JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS (a Representative from Ohio)

Articles and editorials

President Reagan—A Bad Leading Man, Sam Fullwood, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1204 [22JN]

Rumsfeld Defends Hiding Prisoner at CIA Urging, Christopher Cooper, Wall Street Journal, H4572 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 3719), H576 [24FE]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H3781 [3JN]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4766 [22JN]

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), H3017 [13MY]

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

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H7575 [23SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H1594 [25MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see H.R. 4458), H3439 (see H.R. 4458), H3539 [20MY]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H4287 [16JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]

Children and youth: honor individuals who are mentors and support efforts to recruit more mentors (see H. Res. 491), H35 [20JA]

———improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H434 [10FE]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (see H.R. 3779), H2019 [1AP]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2658 [5MY]

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]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H514 [11FE]

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

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H6899 [8SE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H5793 [14JY]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H1370 [23MR]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5196 [6JY]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H2152 [2AP]

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 Agriculture: provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 4858), H5983 [19JY]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 4446), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Commerce: make noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments solely for the purpose of funding capital projects (see H.R. 4310), H2727 [6MY] (see H.R. 4371), H3093 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H5471 [9JY]

———make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H2547 [4MY]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

———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), H3781 [3JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H7443 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 810), H9051 [8OC]

———make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 3839), H632 [25FE]

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

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H2658 [5MY]

———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), H4893 [23JN]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2155 [2AP]

Dept. of State: require report on promotion of religious freedom, democracy, and human rights in foreign countries (see H.R. 4989), H6704 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 1524), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H7443 [22SE]

Dept. of Transportation: include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 5170), H7863 [29SE]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5470 [9JY]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H89 [21JA]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H9051 [8OC]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H7735 [28SE]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H7864 [29SE]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H7864 [29SE]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1370 [23MR]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H128 [27JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H7945 [30SE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H830 [3MR]

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3764), H1594 [25MR]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H90 [21JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H37 [20JA]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H392 [4FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H700 [26FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H7575 [23SE]

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

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H89 [21JA]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H927 [9MR]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H8858 [7OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H633 [25FE]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see H. Res. 714), H5654 [13JY]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H6900 [8SE]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H1230 [17MR]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H1116 [16MR]

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

GAO: conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks (see H.R. 3567), H2373 [22AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H1072 [11MR]

Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 654), H5151 [25JN]

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis (see H. Con. Res. 370), H632 [25FE]

———urge cessation of hostilities (see H. Con. Res. 372), H872 [4MR]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H2919 [12MY]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H2265 [21AP]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2657 [5MY] (see H.R. 1200), H2918 [12MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H7443 [22SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H7735 [28SE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 427), H3093 [17MY]

Immigration: provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 4262), H4894 [23JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H926 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1117 [16MR]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H7945 [30SE]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H927 [9MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H89 [21JA]

Iran: express sympathy for victims of earthquake in Bam (see H. Res. 526), H515 [11FE]

Iraq: provide education and health care for women and children, enhance political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women, and protect human rights of women and children (see H.R. 4671), H4928 (see H.R. 4671), H5072 [24JN]

Kenyon College: tribute to men's swimming and diving team (see H. Res. 635), H3606 [1JN]

———tribute to women's swimming and diving team (see H. Res. 634), H3606 [1JN]

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

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

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 4937, 4938), H6702 [22JY]

March for Women's Lives: commend marchers and recognize individual rights relative to fertility, sexuality, and reproduction (see H. Res. 603), H2372 [22AP]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4391 (see H.R. 3148), H4507 [17JN]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H7443 [22SE]

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

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 3635), H576 [24FE]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H5471 [9JY]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H8409 [6OC]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H4580 [18JN]

———provide assistance to train teachers for children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H8168 [5OC]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H9051 [8OC]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H128 [27JA]

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), H3438 (see H.R. 4445), H3538 [20MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H89 [21JA] (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H700 [26FE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H2152 [2AP]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3887), H1117 [16MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National Invasive Species Council: establish (see H.R. 266), H5983 [19JY]

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), H1322 [18MR]

National security: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that may pose a significant public health threat (see H.R. 4258), H4580 [18JN]

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 4591), H8039 [4OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H1116 [16MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 849), H9050 [8OC]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H1370 [23MR]

Prince Edward County, VA: make tuition grants available to eligible former students denied an education when the public schools closed rather than comply with Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 451), H4286 [16JN]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H2373 [22AP]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H6706 [22JY]

Public welfare programs: expand the purpose of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to include poverty reduction (see H.R. 625), H3440 (see H.R. 625), H3540 [20MY]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H7443 [22SE]

