SHAW, E. CLAY, JR. (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H443 [11FE]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4562 [18JN]
Conferee: H.R. 1047, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, H3414 [20MY]
———H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]
White House Conference on Aging Policy Committee, H1325 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see H.R. 4103), H2658 [5MY]
Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H516 [11FE]
Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5909 [15JY]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H2200 [20AP]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H7138 [14SE]
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]
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4418), H3437 (see H.R. 4418), H3537 [20MY]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 3602), H3441 (see H.R. 3602), H3540 [20MY]
Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]
Crime: protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H2152 [2AP]
Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 3834), H632 [25FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H5331 [7JY]
Disasters: provide assistance for areas that experience a disaster that results in major damage to or destruction of homes (see H.R. 4506), H3780 [3JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H5654 [13JY]
Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H2373 [22AP]
Everglades National Park: exchange of certain land (see H.R. 3785), H3016 [13MY]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H7575 [23SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H2658 [5MY]
Florida: commend resiliency of residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts (see H. Res. 784), H7442 [22SE]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H1593 [25MR]
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), H3605 [1JN]
Haiti: establish a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance (see H.R. 4839), H6557 [21JY]
Health: provide for a national health information infrastructure and data and communication standards for health information system interoperability (see H.R. 2915), H1370 [23MR]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6707 [22JY]
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), H1643 [29MR]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]
John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4924), H7736 [28SE]
Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building, Longboat Key, FL: designate (see H.R. 4847), H5908 [15JY]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H6706 [22JY]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H128 [27JA]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H4928 (see H. Res. 60), H5072 [24JN]
National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 2852), H927 [9MR]
National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 647), H5331 [7JY]
Natural resources: provide fellowships for graduate and postgraduate students in natural resource- or wildlife-related advanced degree programs to provide expertise to Federal agencies and Congress (see H.R. 5145), H7574 [23SE]
NOAA: commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances (see H. Con. Res. 488), H6997 [9SE]
Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H3392 [19MY]
Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H3441 (see H.R. 3801), H3540 [20MY]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H245 [28JA]
Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H700 [26FE]
Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building, Holiday, FL: designate (see H.R. 4380), H3964 [14JN]
Social Security: repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H3390 [19MY]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]
Specialist Eric Ramirez Post Office, Mascotte, FL: designate (see H.R. 5027), H6998 [9SE]
Surface Transportation Board: consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize construction of a railroad line (see H.R. 413), H3541 [20MY]
Tampa Bay Lightning (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 668), H3872 [9JN]
Tariff: wool products (see H.R. 4287), H2657 [5MY]
Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset (see H.R. 3933), H5150 [25JN]
Taxation: allow issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance certain surface transportation facilities (see H.R. 3857), H1072 [11MR]
———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]
———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 5206), H9963 [17NO]
———exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3527), H90 [21JA]
———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]
———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 parity in reporting requirements for national party committees and unregulated political organizations (see H.R. 4384), H3392 [19MY]
———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 4520), H3784 [4JN]
———simplify the taxation of businesses (see H.R. 4840), H5907 [15JY]
———treatment of certain qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 4113), H5471 [9JY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H6706 [22JY]
———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 1779), H2266 [21AP]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H2373 [22AP]
Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4654), H4892 [23JN]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H9745 [16NO]
———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]
Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 1080), H2657 [5MY]
World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3441 [20MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 4826), H5654 [13JY]
Armed Forces: establish a program of interest-free loans for Reserve members who experience financial hardships as a result of being called to active duty (see H.R. 3962), H1071 [11MR]
Haiti: expand certain preferential trade treatment (see H.R. 4889), H6556 [21JY]
Immigration: permit alien children receiving medical treatment in the U.S. to be classified as immediate relatives to avoid extreme hardship to themselves or their immediate relative alien parents (see H.R. 5058), H6997 [9SE]
Jensen, Helene: relief (see H.R. 5062), H6997 [9SE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H755 [3MR], H3607 [2JN]
Letters
Operation Iraqi Freedom: S.J. Teske, E866
Motions
Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H456 [11FE]
Taxation: waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), H2217 [21AP]
Remarks
Broadhead, Marion: Pompano Beach, FL, Sterling McClellan American Legion Post 142 Auxiliary Unit Member of the Year award recipient, E1204
Broward County, FL: National Association of Counties Acts of Caring Awards recipient for Water Matters Program and Library Friends Tutoring Program, E761
Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): report on assessing validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H5795 [15JY]
Congo Basin Forest Partnership Program: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2264), H269 [3FE]
Deerfield Beach, FL: tribute to Founders' Days Festival, E174
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, H9123 [9OC]
Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H6623 [22JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: distribution of antiterrorism funds allocated to the Miami, FL, metropolitan area, H4544 [18JN], H4770 [23JN], H4897 [24JN], H5132 [25JN], H5201 [7JY], H5335 [8JY], H5405 [9JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4544 [18JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6959, H6962 [9SE]
Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H9123 [9OC]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5005), H6727 [7SE]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8294 [6OC]
Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 492), H43
Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Pine Crest School Mothers' Club, E777
Holocaust: remembrance, E725
Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11012 [7DE]
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), H1151 [17MR]
Mexico: prohibit funding to implement U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement, H6959, H6962 [9SE]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: anniversary, E1186
National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8701
Oakland Park, FL: anniversary, E1088
Phillips, Joshua: Congressional Art Competition winner for 22d district of Florida, E1433
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H3233 [19MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4589), H4666, H4667, H4668 [22JN]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5149), H7788 [29SE]
Queen Mary II (vessel): tribute, E38
Rooney, Patrick, Sr.: Palm Beach County, FL, Convention and Visitors Bureau Providencia Award recipient, E931
Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), Senate amendment, H456, H458, H459, H460, H461, H463 [11FE]
———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 520), H440, H441 [11FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H440, H441, H458, H459, H460, H461, H463 [11FE]
Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7532 [23SE]
———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation, H2434 [28AP]
———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2563 [5MY]
———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), H2937, H2942, H2943 [13MY]
———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2434 [28AP]
———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), motion to instruct conferees, H7753 [29SE]
———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), H2218, H2219, H2220, H2221, H2222 [21AP]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1805 [1AP], H2073 [2AP]
———include high priority and significant national regional projects under State minimum guarantee funding provisions, H2073 [2AP]
———program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States, H1805 [1AP]
U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5708 [14JY]
U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6623 [22JY]
Tributes
Backus, A.E. (Bean), E310
Martinez, Luciano (Lou), E173
McKee, William D., E723
O'Laughlin, Jeanne, H2925 [13MY]
Teske, S.J., E866