TAYLOR, CHARLES H. (a Representative from North Carolina)

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), H5471 [9JY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H393 [4FE]

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), H3720 [2JN]

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 195), H6899 [8SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H36 [20JA]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H2483 [28AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H3821 [8JN] (see H.J. Res. 106), H7945 [30SE]

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]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation, sale for importation, or sale within the U.S. after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting performance or safety standards (see H.R. 4152), H3720 [2JN]

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

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H6899 [8SE]

Medicare: coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services (see H.R. 4724), H7945 [30SE]

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

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H8859 [7OC]

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

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H6997 [9SE]

———allow withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within natural disaster areas determined by the President occurring in 2004 (see H.R. 5094), H7233 [15SE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H8859 [7OC]

———treat contracted firefighters with local governments as employees of such governments for pension plan purposes (see H.R. 1884), H3016 [13MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H9050 [8OC]

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), H393 [4FE]

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), H1592 [25MR]

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), H2658 [5MY]

Wake Forest University: tribute to field hockey team (see H. Res. 497), H89 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4568), H4170 [15JN]

Letters

Prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging in the Tongass National Forest: Mark Rey, Dept. of Agriculture, H4250 [16JN]

Poems

``House Calls,'' Bertie Battle Wilde, E1871 [11OC]

Remarks

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H4222 [16JN]

BIA: procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, H4243 [16JN]

BLM: prohibit user fees collected for improvements to the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area from being used for monitoring studies, H4243 [16JN]

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument: educational center funding, H4224 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior: payment in lieu of taxes program funding through reductions in Smithsonian Institution and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H4262 [16JN]

———phase out of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H4447 [17JN]

———prohibit funding to kill or assist others in killing bison in Yellowstone National Park, H4436 [17JN]

———proposed competitive formula for capital improvement grants for U.S. territories based on financial management and accountability criteria, H4446 [17JN]

———website management and maintenance funding, H4261 [16JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4208, H4209, H4222, H4224, H4229, H4230, H4241, H4242, H4243, H4244, H4249, H4251, H4261, H4262 [16JN], H4436, H4441, H4442, H4446, H4447, H4456, H4457, H4458, H4460 [17JN]

Everglades National Park: provide assistance to minority and disadvantaged communities affected by the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, H4460 [17JN]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: funding, H4229 [16JN]

National Park Service: funding, H4241 [16JN]

———reopen Statue of Liberty to the public, H4458 [17JN]

Native Americans: protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage, H4244 [16JN]

Point of order, H4253 [16JN], H4457 [17JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3856 [9JN]

Schools: Energy Smart Schools Program funding through reductions in the Rebuild America Program, H4241 [16JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, H4441, H4442 [17JN]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H4249, H4251 [16JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit addition of species to endangered species list prior to completion of a population viability assessment of the Concho water snake, H4230 [16JN]

———study the water needs of the Klamath River Basin relative to how much, and when, water is needed, H4242 [16JN], H4456, H4457 [17JN]

Votes: correction, E1320 [8JY]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4568) (H. Rept. 108-542), H4170 [15JN]

Tributes

Donohoe, Tom J., E47 [27JA]

Hanlon, Peter J., E1382 [15JY]

Potter, Dorothy A., E49 [27JA]

Sexton, Ralph, Sr., E48 [27JA]

Wilde, Bertie Battle, E1871 [11OC]