DAVIS, ARTUR (a Representative from Alabama)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

———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), H7329 [21SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H3094 [17MY]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H5471 [9JY]

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

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H1791 [31MR]

China, People's Republic of: require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H6899 [8SE]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN] (see H. Con. Res. 457), H4580 [18JN]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H1594 [25MR]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H4171 [15JN]

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]

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H9963 [17NO]

———strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3988), H2728 [6MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H2658 [5MY]

———provide assistance for privately owned low- and moderate-income housing with expiring Federal subsidies to prevent displacement of low- and moderate-income tenants (see H.R. 4679), H4926 (see H.R. 4679), H5070 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2919 [12MY]

Dept. of State: establish an Office To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4230), H3441 (see H.R. 4230), H3541 [20MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5330 [7JY]

Education: reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H9963 [17NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend relative to teacher qualifications (see H.R. 4002), H10000 [18NO]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H10079 [19NO]

———require GAO report on whether amounts appropriated to carry out grant programs are adequate to permit recipients to meet the conditions imposed by receipt of the grant (see H.R. 3341), H10233 [20NO]

Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support (see H.R. 4859), H5983 [19JY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H700 [26FE]

Federal aid programs: support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H5984 [19JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H6128 [20JY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H88 [21JA]

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

Health: modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7736 [28SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H8039 [4OC]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H7945 [30SE]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H1230 [17MR]

Housing: allow borrowers under the rural single family housing guaranteed loan program to finance the amount of the guarantee fee (see H.R. 4521), H3820 [8JN]

———clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H2548 [4MY]

Immigration: reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, protect against unfair employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, and adjust status for Haitian and Liberian nationals (see H.R. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H2549 [4MY]

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), H633 [25FE]

Israel: 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), H699 [26FE]

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), H245 [28JA]

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

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H36 [20JA]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see H. Con. Res. 495), H7442 [22SE]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H9051 [8OC]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H10895 [24NO]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H2019 [1AP]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H516 [11FE]

———preserve access to cancer care (see H.R. 5144), H9051 [8OC]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H515 [11FE]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H6707 [22JY]

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), H753 [2MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: ensure appropriate balance between resources and accountability (see H.R. 4957), H10000 [18NO]

———improve (see H.R. 4434), H9963 [17NO]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H10079 [19NO]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2728 [6MY]

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]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H2549 [4MY]

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see H.R. 4779), H10080 [19NO]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2153 [2AP]

Schools: provide grants for the repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities (see H.R. 4252), H9963 [17NO]

———review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see H.R. 4605), H6756 [7SE]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H3440 (see H.R. 2598), H3540 [20MY]

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H3016 [13MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 346), H435 [10FE]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5071 [24JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

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

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H2373 [22AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3229 [18MY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H5908 [15JY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H3821 [8JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H90 [21JA]

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), H2374 [22AP]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H7442 [22SE]

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), H6899 [8SE]

Voting: condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (see H. Res. 793), H7442 [22SE]

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2484 [28AP]

Remarks

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (H. Res. 389), H8247 [6OC]

Budget: establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4965 [24JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1435 [24MR], H1504, H1505 [25MR]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (H. Res. 676), H4806 [23JN]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2807, H2808 [11MY]

House of Representatives: 30-Something Caucus efforts to involve young adults in government, H2807, H2808 [11MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3770, H3771, H3772, H3773 [3JN]

Israel: independence anniversary, E698 [28AP]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4795 [23JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3845 [9JN]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (H.R. 4600), E1558 [8SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10922 [6DE]

Tributes

Glenn, Debra, E263 [1MR]