FORBES, J. RANDY (a Representative from Virginia)

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), H4580 [18JN]

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4917), H6701 [22JY]

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]

Annan, Kofi A.: call for resignation as Secretary General of the U.N. due to allegations of fraud and mismanagement of the U.N. Oil for Food Program (see H. Res. 869), H10926 [6DE]

Arlington, VA: support construction of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial (see H.R. 5046), H7234 [15SE]

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H1370 [23MR]

———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), H1484 [24MR]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H831 [3MR]

China, People's Republic of: improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H1741 [30MR]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H3441 (see H.R. 4064), H3540 [20MY]

Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 568), H1229 [17MR]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 522), H10080 [19NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6707 [22JY]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H2199 [20AP]

Education: provide enhanced Pell Grants for State Scholars (see H.R. 3894), H871 [4MR]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2484 [28AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

FCC: provide for punishment of certain profane broadcasts (see H.R. 3687), H304 [3FE]

———ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H753 [2MR]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 4571), H4170 [15JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 4843), H5908 [15JY]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H830 [3MR]

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), H1117 [16MR]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H5150 [25JN]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H6706 [22JY]

Immigration: establish deportability and inadmissability of aliens who possess certain consular identification cards who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and use such a card for a Federal identification-related requirement (see H.R. 4440), H3720 [2JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (see H.R. 4306), H6998 [9SE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H872 [4MR]

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), H872 [4MR]

Law enforcement: protect vulnerable persons from drug trafficking (see H.R. 4547), H7735 [28SE]

Martha Pennino Post Office Building, Reston, VA: designate (see H.R. 5133), H7574 [23SE]

Members of Congress: reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 3736), H516 [11FE]

Motion pictures: provide that making limited portions of audio or video content imperceptible by a lawful possessor of an authorized copy for private home viewing is not a copyright or trademark infringement (see H.R. 4586), H4286 [16JN]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 328), H1484 [24MR]

Richmond, VA: tribute to firefighters, police, and others who responded to fire that started in an under-construction apartment building (see H. Res. 612), H2488 [29AP]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6899 [8SE]

Space policy: anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (see H. Res. 723), H6128 [20JY]

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

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

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H1322 [18MR]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H393 [4FE]

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

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2816 [11MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2264 [21AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5150 [25JN]

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), H304 [3FE]

Terrorism: mint coins to commemorate events related to the attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 5046), H7234 [15SE]

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]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (see H. Res. 608), H2483 [28AP]

Tariff: chemical compounds (see H.R. 4330), H2815 [11MY]

———glycine, N,N-bis[2-hydroxy-3-(2-propenyloxy)propyl]-, monosodium salt, reaction products with ammonium hydroxide and pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrafluoroethylyene telomer (see H.R. 4329), H2815 [11MY]

———1(3H)-isobenzofuranone, 3,3-bis(2-methyl-1-octyl-1H-indol-3-yl)- (see H.R. 4331), H2815 [11MY]

———3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 6-[(di-2-propenylamino)carbonyl]-,(1R,6R)-rel-, reaction products with pentafluoroiodoethane-tetrefluoroethylene telomer, ammonium salt (see H.R. 4328), H2815 [11MY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (H. Res. 608), H2744, H2746 [11MY]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (H.R. 1084), H7093 [14SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1559 [25MR]

Colonial Heights, VA: anniversary of Colonial Heights Fire Dept., E746 [5MY]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7453 [23SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7908 [30SE]

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), H1153 [17MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2459, H2460 [28AP]

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

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3839 [9JN]

Small business: reduce unnecessary regulations, H1374 [24MR]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1025 [11MR]

Wakefield, VA: anniversary of Virginia Diner, E892 [18MY]

Tributes

Ashby, John L., E1634 [15SE]

Bradshaw, Joel C., III, E1557 [8SE]

Brothers, Margaret S., E1983 [16NO]

Drew, Charles R., E1631 [15SE]

Juskowiak, Terry E., E1527 [8SE]

Kerry, Leon G., E177 [12FE]

Sykes, Charleton W., E977 [2JN]

Taylor, Robert E., E1082 [9JN]

Ward, William E., E1101 [14JN]

Wiedemer, Michael P., E1414 [19JY]

Zoberman, Israel, E646 [26AP]