ROSS, MIKE (a Representative from Arkansas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3392 [19MY]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H5909 [15JY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 4367), H7329 [21SE]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H304 [3FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H37 [20JA]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H7138 [14SE]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H3017 [13MY]

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), H5151 [25JN]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 722, 722), H6756 [7SE]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H516 [11FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2374 [22AP]

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

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), H4647 [21JN]

Clean Air Act: modify certain provisions relative to methyl bromide (see H.R. 3403), H700 [26FE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H6557 [21JY]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 3575), H3821 [8JN]

———provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3575), H5655 [13JY]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected under the system, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 3787), H433 [10FE]

Dept. of Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H2266 [21AP]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H2484 [28AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H753 [2MR]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6557 [21JY]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H304 [3FE]

Education: provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H2491 [30AP]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H3440 (see H.R. 2394), H3540 [20MY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H2266 [21AP]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 416), H2657 [5MY]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [21JA]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H2373 [22AP]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H4766 [22JN]

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1369 [23MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1593 [25MR]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 4048), H3017 [13MY]

Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (see H. Con. Res. 400), H3230 [18MY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H1791 [31MR]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H2550 [4MY]

Harvey and Bernice Jones Post Office Building, Springdale, AR: designate (see H.R. 4381), H3229 [18MY]

Health: 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), H3821 [8JN]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4766 [22JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H7234 [15SE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H701 [26FE]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3392 [19MY]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 481), H90 [21JA]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H244 [28JA]

Iraq: bid process for agricultural food tenders (see H. Con. Res. 387), H1323 [18MR]

———establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction (see H.R. 4467), H3439 (see H.R. 4467), H3539 [20MY]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H7443 [22SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H3719 [2JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H90 [21JA]

Law enforcement: promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see H.R. 4276), H3017 [13MY]

Lawyers and attorneys: provide financial assistance to law school graduates who choose to accept employment in a public interest position (see H.R. 2562), H2491 [30AP]

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4928 (see H.R. 3148), H5071 [24JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3963 [14JN]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H2491 [30AP]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2151), H2728 [6MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H2815 [11MY]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H392 [4FE]

———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H6700 [22JY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H304 [3FE]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H4287 [16JN]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H6707 [22JY]

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), H9963 [17NO]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H245 [28JA]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]

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 Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2728 [6MY]

Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing of nuclear weapons by the U.S. is resumed (see H.R. 3921), H2200 [20AP]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 4498), H5536 [12JY]

Ouachita National Forest: adjust boundaries in Oklahoma and Arkansas (see H.R. 4783), H7329 [21SE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H3606 [1JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 3903), H871 [4MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H2200 [20AP]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H9051 [8OC]

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

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 business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2019 [1AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H5331 [7JY]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 3412), H245 [28JA]

———make credit for adoption expenses permanent and repeal limitation on carryforwards of unused credit (see H.R. 4338), H2815 [11MY]

———provide relief for middle income taxpayers (see H.R. 4997), H6704 [22JY]

———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]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H1230 [17MR]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H245 [28JA]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H396 [6FE]

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), H1323 [18MR]

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]

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

———recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process (see H. Res. 796), H7574 [23SE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H2019 [1AP]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H434 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 4874), H6127 [20JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: sell or exchange certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites (see H.R. 3744), H244 [28JA]

FCC: oppose rules authorizing Broadband Over Power Line Systems without more comprehensive evaluation of interference potential to public safety services and other licensed radio services (see H. Res. 850), H9050 [8OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4767 [23JN]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H3725 [3JN], H6863 [8SE]

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 339), E409 [18MR]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, E884 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H3608 [2JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), E884 [17MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1385), H108 [27JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7765 [29SE]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H3232 [19MY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H2551 [5MY]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H2395 [27AP]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), H1246 [18MR]

Food industry: exempt actions brought under State consumer protection laws from the prevention of frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, E409 [18MR]

Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (H.R. 3658), E1135 [16JN]

Immigration: impact of illegal immigration on health care facilities, E1101 [14JN]

———national policy, E1101 [14JN]

Jones, Ken: FBI Director's Award recipient, E1 [20JA]

Junction City, AR: tribute to Junction City High School football team, E2 [20JA]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: modify termination date for mandatory price reporting (S. 2965), H9870 [17NO]

Lupus Foundation of America: tribute to Arkansas chapter, E736 [4MY]

Medicare: prescription drug discount card program implementation, H3544 [1JN]

National World War II Memorial: celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront, H3608 [2JN]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4178 [16JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3841 [9JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H2923 [13MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2979 [13MY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H6863 [8SE]

———rates, H3725 [3JN]

Texarkana, AR: opening of Greater Texarkana Peoples' Clinic, E522 [2AP]

Veterans: health care funding, H4768 [23JN]

Votes: correction, E409 [18MR]

———position on missed, E884 [17MY]

Whiteside, Marquette: tribute to Time (publication) profile, E3 [20JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8163 [5OC]

Testimonies

Ouchita/Black River Navigation System Funding: Arkansas Waterways Commission, E998-E1000 [2JN]

Tributes

Austin, Howard, E1261 [25JN]

Box, Hesley, Jr., E884 [17MY]

Davis, Lawrence A., Sr., E1173 [18JN]

Farrell, Eugene, E1431 [20JY]

Felder, Arthur L., E776 [6MY]

Johnson, Patricia A., E671 [27AP]

Marcum, Van R., E1287 [25JN]

McRae, Thomas, III, E204 [24FE]

Miller, Donald L., E202 [24FE]

Miranda, Troy (Leon), E1102 [14JN]

Peters, Dustin W. (Bob), E1406 [16JY]

Peterson, Merle F., E1240 [25JN]

Ramsay, Louis L., Jr., E2 [20JA]

Rosenbaum, Thomas C., E1728 [29SE]

Smith, Billy Bob, E1259 [25JN]

Taylor, H.A., E1380 [15JY]

Westbrook, Lucille, E199 [24FE]