC]

Thornton, Robert C., Jr., E1648 [15SE]

Ussery, Sabrina, E1745 [30SE]

Webb, Charles J., E1970 [16NO]