DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H2716 [6MY]

———H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]

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

Articles and editorials

Councilman's Death Leaves Big Hole in LC Community, Ann Hinch, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E488 [31MR]

Daily Double-Wide, Aaron Tallent, Washington City Paper (publication), E729 [4MY]

Ramey Loss Leaves Hole in the Central Family Fabric, Jack Slayton, Athens (TN) Daily Post-Athenian, E1587 [10SE]

With More Than 600 Lobbyists, There's Little Chance on Drug Prices, Dean Stone, Maryville (TN) Daily Times, E291 [3MR]

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), H2267 [21AP]

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]

Armed Forces: improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 2797), H3963 [14JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H128 [27JA]

———tribute to members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H. Con. Res. 325), H9963 [17NO]

Aviation: clarify importance of utilizing biometric technology to improve aviation and airport security (see H.R. 4914), H6701 [22JY]

Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (see H. Res. 821), H8167 [5OC]

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), H2155 [2AP]

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 3888), H2658 [5MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit each State to provide a statue of an individual representing that State for display in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 5038), H6996 [9SE]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4557), H5471 (see H.R. 4799), H5470 [9JY]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5165), H7863 [29SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H128 [27JA]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3920), H1323 [18MR]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3762), H303 [3FE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H1740 [30MR]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 5060), H6997 [9SE]

Crime: impose the death penalty for kingpins of child sex slave trafficking enterprises (see H.R. 3913), H2019 [1AP]

Dallas, TX: modify restrictions on the provisions of air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 5187), H7944 [30SE]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 522), H9999 [18NO]

Dept. of Energy: improve efficiency of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see H.R. 4298), H2657 [5MY]

Dept. of the Interior: arrange for the carving of the figure of Ronald Reagan on Mount Rushmore National Memorial (see H.R. 4980), H6704 [22JY]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9746 [16NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H700 [26FE]

Employment: protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3820), H1117 [16MR]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 1662), H5908 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H435 [10FE] (see H.J. Res. 106), H7945 [30SE]

FCC: clarify obligation to issue licenses using competitive bidding procedures (see H.R. 4715), H6707 [22JY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H7575 [23SE]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H6899 [8SE]

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

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1594 [25MR]

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), H1643 [29MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H2154 [2AP]

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), H1230 [17MR]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 3609), H4894 [23JN]

Health: provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (see H. Con. Res. 405), H3230 [18MY]

Immigration: withhold highway funds from States that issue drivers' licenses to illegal aliens (see H.R. 3235), H1230 [17MR]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4662), H7245 [17SE]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H576 [24FE]

Lamb, Brian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4014), H1369 [23MR]

Laos: address urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (see H. Res. 402), H516 [11FE]

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), H515 [11FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H2657 [5MY]

———contain costs of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3854), H872 [4MR]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H3440 (see H.R. 3194), H3540 [20MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H2266 [21AP]

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), H7735 [28SE]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 720), H5908 [15JY]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H3821 [8JN]

NAFTA: require President notify Congress of withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 224), H2374 [22AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H514 [11FE]

National Historic Preservation Act: authorizing appropriations for the historic preservation fund (see H.R. 4443), H3438 (see H.R. 4443), H3538 [20MY]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 514), H303 [3FE]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H2549 [4MY]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H3094 [17MY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H2917 [12MY]

Privacy: provide penalties for accessing certain electronic communications in a manner that violates consumer privacy (see H.R. 4956), H7138 [14SE]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3761), H303 [3FE]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 4973), H8859 [7OC]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the ten dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 4528), H4766 [22JN]

Roads and highways: study the construction and designation of a new Interstate from Augusta, GA, to Natchez, MS (see H.R. 4925), H6702 [22JY]

———study the construction and designation of a new Interstate from Savannah, GA, to Knoxville, TN (see H.R. 4926), H6702 [22JY]

Rural areas: improve safety of rural roads (see H.R. 3743), H393 [4FE]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H10232 [20NO]

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 deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H434 [10FE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H7138 [14SE]

———allow employers a tax credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4307), H2727 [6MY]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H575 [24FE]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 2509), H10000 [18NO]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H2483 [28AP]

