HAYWORTH, J.D. (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6900 [8SE], H6933, H6958 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Annan, Kofi A.: call for resignation as Secretary General of the U.N. due to allegations of fraud and mismanagement of the U.N. Oil for Food Program (see H. Res. 869), H10926 [6DE]

Arizona: facilitate operation, maintenance, and capital improvement of Camp Navajo by the Arizona Army National Guard (see H.R. 3824), H1643 [29MR]

———require release of reversionary interest retained by the U.S. in connection with the conveyance of portions of former Williams AFB, AZ, to Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District (see H.R. 4439), H3438 (see H.R. 4439), H3538 [20MY]

Arizona Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 4240), H2483 [28AP]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

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]

Brown, Oliver L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4162), H2153 [2AP]

Bucher, Lloyd M. (Pete): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H2155 [2AP] (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2265 [21AP]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H2266 [21AP]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H90 [21JA]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 449), H4581 [18JN]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H7945 [30SE]

Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 3799), H7575 [23SE]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 3834), H2549 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H2406 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize appropriations for Directorate of Science and Technology and establish a program for use of advanced technology to meet homeland security needs (see H.R. 4141), H2152 [2AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H831 [3MR]

Diseases: prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H245 [28JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H2483 [28AP]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 492), H35 [20JA]

Families and domestic relations: clarify definition of marriage (see H.R. 4892), H6700 [22JY]

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

FCC: ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H90 [21JA]

———vigorously enforce indecency and profanity laws in order to protect children in the U.S. from indecent and profane programming on broadcast television and radio (see H. Res. 500), H435 [10FE]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H7443 [22SE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4280), H2816 [11MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H5402 [8JY]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H2657 [5MY]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4581 [18JN]

Housing: facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3441 (see H.R. 4363), H3541 [20MY]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5909 [15JY]

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]

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

Johnson, Randy: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H3719 [2JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7735 [28SE]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4894 [23JN]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 720), H5908 [15JY]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1230 [17MR]

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), H7945 [30SE]

Native Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 306), H8169 [5OC]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H37 [20JA]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3901), H871 [4MR]

———allow issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance certain surface transportation facilities (see H.R. 3857), H699 [26FE]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 2509), H89 [21JA]

———create lifetime savings accounts (see H.R. 4078), H1789 [31MR]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2482 [28AP]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———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]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 4520), H3784 [4JN]

———repeal sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act and repeal scheduled reductions in tax benefits provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 3773), H1323 [18MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 4488), H7864 [29SE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 757), H6998 [9SE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H2816 [11MY]

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]

World Trade Organization: resolve disparate treatment of direct and indirect taxes (see H. Res. 705), H5536 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Native Americans: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 4906), H6701 [22JY]

———ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer under the National Labor Relations Act (see H.R. 4680), H4926 (see H.R. 4680), H5070 [24JN]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the ten dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 4528), H3872 [9JN]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: allow inclusion of binding arbitration clauses in contracts relative to reservation lands (see H.R. 4115), H2018 [1AP]

Taxation: provide a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4886), H6556 [21JY]

Book reviews

Ronald Reagan—How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader, John C. Holmes, Free Press (publication), E1306-E1308 [7JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5920 [19JY], H7078 [14SE]

Remarks

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), H9793, H9819 [17NO]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9180-H9183 [9OC]

Berger, Samuel R. (Sandy): investigation of removal of classified documents from the National Archives, H5987 [20JY]

Boy Scouts: tribute (H. Res. 853), H10032 [19NO]

Budget: deficit, H6860 [8SE]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H4537 [18JN]

Bush, President: authentication of released documents on personal military history, H7078 [14SE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H349 [4FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4852), H5920 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4537 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility in Nevada to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District (H.R. 2831), H5930 [19JY]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (H.R. 142), H5939 [19JY]

———participation in Inland Empire regional recycling project and Cucamonga County Water District recycling project (H.R. 2991), H5933, H5934 [19JY]

———recruit volunteers to assist with activities of various agencies and offices (H.R. 4170), H5942 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4251, H4254 [16JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6933, H6934, H6937, H6938, H6958, H6960, H6961 [9SE]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H4395 [17JN]

Everglades National Park: exchange of certain land (H.R. 3785), H5935, H5936 [19JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7900 [30SE]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: redesignate as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and include in the park sites in Washington and Oregon (H.R. 3819), H5936, H5937 [19JY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11006 [7DE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2660 [6MY]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: anniversary, H3939 [14JN]

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge: expand (H.R. 2619), H5932 [19JY]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (H.R. 1014), H5931 [19JY]

Medicare: prescription drug discount card program implementation, H3579 [1JN]

Mexico: convey a decommissioned NOAA ship (H.R. 4158), H5941 [19JY]

———prohibit funding to implement U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement, H6958, H6960, H6961 [9SE]

National forests: prohibit funding for implementing Forest Service rules revisions relative to National Forest System Planning for Land and Resource Management Plans, H4254 [16JN]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening, H7255 [21SE]

National security: dissemination of information to the public on homeland security, H5920 [19JY]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H8127 [5OC]

Native Americans: ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer under the National Labor Relations Act, H6933, H6934, H6937, H6938 [9SE]

Orange County, CA: increase the ceiling on the Federal share of certain costs of the Regional Water Reclamation Project (H.R. 1156), H5929 [19JY]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (H.R. 4492), H5922, H5927 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3831 [9JN]

Riverside County, CA: convey for public purposes certain Federal lands that have been identified for disposal (H.R. 3874), H5928 [19JY]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: allow inclusion of binding arbitration clauses in contracts relative to reservation lands (H.R. 4115), H5921 [19JY]

Sequoia National Park: authorize continued use of certain lands by portions of an existing hydroelectric project (H.R. 3932), H5940 [19JY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7534 [23SE]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H6860 [8SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2582 [5MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H3939 [14JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4395 [17JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8714 [7OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4395 [17JN]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H4251 [16JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H349 [4FE]

Votes: position on missed, E934, E964 [21MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H87 [21JA], H3228 [18MY]

Tributes

Crane, Representative, H9885 [17NO]

Jefferson, Ben, H7075 [14SE]

Reagan, Ronald, E1306 [7JY]