KINGSTON, JACK (a Representative from Georgia)

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Positive things that have happened in Iraq recently: O.C. Welch, H5783 [14JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Into the House Chamber, H7446 [23SE]

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

Conferee: H.R. 4837, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8851 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H6707 [22JY]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H3440 (see H.R. 3069), H3540 [20MY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H7863 [29SE]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5195), H8039 [4OC]

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), H3873 [9JN]

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

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H2019 [1AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit each State to provide a statue of an individual representing that State for display in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 5038), H6996 [9SE]

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

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

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H2816 [11MY]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 3799), H576 [24FE]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 4430), H4928 (see H.R. 4430), H5072 [24JN]

———provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases (see H.R. 1546), H89 [21JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see H.R. 4569), H4170 [15JN]

Drugs: develop and require dissemination of a meta-analysis of scientific data on the safety and health risks of marijuana and the clinically-proven effectiveness of medical marijuana (see H.R. 5429), H10926 [6DE]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H90 [21JA]

Education: establish a vocational and technical education grant program (see H.R. 2762), H3821 [8JN]

———strengthen high school teaching of the values, contributions, and accomplishments of Western civilization (see H. Con. Res. 377), H752 [2MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend the Impact Aid program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 3795), H2019 [1AP]

Employment: prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H633 [25FE]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 94), H3873 [9JN]

Families and domestic relations: 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]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 4048), H1592 [25MR]

Fish and fishing: ensure continuation of successful fish mitigation programs (see H.R. 4383), H6557 [21JY]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see H.R. 3213), H434 [10FE]

Health: 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), H3440 (see H.R. 918), H3540 [20MY]

———provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (see H. Con. Res. 405), H3821 [8JN] (see H. Res. 669), H3964 [14JN]

Higher Education Act: amend to address rising cost of postsecondary education (see H.R. 3311), H128 [27JA]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), 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), H753 [2MR]

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), H1484 [24MR]

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

Kennesaw State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 594), H2484 [28AP]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H2373 [22AP]

Masonic Order (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Res. 125), H516 [11FE]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H435 [10FE]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H10926 [6DE]

Middle East: prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people until the perpetrators, or suspected perpetrators, of the killings of U.S. citizens in Gaza are surrendered to the U.S. (see H.R. 3460), H1484 [24MR]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H1594 [25MR]

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]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H701 [26FE]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 647), H5331 [7JY]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H576 [24FE]

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

Roads and highways: study the construction and designation of a new Interstate from Augusta, GA, to Natchez, MS (see H.R. 4925), H6702 [22JY]

———study the construction and designation of a new Interstate from Savannah, GA, to Knoxville, TN (see H.R. 4926), H6702 [22JY]

Social Security: reform by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program (see H.R. 4851), H8409 [6OC]

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

States: restore sovereignty (see H.R. 5045), H8168 [5OC]

Taxation: allow employers a tax credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4307), H3720 [2JN]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

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

———modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 4629), H4646 [21JN]

———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), H2406 [27AP]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 4718), H6128 [20JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 4520), H3964 [14JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2657 [5MY]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H872 [4MR]

———treatment of certain qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 4113), H3821 [8JN]

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), H391 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Georgia: adjust boundary of Cumberland Island Wilderness and authorize tours of Cumberland Island National Seashore (see H.R. 4887), H6556 [21JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 4755), H5194 [6JY]

National Day of the Horse: establish (see H. Con. Res. 507), H7944 [30SE]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Georgia killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1054 [4JN]

Memorandums

Timeline of Major Terrorist Activities: Representative Murphy, H6689 [22JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5557 [13JY]

Armed Forces: increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, H6467 [21JY], H6668 [22JY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2820 [12MY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2662 [6MY]

Budget: establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4996 [24JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revising (H. Res. 685), H4916 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and rural development funding through reductions in Common Computing Environment funding, H5557 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3409 [20MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6467 [21JY], H6668 [22JY]

———repeal delay on implementing recommendations on military installation closures and realignments and require a report to Congress on future closures and realignments, H3409 [20MY]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H4729 [22JN]

Edwards, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, H5518, H5521, H5523, H5524 [12JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7921 [30SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5864 [15JY]

GAO: Center for Science and Technology Assessment establishment through reductions in Architect of the Capitol and GPO funding, H5494 [12JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H5523, H5524 [12JY]

House of Representatives: limit use of committee expenses for franked mailings, H5490, H5492, H5499 [12JY]

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), H1121 [17MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2820 [12MY], H5783 [14JY]

Johnson, Charles W., III: tribute (H. Res. 651), H3400 [20MY]

Kerry, Senator: characterization of remarks made after Presidential campaign speech in Chicago, IL, H1015 [11MR], H1081 [16MR]

———selection as Democratic Presidential candidate, H5518, H5521 [12JY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 4755), H5488, H5489, H5490, H5491, H5492, H5494, H5495 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4755), motion to recommit, H5499 [12JY]

Library of Congress: permit hiring of Library of Congress Police employees (H.R. 4816), E1561 [8SE]

Medicare: assure that enrollment in any prescription drug program is voluntary, H834 [4MR]

———establish a prescription drug discount card endorsement program, H834 [4MR]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H3610 [2JN], H3723 [3JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H131 [28JA], H834 [4MR]

Memorial Day: observance, E1054 [4JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: evaluation of findings, H6561, H6688 [22JY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, E2149 [6DE]

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

News media: encourage fair and unbiased reporting, H3968 [15JN]

Pembrooke, GA: anniversary, E1486 [22JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3854 [9JN]

Republican Party: anniversary of legislative majority in the House of Representatives, H7336 [22SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2969 [13MY]

Taxation: increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3470 [20MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2444 [28AP]

———rates, H4916 [24JN]

U.N.: prohibit funding for observation of U.S. elections, H5864 [15JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congress: tribute for canceling hearings relative to legislative agencies and subcommittees budget requests, H713 [2MR]

Leave of absence: granted, H2261 [21AP], H2812 [11MY]

Special order: granted, H6697 [22JY]

Reports filed

Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4755) (H. Rept. 108-577), H5194 [6JY]

Statements

World War II Service of Pete Manetto on D-Day: by, E2018 [18NO]

Tributes

Brosious, Bernice, E2146 [6DE]

Cooper, Karen, E1663 [21SE]

Hodges, Polly E., E2148 [6DE]

Largent, Bob, E2013 [17NO]

Manetto, Pete, E2018 [18NO]

Steed, Jack, E2013 [17NO]

Udell, Gilman G., Jr., E2171 [7DE]

Webster, John D., E2145 [6DE]