PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4567, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8651 [7OC]

Articles and editorials

Electoral-College Reform Requires Change of Timing, Leonard M. Shambon, Roll Call (publication), E1766 [1OC]

Hugh Gallagher Dies; Crusaded for Disabled, Adam Bernstein, Washington (DC) Post, E1438 [21JY]

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), H3016 [13MY]

———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8409 [6OC]

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: tribute (see H. Res. 579), H2550 [4MY]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3441 (see H.R. 4346), H3541 [20MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H2406 [27AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H37 [20JA]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H3094 [17MY]

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), H5654 [13JY]

Bobby Marshall Gentry Post Office Building, Raeford, NC: designate (see H.R. 4176), H2484 [28AP]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H3781 [3JN]

Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment: establish (see H.R. 4670), H6900 [8SE]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H1370 [23MR]

———ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 3972), H3441 (see H.R. 3972), H3540 [20MY]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 3602), H5536 [12JY]

———improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (see H.R. 4504), H4894 [23JN]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H4894 [23JN]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H753 [2MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H4391 (see H.R. 1688), H4507 [17JN]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H3781 [3JN]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 5076), H8168 [5OC]

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President, and certain other executive departments, to transmit documents relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H393 [4FE]

Colleges and universities: establish a pilot program of Afghanistan scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level public policy internships in the U.S. (see H.R. 2810), H89 [21JA]

———establish a pilot program of Central Asian scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level public policy internships in the U.S. (see H.R. 2809), H89 [21JA]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6707 [22JY]

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H2482 [28AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H575 [24FE]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H3720 [2JN]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 3974), H1740 [30MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

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

C-SPAN: anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H926 [9MR]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation settlement plan (see H. Con. Res. 412), H2491 [30AP]

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), H2919 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making supplemental appropriations for Federal Air Marshal Service (see H.R. 3991), H1594 [25MR]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H3781 [3JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2850), H2406 [27AP]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H128 [27JA]

———improve access to assistive technologies (see H.R. 4278), H3606 [1JN]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H434 [10FE]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H5654 [13JY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1484 [24MR]

Eva Holtzman Post Office, Ridgeway, NC: designate (see H.R. 5039), H6996 [9SE]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 416), H2657 [5MY]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H245 [28JA]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H2549 [4MY]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 3014), H3230 [18MY]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H8858 [7OC]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3606 [1JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H3781 [3JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H515 [11FE]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H393 [4FE]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H2549 [4MY]

Foreign policy: build operational readiness in civilian agencies to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife (see H.R. 3996), H5331 [7JY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

General William Carey Lee Post Office Building, Dunn, NC: designate (see H.R. 4556), H3963 [14JN]

Health: allow long-term care tax credit and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 2883), H7245 [17SE]

———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H4647 [21JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H6128 [20JY]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H8409 [6OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H7945 [30SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6557 [21JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2374 [22AP]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Health care professionals: implement an education loan repayment program for pharmacists (see H.R. 3591), H434 [10FE]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 4866), H6127 [20JY]

———establish grant program to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness (see H.R. 4057), H5654 [13JY]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H1791 [31MR]

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), H245 [28JA]

———make aliens ineligible to receive visas and exclude aliens from admission into the U.S. for nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 4644), H4765 [22JN]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H128 [27JA]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H7945 [30SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H9963 [17NO]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2550 [4MY]

———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H6707 [22JY]

———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), H1323 [18MR]

Iraq: cancellation of loans made to Iraq by multilateral financial institutions (see H.R. 2482), H1116 [16MR]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7234 [15SE]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H37 [20JA]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H2373 [22AP]

———extend State fiscal relief (see H.R. 4961), H9051 [8OC]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

Medicare: coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services (see H.R. 4724), H5149 [25JN]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H872 [4MR]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 4927), H7329 [21SE]

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

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H5331 [7JY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H6707 [22JY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H5151 [25JN]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H4391 (see H.R. 1359), H4507 [17JN]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H90 [21JA]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H3441 (see H.R. 4256), H3541 [20MY]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H2816 [11MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding (see H.R. 3771), H876 [8MR]

———implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE] (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2550 [4MY]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H1593 [25MR]

