COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Addresses

William L. Osteen, Sr., Greensboro, NC, Bar Association Distinguished Service Award Recipient: Stephen Millikin, E1439 [21JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H2716 [6MY]

———H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4917), H6701 [22JY]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H515 [11FE]

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), H11057 [7DE]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1084), H7073 [13SE]

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), H2155 [2AP]

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

China, People's Republic of: improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H1741 [30MR]

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

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws and educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet (see H.R. 4077), H3720 [2JN]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 4358), H3781 [3JN]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 4264), H2548 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H8859 [7OC]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H1230 [17MR]

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), H37 [20JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H5908 [15JY]

Drugs: increase penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities (see H.R. 3866), H1323 [18MR]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2550 [4MY]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

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

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H1593 [25MR]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H2816 [11MY]

———seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of textile and apparel articles imported in violation of certain U.S. laws (see H.R. 3661), H872 [4MR]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H1740 [30MR]

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), H1740 [30MR]

Law enforcement: protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 5107), H7328 [21SE]

———protect vulnerable persons from drug trafficking (see H.R. 4547), H5331 [7JY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]

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

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), H2917 [12MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 3889), H1323 [18MR]

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

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

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1740 [30MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]

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]

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), H927 [9MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H927 [9MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: express appreciation for service and sacrifice to veterans (see H. Res. 840), H9051 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to permit collective development and implementation of a standard contract form for playwrights for the licensing of plays (see H.R. 4615), H4579 [18JN]

Supreme Court: clarify inconsistencies in Blakely v. Washington decision dealing with sentencing guidelines (see H. Con. Res. 478), H6705 [22JY]

Tariff: nitrocellulose (see H.R. 4203), H2371 [22AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5592 [13JY]

Alamance County, NC: unveiling of highway marker commemorating Uncle Eli's Quilting Party, E475 [30MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5592 [13JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5350 [8JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H5350 [8JY]

Graham, NC: tribute to Southern Alamance High School girls' softball team, E1117 [15JN]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Grimsley High School girls' soccer team, E1115 [15JN]

High Point, NC: tribute to Southwest Guilford High School boys' golf team, E918 [19MY]

———tribute to Westchester Academy boys' basketball team, E525 [2AP]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2736 [11MY]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 218), H4812 [23JN]

Narusewicz, Florence: relief (H.R. 710), H10929 [7DE]

Osteen, William L., Sr.: Greensboro, NC, Bar Association Distinguished Service Award recipient, E1439 [21JY]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), consideration (H. Res. 547), H791 [3MR]

Stockton, John: tribute (H. Res. 274), H274 [3FE]

Thomasville, NC: tribute to Thomasville High School girls' basketball team, E525 [2AP]

Transportation: exempt motion picture and television production truck drivers from new hours of service regulations, H2029 [1AP]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1802, H2029 [1AP]

Trinity, NC: tribute to Trinity High School boys' basketball team, E525 [2AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1318 [8JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5146 [25JN]

Reports filed

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 218) (H. Rept. 108-560), H4764 [22JN]

Tributes

Butterfield, Representative, H6496 [21JY]

Collins, Joseph W., H5543 [13JY]