MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

Corporal Larry E. Smedley Medal of Honor Highway Dedication: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, E2103 [20NO]

Amendments

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8876 [8OC]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H1230 [17MR]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H1594 [25MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H2406 [27AP]

Aviation: further protect the U.S. aviation system from terrorist attacks (see H.R. 5121), H7442 [22SE]

———make modifications to the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 5250), H8857 [7OC]

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), H2155 [2AP]

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 3888), H830 [3MR]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 1567), H2918 [12MY]

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment: amend aircraft registration and instrument recordation provisions to facilitate implementation of the convention and certain protocols (see H.R. 4226), H2482 [28AP]

Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 4875), H6127 [20JY]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 4430), H5471 [9JY]

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), H632 [25FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H5909 [15JY]

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]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H3821 [8JN]

Florida: commend resiliency of residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts (see H. Res. 784), H7442 [22SE]

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), H515 [11FE]

Immigration: eliminate the ``specialized knowledge'' basis for obtaining nonimmigrant status as an intracompany transferee, and impose an annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas for such transferees (see H.R. 4415), H4766 [22JN]

———establish deportability and inadmissability of aliens who possess certain consular identification cards who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and use such a card for a Federal identification-related requirement (see H.R. 4440), H3720 [2JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H10233 [20NO]

John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4924), H7138 [14SE]

Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building, Longboat Key, FL: designate (see H.R. 4847), H5908 [15JY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H2917 [12MY]

Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building, Holiday, FL: designate (see H.R. 4380), H4287 [16JN]

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

Specialist Eric Ramirez Post Office, Mascotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 5027), H6998 [9SE]

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

———allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H633 [25FE]

———allow withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within natural disaster areas determined by the President occurring in 2004 (see H.R. 5094), H7233 [15SE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H2658 [5MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2406 [27AP]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: clarify importance of utilizing biometric technology to improve aviation and airport security (see H.R. 4914), H6701 [22JY]

———establish programs to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems (see H.R. 4056), H1739 [30MR]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5115), H7329 [21SE]

Letters

Commercial Aviation MANPADS Defense Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H6507 [21JY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H6506 [21JY]

Obituaries

Gordon-Mills, Rosalie Robinson: St. Augustine (FL) Record, E1110 [14JN]

Remarks

Anderson, A. Paul: nomination to the Federal Maritime Commission, E572 [20AP]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), consideration (H. Res. 580), H1698 [30MR]

Aviation: establish programs to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems (H.R. 4056), H6503, H6504, H6506 [21JY]

———improve air cargo security, H4546, H4548 [18JN]

Bethune-Cookman College: anniversary, E1756 [30SE]

Blowing Rock, NC: anniversary of Sonny's Grill (restaurant), E2128 [20NO]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (H. Con. Res. 264), H409 [10FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Dorothy I. Height (H. Con. Res. 357), H406, H407 [10FE]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 359), H404, H405 [10FE]

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: educational center funding, H4224 [16JN]

———educational center funding and boundary adjustment (H.R. 2457), H7020 [13SE], E1641 [15SE]

Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment: amend aircraft registration and instrument recordation provisions to facilitate implementation of the convention and certain protocols (H.R. 4226), H4661, H4662, H4663 [22JN]

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: anniversary, E1172 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4484 [17JN], H4518, H4546, H4548 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4224 [16JN]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7131, H7139, H7141 [14SE]

———points of order against inclusion of unauthorized projects and programs in appropriations legislation, H7141 [14SE]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5005), H6730 [7SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8296 [6OC]

Edwards, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, H5166 [6JY], H5391 [8JY]

Evan Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building, West Hills, CA: designate (H.R. 5147), H7713 [28SE]

Florida: commend resiliency of residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts (H. Res. 784), H7702, H7704 [28SE]

———St. Johns River Veterans Memorial Bridge dedication, E992 [2JN]

``History of the U.S. Capitol'': authorize printing (H. Con. Res. 358), H402, H403 [10FE]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 461), H7711, H7712 [28SE]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8694 [7OC], H8879 [8OC]

Orlando, FL: Corporal Larry E. Smedley Medal of Honor Highway dedication, E2103 [20NO]

Point of order, H4483 [17JN], H4518 [18JN], H7133, H7134, H7139, H7141 [14SE]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 4046), H7712, H7713 [28SE]

Specialist Eric Ramirez Post Office, Mascotte, FL: designate (H.R. 5027), H7709, H7710 [28SE]

Taxation: provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads, H8723 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8716, H8723 [7OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2075 [2AP]

———include high priority and significant national regional projects under State minimum guarantee funding provisions, H2075 [2AP]

Transportation Security Administration: address efficiency of airport screeners and baggage handlers, H4484 [17JN], H8879 [8OC]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H1698 [30MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5400 [8JY]

Tributes

Cherry, Charles W., Sr., E2117 [20NO]

Gordon-Mills, Rosalie Robinson, E1110 [14JN]

Mallory, Jacqueline Altman, E1270 [25JN]

Ryan, John J., H8171 [6OC]

Schaffer, David E., E280 [2MR]