———require information on tank cars containing hazardous materials be available to first reponders (see H.R. 4802), H6900 [8SE]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 812), H7944 [30SE]

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: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6704 [22JY]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1323 [18MR]

———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), H4647 [21JN]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H245 [28JA]

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

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4894 [23JN]

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

———tribute to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and recognition of importance of space exploration (see H. Res. 490), H35 [20JA]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5402 [8JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7234 [15SE]

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

Taxation: allow a credit for expenditures to remediate contaminated sites (see H.R. 4480), H3719 [2JN]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 5378), H9962 [17NO]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 3953), H1071 [11MR]

———provide a tax credit for college textbook costs (see H.R. 4243), H7575 [23SE]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———treatment of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 4849), H5908 [15JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H6899 [8SE]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 3810), H515 [11FE]

U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: observance (see H. Res. 687), H4928 (see H. Res. 687), H5072 [24JN]

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), H1117 [16MR]

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

Veterans: establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (see H.R. 3455), H7575 [23SE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Voting: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (see H.R. 5246), H9051 [8OC]

———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]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H1230 [17MR]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H5150 [25JN]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H5984 [19JY]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H90 [21JA]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H6756 [7SE]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H2548 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: allow a waiver or exemption of certain requirements for restricted airspace if security is not reduced (see H.R. 5028), H6898 [8SE]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, E235 [25FE]

Budget: deficit, H235 [28JA]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H9984 [18NO]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (H. Con. Res. 496), H8000 [4OC]

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): ratification, H550 [24FE]

Children and youth: abstinence education program funding, H6979 [9SE]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1808 [6OC]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Shaker Square (shopping district), E2047 [18NO]

———tribute to Collinwood High School Hall of Fame inductees, E732 [4MY]

Cleveland Council of Black Nurses, Inc.: tribute Hall of Fame inductees, E2050 [18NO]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H343 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H343, H356 [4FE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H658 [26FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), consideration (H. Res. 529), H592 [25FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H592 [25FE], H658 [26FE]

Cuba: prohibit funding to enforce regulations that restrict or eliminate participation by U.S. students in study-abroad programs, H7338 [22SE]

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation and Cuyahoga County Bar Association Public Servants Merit Award honorees, E239 [26FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6979 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7338 [22SE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H2468, H2469 [28AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H235 [28JA], H550 [24FE], H3947 [14JN]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H2468, H2469 [28AP], H3947 [14JN], H4396 [17JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7922 [30SE]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H550 [24FE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1169 [17MR]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11021 [7DE]

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), H1169 [17MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H4570, H4571 [18JN], H7564 [23SE]

Medicare: prescription drug discount card program implementation, H2637, H2638, H2639, H2641 [5MY], H2820 [12MY]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H2637, H2638, H2639, H2641 [5MY], H2820 [12MY]

National Bible Week: observance, E1988 [16NO]

National security: homeland security funding, H7566 [23SE]

Native Americans: tribute to veterans (H. Con. Res. 306), H8117 [5OC]

Ohio: economic impact of Bush administration policies, H6106, H6107 [20JY]

Oncology Nursing Society: tribute, E686 [28AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H6106, H6107 [20JY]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), H9984 [18NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2976 [13MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Con. Res. 414), H2929 [13MY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7536 [23SE]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2443 [28AP]

———reform Internal Revenue Code, E1389 [15JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4396 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4396 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (H.R. 1769), H3947 [14JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1806 [1AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H356 [4FE]

Veterans: benefits funding, H7565 [23SE]

Votes: correction, H1202 [17MR]

———position on missed, H2335 [22AP], H2394 [27AP], E289 [3MR], E1013 [2JN], E1046 [4JN], E1290 [25JN], E1327 [8JY], E1566 [8SE]

Voting: importance, H7564, H7565 [23SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H23 [20JA], H823 [3MR], H5192 [6JY], H5469 [9JY], H5978 [19JY], H11049 [7DE]

Special order: granted, H5400 [8JY]

Songs

``May the Work I've Done Speak for Me'', E1323 [8JY]

Tributes

Bowen, Samuel, H5386 [8JY]

Cameron, Danny, E1325 [8JY]

Gray, Chester, E1323 [8JY]

Grier, Terri A. Simms, E1987 [16NO]

Jackson, Edgar B., Jr., E577 [21AP]

Johnson, Paul M., Jr., H4570 [18JN]

Meek, Representative, H7566 [23SE]

Morgan, Garrett A., E243 [26FE]

Owens, Jesse, E247 [26FE]

Schatz, William B., E857 [14MY]