STEARNS, CLIFF (a Representative from Florida)
Addresses
Historical Significance of Fort King: Henry A. Sheldon, E1537
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6855, H6901 [8SE]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4562 [18JN]
Articles and editorials
Insurgency Buster, David Brooks, New York (NY) Times, H7583 [28SE]
Vast Human Tragedy, Andrew Natsios, E290
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), H3437 (see H.R. 4420), H3537 [20MY]
Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]
Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), 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]
Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H3821 [8JN]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H633 [25FE]
Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H1740 [30MR]
———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 3799), H3230 [18MY]
Crime: protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H2152 [2AP]
Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 522), H10080 [19NO]
———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H1594 [25MR]
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 Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into certain major medical facility leases and the transfer of real property subject to certain limitations (see H.R. 4768), H5330 [7JY]
Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 4598), H5471 [9JY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H4171 [15JN]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H393 [4FE]
Florida: commend resiliency of residents and work of individuals who have assisted with hurricane recovery efforts (see H. Res. 784), H7442 [22SE]
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), H1117 [16MR]
Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4766 [22JN]
Iran: 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), H753 [2MR]
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), H699 [26FE]
John Milton Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4924), H8039 [4OC]
Lieutenant General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building, Longboat Key, FL: designate (see H.R. 4847), H5908 [15JY]
Members of Congress: reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 3736), H516 [11FE]
NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H2658 [5MY]
National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2484 [28AP]
Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H927 [9MR]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H245 [28JA]
Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building, Holiday, FL: designate (see H.R. 4380), H4171 [15JN]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and direct the EPA to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada on the importation of solid waste (see H.R. 4940), H6702 [22JY]
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), H6898 [8SE]
Tampa Bay Lightning (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 668), H3964 [14JN]
Taxation: exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 5206), H9963 [17NO]
———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]
———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 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]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H2548 [4MY]
———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see H.R. 1783), H9745 [16NO]
Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H4286 [16JN]
———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]
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]
World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Computers: prohibit misappropriation of databases while ensuring consumer access to factual information (see H.R. 3872), H752 [2MR]
FTC: enhance enforcement against cross-border fraud and deception (see H.R. 4996), H6704 [22JY]
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), H1369 [23MR]
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 Electrical Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 631), H2728 [6MY]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 4167), H2153 [2AP]
Technology: promote deployment of, and investment in, advanced Internet communications services (see H.R. 4757), H5195 [6JY]
U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 5272), H8857 [7OC]
U.S. Olympic Committee: amend Federal charter (see H.R. 3825), H574 [24FE]
Letters
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reauthorization: Norman Y. Mineta, Sec. of Transportation, E529
Lists
Changes in H.R. 4996, from H.R. 3143, FTC enforcement against cross-border fraud and deception, E1514
Remarks
Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Afghanistan, H6760 [8SE]
Boy Scouts: tribute (H. Res. 853), H10032 [19NO]
Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6006 [20JY], H6446 [21JY]
———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), consideration (H. Res. 725), H5997 [20JY]
Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (H.R. 3563), H2552 [5MY]
China, Republic of: elections, H1595 [29MR]
Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (H.R. 2929), H8084 [5OC]
Copeland, Shirley: Home Safety Council Safety Education Hero Award recipient, E821
Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6595 [22JY]
———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7465 [23SE]
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H644 [26FE]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, E1743
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), E1743
Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (H.R. 2023), H8076, H8077 [5OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4442 [17JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: financial institutions acceptance of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H7165
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into certain major medical facility leases and the transfer of real property subject to certain limitations (H.R. 4768), H7794 [29SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6855, H6856 [8SE]
Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7165
Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8299
Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H2497 [4MY], H4177 [16JN]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage, H1327 [23MR]
———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7931
Florida: tribute to companies that donated goods and services in support of hurricane recovery efforts, E1739
Foreign policy: national objectives priority assignments, H7000 [13SE]
FTC: enhance enforcement against cross-border fraud and deception (H.R. 4996), E1514
Health: tribute to community organization of public access defibrillation programs (H. Con. Res. 250), H8090 [5OC]
Hong Kong: support freedom (H. Res. 667), H7008
Immigration: national policy, H7194 [15SE], H9689 [16NO]
Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11023
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), H1120 [17MR]
———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2924 [13MY]
———congratulate interim Government on assumption of sovereign authority, H5911 [19JY]
———elections, H7582 [28SE]
———human rights violations, E290
Kay, David: comments by former chief U.S. weapons inspector on Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction, H253 [3FE], H755 [3MR]
Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2299 [22AP]
Medicare: assess cost of antiobesity treatment programs before extending coverage to beneficiaries, H6855, H6856 [8SE]
———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H3610 [2JN]
———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H1376 [24MR]
Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (H.R. 3791), H399 [10FE]
Mexico: immigration reform, H102 [27JA]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: reauthorize (H.R. 4167), E529
Ocala, FL: designation of Fort King as a national historic landmark, E1537
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4119 [15JN]
———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), H4442 [17JN]
Political campaigns: comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to war in Iraq, H7868 [30SE]
———comparison of President Bush and Senator Kerry relative to war on terror, H7737 [29SE]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4119 [15JN]
Republican Party: anniversary of legislative majority in the House of Representatives, H7333 [22SE]
Russia: condemn terrorist attack at school in Beslan, H7000 [13SE]
———elections, H1595 [29MR]
Sivits, Jeremy: court martial relative to alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel in Iraq, H3231 [19MY]
Spain: impact of terrorist bombing in Madrid on national elections, H1077 [16MR], H1595 [29MR]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, H4442 [17JN]
Taxation: repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 434), H709 [2MR]
Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity: anniversary, E1874
U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (H.R. 5272), E1881
Votes: position on missed, H787
Tributes
Gibson, A. Ralph, E2109
Reagan, Ronald, H3825 [9JN]
Sykes, Adam, H5659 [14JY]