BLUNT, ROY (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H7749 [29SE]

Committee To Escort Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Into the House Chamber, H3965 [15JN]

Committee To Escort Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Into the House Chamber, H7446 [23SE]

Committee To Escort President Jose M. Aznar of Spain Into the House Chamber, H311 [4FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

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), H6899 [8SE]

Agreement on Government Support for Civil Aircraft With the European Union: urge withdrawal and file a consultation request with the World Trade Organization on adverse effects on U.S. commercial aviation (see H. Con. Res. 509), H8038 [4OC]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin labeling information on certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4576), H4928 (see H.R. 4576), H5072 [24JN]

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]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5909 [15JY]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3966), H1117 [16MR]

———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]

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), H753 [2MR]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]

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

Courts: convert certain temporary judgeships to permanent judgeships, and authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Nebraska, and for the eastern district of California (see H.R. 5273), H8857 [7OC]

———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]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H2549 [4MY]

Dept. of State: establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions (see H.R. 3896), H871 [4MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H4894 [23JN]

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]

Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 616), H2491 [30AP]

European Union: recognize importance of relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 577), H2374 [22AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H100 [23JA] (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H1740 [30MR]

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), H2658 [5MY]

General John J. Pershing Post Office, Laclede, MO: designate (see H.R. 3855), H699 [26FE]

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), H245 [28JA]

Harry S Truman National Historic Site: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 4579), H4170 [15JN]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4647 [21JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (see H.R. 4306), H6557 [21JY]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5909 [15JY]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H1593 [25MR]

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

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

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 (see H. Res. 557), H1072 [11MR]

Israel: support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 617), H2491 [30AP]

———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), H699 [26FE]

———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H2491 [30AP]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]

Kansas City, MO: recognize the Liberty Memorial Museum as ``America's National World War I Museum'' (see H. Con. Res. 421), H2918 [12MY]

Medicare: repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H5151 [25JN]

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), H5402 [8JY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H1594 [25MR]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 647), H5471 [9JY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (see H.R. 10), H7579 [24SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5135), H7580 [24SE]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H514 [11FE]

Political parties: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (see H. Res. 765), H7073 [13SE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H245 [28JA]

Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility, Cape Girardeau, MO: designate (see H.R. 4037), H1592 [25MR]

Space policy: 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]

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 363), H515 [11FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H304 [3FE]

———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]

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), H88 [21JA]

Trajkovski, Boris: express condolences for the death of Macedonian President (see H. Res. 540), H831 [3MR]

Vitilas `Veto' Reid Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 4327), H2815 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Clean Air Act: allow waiver of fuel and fuel additive requirements in cases of significant supply disruptions and reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 4545), H3962 [14JN]

———reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5165), H7863 [29SE]

Disabled: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (see H.R. 5131), H7574 [23SE]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5188), H7944 [30SE]

Foreign trade: extend trade benefits to certain imported tents (see H.R. 4428), H3438 (see H.R. 4428), H3538 [20MY]

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see H.R. 3756), H303 [3FE]

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 4481), H3719 [2JN]

Letters

Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act: Timothy P. Shriver, Special Olympics (organization), H8314 [6OC]

Motions

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): establish an investigative subcommittee and retain a special counsel to investigate certain actions by Representative DeLay (H. Res. 845), H8994 [8OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2 [20JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10191 [20NO]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3521 [20MY]

Clean Air Act: allow waiver of fuel and fuel additive requirements in cases of significant supply disruptions and reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (H.R. 4545), H4134, H4139 [15JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow detention of aliens determined to be a danger to society, regardless of protected status under the torture convention, H8888 [8OC]

Disabled: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (H.R. 5131), H8312, H8314 [6OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10191 [20NO]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3145 [18MY]

House of Representatives: ensure prompt transmission of absentee ballots for a special election to uniformed services or overseas voters and allow sufficient time for their return, H2329 [22AP]

———legislative program, H7211, H7213 [15SE]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 21 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 2844), H2315, H2329 [22AP]

Immigration: maintain existing asylum rights and refugee protections, H8980 [8OC]

———require a due process review of certain illegal aliens before expediting deportation, H8980 [8OC]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1179 [17MR]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), motion to instruct conferees, H8980 [8OC]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (H. Con. Res. 398), H2623 [5MY]

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), H1179 [17MR]

———congratulate interim government on assumption of sovereign authority (H. Res. 691), H4959 [24JN]

Medicare: establish a prescription drug discount card endorsement program, H1376 [24MR]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H1376 [24MR], H1648 [30MR], H2300 [22AP]

Memorial Day: observance, H3521 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4799 [23JN]

Missouri: resolve boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties caused by conflicting Corps of Engineers and Forest Service surveys (S. 1167), H5478 [12JY]

National Association of Secretaries of State: anniversary, E1404 [16JY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8666, H8835 [7OC], H8888 [8OC]

Nixa, MO: Nixa R-II Board of Education recipient of Missouri School Board Association Outstanding Board of Education award, E1593 [10SE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3795 [8JN]

Republican Party: anniversary of legislative majority in the House of Representatives, H7332 [22SE]

Taxation: permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), H2944, H2945 [13MY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1033 [11MR]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5720 [14JY]

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: expand boundaries (H.R. 4481), H7022 [13SE]

Resignations

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H222 [28JA]

Tributes

Baker, Kevin, E511 [2AP]

Dody, Amelia, E1544 [8SE]

Gentry, Jack T., E133 [10FE]

Keiser, Herman, E63 [28JA]

Robb, Fred E., E945 [21MY]

Weekes, DeLois, E694 [28AP]