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

———make allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent (see H.R. 5384), H9999 [18NO]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H2019 [1AP]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 3776), H392 [4FE]

———provide for refunds to taxpayers of the budget surplus for each year of surplus (see H.R. 3784), H701 [26FE]

———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 302), H2154 [2AP]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 4520), H3964 [14JN]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H6899 [8SE]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H2154 [2AP]

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]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H4928 (see H.R. 4284), H5072 [24JN]

UNESCO: U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 443), H4647 [21JN]

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]

Vietnamese Conflict: express appreciation for service and sacrifice to veterans (see H. Res. 840), H9051 [8OC]

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

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 417), H2727 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Ben Atchley Post Office Building, Knoxville, TN: designate (see H.R. 3769), H392 [4FE]

Blount County, TN: allow implementation of settlement agreement between Alcoa Inc., conservation groups, and local communities to facilitate FERC renewal of hydroelectric license (see H.R. 4667), H4893 [23JN]

Letters

Armed Forces acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members and their families: by, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3450 [20MY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims at any location in Washington, DC, area and provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon: by, Committee on Armed Services (House), H6077 [20JY]

Poems

``Soliloquy,'' Victor Miller, E1164 [18JN]

Prayers

National World War II Memorial Dedication: Hazel Shoemaker, E1173 [18JN]

Remarks

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (H.R. 4807), H8269, H8270 [6OC]

Ben Atchley Post Office Building, Knoxville, TN: designate (H.R. 3769), H715, H716 [2MR]

Bill Monroe Post Office, Rosine, KY: designate (H.R. 4968), H8272 [6OC]

Blount County, TN: allow implementation of settlement agreement between Alcoa Inc., conservation groups, and local communities to facilitate FERC renewal of hydroelectric license (S. 2319), H7955 [4OC]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 854), H9989 [18NO]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy, E569 [20AP]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (H.R. 4232), H8274 [6OC]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), consideration (H. Res. 734), H6563 [22JY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7456 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H6561 [22JY]

———GAO investigation of unused airline tickets and purchase of first class or business class tickets, H4177 [16JN]

Drugs: reductions in prescription drug prices, E291 [3MR]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H1234 [18MR]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (H.R. 4731), H7811, H7812 [29SE]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H2038 [1AP]

Home & Garden Television (HGTV): anniversary, E2079 [20NO]

Immigration and Nationality Act: expansion of the visa waiver program, H9994 [18NO]

Insurance: eliminate vicarious liability for companies that rent or lease motor vehicles, H1818 [1AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H4141 [15JN], H9699 [16NO]

———call for development of an exit strategy for U.S. Armed Forces, H4141 [15JN]

Irma Rangel Post Office Building, Kingsville, TX: designate (H.R. 4829), H8277 [6OC]

Leonard C. Burch Post Office Building, Ignacio, CO: designate (H.R. 5051), H8268 [6OC]

Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building, Longboat Key, FL: designate (H.R. 4847), H8271 [6OC]

Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office, Albany, NY: designate (H.R. 5053), H8272, H8273 [6OC]

National Civic League: tribute to All-America City Award recipients (H. Con. Res. 464), H8265, H8267 [6OC]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8268 [6OC]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H8128 [5OC]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H2037 [1AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2038 [1AP], H2662 [6MY]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), H4185 [16JN]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, E291 [3MR]

Point of order, H5101, H5105, H5106 [25JN]

Robert J. Opinsky Post Office Building, Anchorage, AK: designate (S. 2415), H8270 [6OC]

Shoemaker, Willie: tribute (H. Res. 439), H714 [2MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1799, H1818 [1AP]

Water: support water and wastewater infrastructure programs, E621 [22AP]

Wojtanik, Andrew: National Geographic Bee winner (H. Res. 815), H8264 [6OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2014 [1AP], H4165 [15JN], H9720 [16NO], H9959 [17NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5105 [25JN]

Tributes

Crane, Representative, H9966 [18NO]

Lipinski, Representative, H9966 [18NO]

Miller, Victor, E1164 [18JN]

Ramey, Mary Grace, E1587 [10SE]

Reagan, Ronald, H3825 [9JN]

Shoemaker, Drury W., E1172 [18JN]

Williams, Curtis, Sr., E488 [31MR]