MILLER, BRAD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Articles and editorials

For Development, Draw on N.C.'s Arts, Raleigh (NC) News & Observer, E1868 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H4392 (see H.R. 3242), H4507 [17JN]

Armed Forces: issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H245 [28JA]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H304 [3FE]

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), H2728 [6MY]

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

Business and industry: implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector (see H.R. 4177), H4392 (see H.R. 4177), H4507 [17JN]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H1593 [25MR]

Children and youth: establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2377), H5654 [13JY]

———establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 1242), H5654 [13JY]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H700 [26FE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H872 [4MR]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H393 [4FE]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 2387), H7138 [14SE]

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

Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for privately owned low- and moderate-income housing with expiring Federal subsidies to prevent displacement of low- and moderate-income tenants (see H.R. 4679), H5402 [8JY]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1791 [31MR]

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), H2816 [11MY]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H393 [4FE]

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

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H2155 [2AP]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H128 [27JA]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H7575 [23SE]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H6707 [22JY]

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

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H2657 [5MY]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H4287 [16JN]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7945 [30SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H7575 [23SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5909 [15JY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H393 [4FE]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3017 [13MY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H3094 [17MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H3441 (see H.R. 3802), H3540 [20MY]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 1499), H89 [21JA]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H3440 (see H.R. 296), H3540 [20MY]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H3605 [1JN]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 2967), H2816 [11MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2733 [10MY]

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

Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 530), H10232 [20NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H37 [20JA]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H3440 (see H.R. 1736), H3540 [20MY]

———extend State fiscal relief (see H.R. 4961), H9051 [8OC]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H5471 [9JY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H7945 [30SE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H2019 [1AP]

Medicare: coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services (see H.R. 4724), H5909 [15JY]

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

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H515 [11FE]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H8409 [6OC]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H515 [11FE]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H5331 [7JY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H3230 [18MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H4171 [15JN]

National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 2237), H3440 (see H.R. 2237), H3540 [20MY]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2728 [6MY]

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), H3016 [13MY]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H3391 [19MY]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H3440 (see H.R. 814), H3540 [20MY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H8168 [5OC]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H7234 [15SE]

Space policy: 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), H90 [21JA]

Tariff: nitrocellulose (see H.R. 4203), H2728 [6MY]

Taxation: increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H3440 (see H.R. 785), H3540 [20MY]

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

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H752 [2MR]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H3719 [2JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H4391 (see H.R. 3111), H4507 [17JN]

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), H2919 [12MY]

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. 336), H2550 [4MY]

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

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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H3720 [2JN]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H8168 [5OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 3974), H1116 [16MR]

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

Small Business Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2802), consideration (see H. Res. 800), H7575 [23SE]

Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2802), consideration (see H. Res. 800), H7575 [23SE]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, E255 [26FE]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5448 [9JY]

Edwards, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, H5525 [12JY], H5660 [14JY]

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: allow nonprofit organizations to be eligible (H.R. 3389), H760, H761 [3MR]

McNeal, Bill: American Association of School Administrators National School Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E230 [25FE]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (H.R. 766), H7544 [23SE]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H5448 [9JY]

NOAA: commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances (H. Con. Res. 488), H7371 [22SE]

North Carolina: importance of the arts in community economic development and revitalization, E1868 [11OC]

Oscar Scott Woody Post Office Building, Roxboro, NC: designate (H.R. 3740), H3050 [17MY]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), H7544 [23SE]

Stokes, Stephen T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1697 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H124 [27JA]

Special order: granted, H7232 [15SE], H7572 [23SE]

Tributes

Burleson, Les, H4175 [16JN]