BOYD, ALLEN (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8851 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H2267 [21AP]

Armed Forces: entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 4367), H8859 [7OC]

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

———prescription drug benefits for Medicare-eligible enrollees under defense health care plans (see H.R. 3390), H245 [28JA]

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), H3017 [13MY]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 3995), H1321 [18MR]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

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 (see H.R. 4130), H2200 [20AP]

———carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7443 [22SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H3873 [9JN]

Everglades National Park: exchange of certain land (see H.R. 3785), H3016 [13MY]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [21JA]

FCC: provide for punishment of certain profane broadcasts (see H.R. 3687), H872 [4MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H7138 [14SE]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 2890), H434 [10FE]

Florida: commend resiliency of residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts (see H. Res. 784), H7442 [22SE]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H1323 [18MR]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H1740 [30MR]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H90 [21JA]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H3094 [17MY]

———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H3230 [18MY]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4924), H7138 [14SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7945 [30SE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H5984 [19JY]

Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building, Longboat Key, FL: designate (see H.R. 4847), H5908 [15JY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2373 [22AP]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Florida (see H.R. 3876), H752 [2MR]

NOAA: commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances (see H. Con. Res. 488), H6997 [9SE]

Petroleum: express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (see H. Res. 611), H3230 [18MY]

Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building, Holiday, FL: designate (see H.R. 4380), H4171 [15JN]

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

Specialist Eric Ramirez Post Office, Mascotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 5027), H6898 [8SE]

Tampa Bay Lightning (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 668), H3964 [14JN]

Taxation: allow employers a tax credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4307), H2727 [6MY]

———allow withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within natural disaster areas determined by the President occurring in 2004 (see H.R. 5094), H7233 [15SE]

———make allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent (see H.R. 5384), H9999 [18NO]

———provide relief for middle income taxpayers (see H.R. 4997), H6704 [22JY]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H1230 [17MR]

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), H753 [2MR]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs (see H.R. 4033), H1592 [25MR]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1370 [23MR]

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]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H5955 [19JY], H6862 [8SE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H5955 [19JY]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (H.R. 4232), H8275 [6OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, H9120 [9OC]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8293 [6OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), consideration (H. Res. 819), H8282 [6OC]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H6862 [8SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2655 [5MY], H5146 [25JN], H5469 [9JY]

Special order: granted, H1009 [10MR], H5979 [19JY]