HEFLEY, JOEL (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5536 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3421 [20MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5279 [7JY], H5369, H5372 [8JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6856, H6900 [8SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7073 [13SE], H7199 [15SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4850), H5984 [19JY], H6063 [20JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H4894 [23JN], H5116, H5126 [25JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5656 [13JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4755), H5495 [12JY]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H5331 [7JY]

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

———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), H6755 [7SE]

Ben Nighthorse Campbell Post Office Building, Durango, CO: designate (see H.R. 5052), H6996 [9SE]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Res. 853), H10000 [18NO]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H2154 [2AP]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H516 [11FE]

Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments: establish (see H. Res. 543), H1230 [17MR]

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

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H2919 [12MY]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3762), H303 [3FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H8409 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H516 [11FE]

———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), H700 [26FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H516 [11FE]

Donald G. Brotzman Post Office Building, Boulder, CO: designate (see H.R. 5370), H9745 [16NO]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H2815 [11MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H576 [24FE] (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see H.R. 4151), H2152 [2AP]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H4894 [23JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H2154 [2AP]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 2890), H6706 [22JY]

———provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H9051 [8OC]

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), H576 [24FE]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]

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]

Leonard C. Burch Post Office Building, Ignacio, CO: designate (see H.R. 5051), H6996 [9SE]

Medicare: extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H6700 [22JY]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H2266 [21AP]

National Day of the Horse: establish (see H. Con. Res. 507), H7944 [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]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3094 [17MY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (see H.R. 4343), H8859 [7OC]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 3860), H699 [26FE]

NATO: welcome accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia (see H. Res. 558), H1643 [29MR]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3761), H303 [3FE]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the twenty dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 4563), H3963 [14JN]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6998 [9SE]

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

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H516 [11FE]

Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 2509), H6899 [8SE]

———make improvements to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 5114), H9963 [17NO]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H7864 [29SE]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H36 [20JA]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1116 [16MR]

University of Denver: tribute to men's hockey team (see H. Con. Res. 408), H2265 [21AP]

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), H753 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colorado: conduct feasibility study on long term water needs for area served by Fryingpan-Arkansas Project (see H.R. 4691), H4926 (see H.R. 4691), H5070 [24JN]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 522), H9999 [18NO]

Health: establish a Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services and an advisory council made up of non-Federal representatives of the emergency medical services community (see H.R. 4831), H5792 [14JY]

Medicaid: require fair billing for hospital services provided to uninsured patients as a condition of Medicaid funding for a hospital (see H.R. 4092), H1790 [31MR]

National Historic Preservation Act: authorizing appropriations for the historic preservation fund (see H.R. 4443), H3438 (see H.R. 4443), H3538 [20MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 622), H2548 [4MY]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4669), H4893 [23JN]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: terminate (see H.R. 4946), H6703 [22JY]

Remarks

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H5116 [25JN]

Armed Forces: 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 (H. Res. 608), H2745 [11MY]

Bureau of the Census: re-engineered design process for the short-form only census funding, H5279, H5280 [7JY]

Court of Federal Claims: funding, H5369 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3261 [19MY], H3407 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H8997 [8OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, H9125 [9OC]

———repeal delay on implementing recommendations on military installation closures and realignments and require a report to Congress on future closures and realignments, H3407 [20MY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), E379 [16MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5372, H5373 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5279, H5280 [7JY], H5369, H5372, H5373 [8JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H6856 [8SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6856 [8SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7199 [15SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7148, H7149, H7151 [14SE], H7199 [15SE]

District of Columbia: across-the-board funding reduction, H6063 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), H6063 [20JY]

Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H5126 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5116, H5126 [25JN]

Indonesia: investigation of attack outside Tembagapura on staff of International School in West Papua, E379 [16MR]

———make international military education and training program funding contingent on cooperation with U.S. efforts to combat terrorism and investigate terrorist attacks, E379 [16MR]

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), H1154, H1190 [17MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H5495, H5496 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4755), H5495, H5496 [12JY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8910 [8OC]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 622), H2751 [11MY]

Point of order, H7148, H7149, H7151 [14SE]

Reports

Investigation of Attack Outside Tembagapura on Staff of International School in West Papua, Indonesia: Indonesian Police, E380-E384 [16MR]

Reports filed

Investigation of Certain Allegations Related to Voting on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 108-722), H8037 [4OC]

Tributes

Brotzman, Donald G., E1828 [7OC], E1841 [8OC]

Curtiss, Lester R. and Madlyn L., E1253 [25JN]

Reagan, Ronald, H3824 [9JN]

Solomon, Constance Scott, E1164 [18JN]