NATO: welcome accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia (see H. Res. 558), H1117 [16MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H3392 [19MY]

NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 5255), H8857 [7OC]

———establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H2374 [22AP]

Oscar Scott Woody Post Office Building, Roxboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3740), H243 [28JA]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H5909 [15JY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H2728 [6MY]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H393 [4FE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H7945 [30SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H6706 [22JY]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 4694), H6998 [9SE]

Social Security: permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H7138 [14SE]

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

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2729 [6MY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5654 [13JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H872 [4MR]

———allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 5254), H8857 [7OC]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H1484 [24MR]

———treat contracted firefighters with local governments as employees of such governments for pension plan purposes (see H.R. 1884), H6899 [8SE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H633 [25FE]

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), H576 [24FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H575 [24FE]

Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching unless it is rated for content or blockable by electronic means (see H.R. 3914), H926 [9MR]

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. 336), H2550 [4MY]

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), H435 [10FE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments: establish (see H. Res. 543), H700 [26FE] (see H. Res. 642), H3016 [13MY]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing Federal contracts with private security contractors (see H.R. 4749), H5150 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or war crimes while supporting overseas missions (see H.R. 4390), H3390 [19MY]

Elections: extend date for meeting of electors of President and Vice President, and for joint session of Congress for counting electoral votes, in case of a controversy or contest relative to counting of votes in any State (see H.R. 5191), H7944 [30SE]

Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 530), H10232 [20NO]

National Horticultural Therapy Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 497), H7574 [23SE]

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within campaign communications which are printed, made through the Internet, and through prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4985), H6704 [22JY]

Voting: require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for criminal convictions or mental incapacity (see H.R. 4250), H2488 [29AP]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), H3162 [18MY]

Remarks

Adkin, Clare, Jr.: National Council on Economic Education National Teaching Award finalist, E717 [30AP]

Budget: deficit, H7309, H7311 [21SE]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4967 [24JN]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1658 [30MR], H1763 [31MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1428 [24MR], H1530 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), H1763 [31MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H1658 [30MR]

Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments: establish (H. Res. 543), E279 [2MR]

———establish (H. Res. 642), H5394 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3271 [19MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4473 [17JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5242, H5275 [7JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H5545 [13JY], H7309 [21SE]

Edwards, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, H5526 [12JY]

Elections: extend date for meeting of electors of President and Vice President, and for joint session of Congress for counting electoral votes, in case of a controversy or contest relative to counting of votes in any State (H.R. 5191), E1766 [1OC]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules, H5275 [7JY]

Federal employees: extend military extraterritorial jurisdiction to any Federal personnel or contractors supporting Dept. of Defense missions overseas, H3271 [19MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5851 [15JY]

Healthy Vision Month: observance, E749 [5MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (H.R. 2239), H2256, H2260 [21AP]

Howe, Tom: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Nashville/Midsouth Chapter Governors' Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient, E214 [24FE]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (H. Res. 713), E1393 [16JY]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1167 [17MR]

———importance of AID and Research Triangle Institute Local Governance Project efforts, H5851 [15JY]

LSC: funding, H5275 [7JY]

McNeal, Bill: American Association of School Administrators National School Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E245 [26FE]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4800 [23JN]

National Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases Awareness Week: observance, E594 [21AP]

National security: homeland security funding, H1428 [24MR]

North Carolina Civic Education Consortium: tribute, E1763 [1OC]

SBA: 7(a) guarantee loan program funding, H5242 [7JY]

Small Business Act: extend (H.R. 4062), H1749 [31MR]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (H.R. 4062), H1749 [31MR]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1025 [11MR]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights for certain qualified persons who have served their criminal sentences, H2260 [21AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1787 [31MR]

Tributes

Bereuter, Representative, H5394 [8JY]

Butterfield, Representative, H6496 [21JY]

Elliott, Larry and Jean, E408 [18MR]

Gallagher, Hugh G., E1438 [21JY]

Obler, Jeffrey, E497 [31MR]

Tucker, Mark R., E241 [26FE]

Ward, Mike, E1646 [15SE]

Winters, John W., Sr., E277 [2MR]

York, James W. (Willie), E314 [4MR]