BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), H1265 [18MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2028 [1AP]

Appointments

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

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), H3964 [14JN]

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), H2267 [21AP]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3966), H1326 [22MR]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see H.R. 5011), H6998 [9SE]

———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), H2550 [4MY]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H304 [3FE]

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

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

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: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H576 [24FE]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H4894 [23JN]

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

Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 3799), H576 [24FE]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H515 [11FE]

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), H575 [24FE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H5984 [19JY]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H576 [24FE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H2483 [28AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H7443 [22SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase maximum amount of available home loan guaranty (see H.R. 4345), H4171 [15JN]

Diseases: prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H3094 [17MY]

Education: reduce certain special allowance payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans (see H.R. 5186), H8168 [5OC]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 492), H35 [20JA]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

Families and domestic relations: clarify definition of marriage (see H.R. 4892), H6700 [22JY]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7864 [29SE]

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), H3230 [18MY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H2019 [1AP]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H434 [10FE]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H6756 [7SE]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 4016), H3017 [13MY]

Housing: allow borrowers under the rural single family housing guaranteed loan program to finance the amount of the guarantee fee (see H.R. 4521), H4928 (see H.R. 4521), H5072 [24JN]

IMF: provide for cancellation of debts owed by poor countries (see H.R. 4511), H3780 [3JN]

Immigration: modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents (see H.R. 4417), H3964 [14JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (see H.R. 4306), H5536 [12JY]

Insurance: 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]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H5470 [9JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H3440 (see H.R. 857), H3540 [20MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H10233 [20NO]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H516 [11FE]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H2374 [22AP]

———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), H2200 [20AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7864 [29SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H2657 [5MY]

Law enforcement: protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 5107), H7328 [21SE]

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

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H1117 [16MR]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3605 [1JN]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H1230 [17MR]

———preserve access to cancer care (see H.R. 5144), H7736 [28SE]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H4171 [15JN]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 3791), H434 [10FE]

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 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), H831 [3MR]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H1369 [23MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2018 [1AP]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H2406 [27AP]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H3821 [8JN]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4669), H9051 [8OC]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H633 [25FE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H830 [3MR]

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), H244 [28JA]

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

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

———declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5471 [9JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7443 [22SE]

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

———base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority (see H. Res. 446), H128 [27JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for businesses who employ military reservists (see H.R. 5079), H7736 [28SE]

———allow a credit for businesses who employ veterans (see H.R. 5080), H7736 [28SE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H7864 [29SE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H4171 [15JN]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 5206), H9746 [16NO]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1818), H3440 (see H.R. 1818), H3540 [20MY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

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

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2406 [27AP]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H434 [10FE]

———repeal sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act and repeal scheduled reductions in tax benefits provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 3773), H1072 [11MR]

———simplify the taxation of businesses (see H.R. 4840), H5984 [19JY]

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), H435 [10FE]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see H.R. 2459), H927 [9MR]

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), H8859 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Community Banking Month: designate (see H. Res. 591), H1790 [31MR]

SEC: prohibit certain entities from trading in capital markets in the U.S. (see H.R. 4426), H3438 (see H.R. 4426), H3537 [20MY]

Letters

Bankruptcy reform: Edith H. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, H151 [28JA]

Exempt motion picture and television production truck drivers from new hours of service regulations: Leo T. Reed, Studio Transportation Drivers, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H2029 [1AP]

Financial institutions acceptance of foreign consular-issued identification cards: James B. Comey, Dept. of Justice, H7160 [14SE]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Alabama killed in military action in Iraq, E1072 [8JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1706 [30MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E1072 [8JN]

Aruba: efforts against drug trafficking and drug-related money laundering activities, E1829 [7OC]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), H150 [28JA]

———reform, H150 [28JA]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6586 [22JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7693, H7694 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to instruct conferees, H7693, H7694 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: financial institutions acceptance of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H7160, H7164 [14SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5368, H5371 [8JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7160, H7164 [14SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7920 [30SE]

Federal Credit Union Act: anniversary, E1258 [25JN]

Financial institutions: adjust liability standards applied to third-party independent contractors working for a bank, H1265 [18MR]

———impact of certain expedited mergers between depository institutions on communities and customers, H1267, H1268 [18MR]

———prohibit commercial banks from charging a fee to the depositor of a check that is returned for insufficient funds, H1266 [18MR]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), H1242, H1265, H1266, H1267, H1268 [18MR]

Homosexuality: impact of recognizing same-sex marriage on certain governmental programs and their available funds, H3476 [20MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit funding for detention, or a legal defense of detention, of a U.S. citizen apprehended on U.S. territory solely because that citizen is classified as an enemy combatant, or to bestow such classification, H5368 [8JY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (H.R. 2768), H5781 [14JY]

Memorial Day: observance, E1072 [8JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8677 [7OC]

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: prohibit funding to implement, litigate or defend the legality of, or enforce certain regulations relative to applicability of State consumer protection laws to national banks, H5371 [8JY]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, H7385 [22SE]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (H. Con. Res. 403), H3047 [17MY]

———suspend membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights (S. Con. Res. 137), H7385 [22SE]

Transportation: exempt motion picture and television production truck drivers from new hours of service regulations, H2028, H2029, H2030 [1AP]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2028, H2029, H2030 [1AP]

Votes: position on missed, H3628 [2JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3079 [17MY]

Special order: granted, H3434 [20MY]

Reports

Documenting Atrocities in Darfur (excerpt): Dept. of State, H7385 [22SE]

Federal Laws in Which Marital Status Is a Factor in Determining Benefits, Rights, and Privileges: Dayna K. Shah, GAO, H3476-H3492 [20MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Glenn E. Estess: Shades Valley, AL, Rotary Club, E970 [1JN]

Tributes

Costantino, Lou, Sr., E1249 [25JN]

Estess, Glenn E., E970 [1JN]

Guenther, Kenneth A., E424 [23MR]

McFarland, Ward W., E974 [1JN]