SNYDER, VIC (a Representative from Arkansas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H633 [25FE]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4468), H3606 [1JN]

———clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H4392 (see H.R. 4346), H4507 [17JN]

———increase amount of basic educational assistance for veterans under Montgomery GI Bill and eliminate reduction of basic pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1212), H5984 [19JY]

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

———mitigate financial hardships experienced by Reserve members as a result of being called to active duty (see H. Con. Res. 374), H872 [4MR]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

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

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4766 [22JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2488 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

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: permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (see H.R. 2968), H7138 [14SE]

Cambodia: encourage and support the ratification, establishment, and financing of a tribunal for the prosecution of surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime (see H. Con. Res. 399), H3017 [13MY]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4633), H5793 [14JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H4392 (see H.R. 4082), H4507 [17JN]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4928 (see H.R. 4622), H5072 [24JN]

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]

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

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), H515 [11FE]

Congressional Medal of Honor: mint coins in commemoration of recipients (see H.R. 3765), H4392 (see H.R. 3765), H4507 [17JN]

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]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H37 [20JA]

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 Defense: authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 4130), H2200 [20AP]

———provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or war crimes while supporting overseas missions (see H.R. 4390), H5402 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H5984 [19JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional safeguards for benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments (see H.R. 4032), H2200 [20AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2815 [11MY]

Education: 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]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H2816 [11MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3606 [1JN]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H393 [4FE]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H7736 [28SE]

Hamilton, Alexander: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 471), H6128 [20JY]

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

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 3758), H2154 [2AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H927 [9MR]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7736 [28SE]

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 4335), H6128 [20JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6557 [21JY]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 4375), H6557 [21JY]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 427), H3720 [2JN]

Hussein, Saddam: urge the interim Government of Iraq to bring charges for crimes his government committed against the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq war (see H. Res. 799), H7736 [28SE]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H927 [9MR]

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

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H37 [20JA]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see H. Con. Res. 495), H8859 [7OC]

McGrory, Mary: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H3964 [14JN]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H2019 [1AP]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H5793 [14JY]

Medicare: coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H2199 [20AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H6128 [20JY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H4392 (see H.R. 3707), H4507 [17JN]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H576 [24FE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 104), H2918 [12MY]

Mendez, Gonzalo and Felicitas: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 200), H2155 [2AP]

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), H830 [3MR]

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), H4647 [21JN]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1594 [25MR]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H10079 [19NO]

National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H6756 [7SE] (see H. Res. 772), H7137 [14SE]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 5358), H9184 [9OC]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance (see H. Res. 771), H7137 [14SE]

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), H1011 [10MR]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1741 [30MR]

NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 5255), H8857 [7OC]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H434 [10FE]

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), H2374 [22AP]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4669), H6707 [22JY]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H393 [4FE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5471 [9JY]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 1741), H1484 [24MR]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

Small Business Act: amend to reauthorize the Paul D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace Program (see H.R. 4119), H5793 [14JY]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H3440 (see H.R. 2598), H3540 [20MY]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H2918 [12MY]

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

States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (see H.R. 4031), H9051 [8OC]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2266 [21AP]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2491 [30AP]

———allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 5254), H8857 [7OC]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H1011 [10MR]

Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1701), H9963 [17NO]

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

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1116 [16MR]

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), H2484 [28AP]

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]

———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]

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]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: affirm U.S. commitment to improve worldwide access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation services (see H. Res. 782), H7736 [28SE]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (see H.J. Res. 102), H7443 [22SE]

World Year of Physics: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 301), H1323 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H4927 (see H.R. 4711), H5071 [24JN]

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

Remarks

Armed Forces: anniversary of Arkansas National Guard, H8862 [8OC]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104), H1691, H1692 [30MR]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components, H8997 [8OC]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (S. 2057), H1689, H1690 [30MR]

———survivors benefits program improvements funding, H8997 [8OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3267 [19MY], H3407 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H8997 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 648), H3245 [19MY]

———repeal delay on implementing recommendations on military installation closures and realignments and require a report to Congress on future closures and realignments, H3407 [20MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill House of Representatives vacancies (H.J. Res. 83), H3672 [2JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance (H. Res. 771), H7214 [15SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3245, H3246 [19MY]

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 386), H1693, H1694 [30MR]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (H. Res. 522), H1340 [23MR]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (S.J. Res. 28), H3553 [1JN]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 417), H3550, H3551 [1JN]

Tributes

Singleton, Betsy, H7445 [23SE]