STENHOLM, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1508 [25MR]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7280 [21SE], H7348 [22SE]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8169 [5OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

———H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, H7777 [29SE]

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2990 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

Ag Expert Has Cotton in His Blood—Anderson Retiring but Staying in Field, Joe Gulick, Lubbock (TX) Avalanche-Journal, E1541 [8SE]

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), H4928 (see H.R. 4420), H5072 [24JN]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin labeling information on certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4576), H4170 [15JN]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4468), H5984 [19JY]

———clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3230 [18MY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 4367), H6557 [21JY]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H6557 [21JY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7575 [23SE]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H5536 [12JY]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6900 [8SE]

———reimburse members retired for combat-related disability for travel to military treatment facilities for medical care (see H.R. 4180), H2549 [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]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58, 3474), H1011 [10MR]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H6997 [9SE]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1084), H1740 [30MR]

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), H3094 [17MY]

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 3995), H1321 [18MR]

Bush, George: tribute (see H. Res. 653), H3440 (see H. Res. 653), H3539 [20MY]

Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4317), H2727 [6MY]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H6557 [21JY]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H2491 [30AP] (see H.R. 3602), H2154 [2AP]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6756 [7SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H2658 [5MY]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5165), H7863 [29SE]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H244 [28JA]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 310), H3441 [20MY]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2729 [6MY]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H7138 [14SE]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H5151 [25JN]

Courts: 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), H872 [4MR]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 487), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7138 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2464), H3605 [1JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H3781 [3JN]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H2491 [30AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force (see H.R. 4982), H6704 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H516 [11FE]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H128 [27JA]

Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building, Edinburg, TX: designate (see H.R. 4299), H2726 [6MY]

Education: assist local educational agencies in providing financial incentives to attract teachers to rural and high-poverty areas (see H.R. 2811), H2154 [2AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7864 [29SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 5199), H8039 [4OC]

FCC: provide for punishment of certain profane broadcasts (see H.R. 3687), H872 [4MR]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H3391 [19MY]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H753 [2MR]

Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H1011 [10MR]

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]

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

Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H5151 [25JN]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H2373 [22AP]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4646 [21JN]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Health care facilities: provide greater access for residents of frontier areas to the healthcare services provided by community health centers (see H.R. 3668), H1011 [10MR]

Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see H.R. 4156), H2153 [2AP] (see H.R. 4453), H7945 [30SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H36 [20JA]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 3856), H699 [26FE]

Iraq: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction (see H.R. 4467), H3439 (see H.R. 4467), H3539 [20MY]

Irma Rangel Post Office Building, Kingsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4829), H5792 [14JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7329 [21SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H1322 [18MR]

Law enforcement: promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement (see H.R. 4276), H3017 [13MY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H304 [3FE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2154 [2AP]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H7945 [30SE]

———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H6700 [22JY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H304 [3FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1116 [16MR]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H7575 [23SE]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H5909 [15JY]

Mental health: recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see H. Con. Res. 456), H4391 (see H. Con. Res. 456), H4507 [17JN]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H3606 [1JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6998 (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]

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), H575 [24FE]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H701 [26FE]

National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see H.R. 4333), H2815 [11MY]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H2266 [21AP]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H5984 [19JY]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 4911), H6701 [22JY]

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for potassium and potassium compounds produced from sylvite on Federal lands (see H.R. 4984), H6998 [9SE]

Rio Grande American Canal, El Paso, TX: redesignate as the Travis C. Johnson Canal (see H.R. 4751), H5150 [25JN]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H2200 [20AP]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H3781 [3JN]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6899 [8SE]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 3483), H3441 (see H.R. 3483), H3540 [20MY]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 3821), H574 [24FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 594), consideration (see H. Res. 523), H515 [11FE]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H3441 (see H.R. 4391), H3541 [20MY]

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

States: authorize Dept. of Agriculture and CCC to enter into memorandums of understanding with States regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments from proceeds of marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 4620), H7443 [22SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1791 [31MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for businesses who employ veterans (see H.R. 5080), H7233 [15SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H1230 [17MR]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H7575 [23SE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H2658 [5MY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———treatment of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 310), H3541 [20MY]

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), H872 [4MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H4391 (see H.R. 3111), H4507 [17JN]

Thomas E. Creek Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Amarillo, TX: designate (see H.R. 4836), H5907 [15JY]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H393 [4FE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H2657 [5MY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H3605 [1JN]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H8856 [7OC]

———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: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 4717), H5149 [25JN]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H1072 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8038 [4OC]

Gordon Wood Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 5196), H7944 [30SE]

Higher Education Act: extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to certified or licensed teachers (see H.R. 4465), H3439 (see H.R. 4465), H3539 [20MY]

Taxation: provide relief for middle income taxpayers (see H.R. 4997), H6704 [22JY]

Veterans: recognize continuing legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers and establish a Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month (see H. Con. Res. 517), H9050 [8OC]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), H3055 [17MY], H3162 [18MY]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), H9985 [18NO]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5950 [19JY], H6101 [20JY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2447 [28AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2485 [29AP]

Remarks

Agricultural Adjustment Act: remove requirement that processors be members of an agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears (H.R. 2984), H8132 [5OC]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (H.R. 3242), H8379 [6OC]

———provide crop and livestock disaster assistance to agricultural producers, H8305, H8306, H8307 [6OC]

———status of farm programs relative to World Trade Organization committee ruling, H2485 [29AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5557, H5588, H5612 [13JY]

Appropriations: allow the President to propose elimination of wasteful spending through recissions in appropriations bills, H5005, H5006 [24JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E1010 [2JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1205 [17MR]

———deficit, H519 [24FE], H5952 [19JY], H6861, H6862, H6865 [8SE], H8010, H8012, H8013, H8014 [4OC]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H5005, H5006, H5064 [24JN]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), consideration (H. Res. 692), H4901, H4902 [24JN]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), motion to recommit, H5064 [24JN]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1596 [29MR], H1656 [30MR], H2588, H2590, H2591, H2592 [5MY], H2945 [13MY], H5952 [19JY], H6101, H6102, H6103 [20JY], H9970, H9985 [18NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1437, H1438 [24MR], H1516, H1517, H1519, H1520 [25MR], H1596 [29MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 649), H3240 [19MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H1656 [30MR], H2588, H2590, H2591, H2592 [5MY], H3162, H3163, H3168 [18MY]

CCC: limit transfer of certain funds between conservation programs for technical assistance for the programs (S. 2856), H10907, H10909 [6DE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Con. Res. 163), E754 [5MY]

Courts: exclude manufacturers or sellers of meat from downed animals from protection against frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H966, H967 [10MR]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 339), H966, H967 [10MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and rural development funding through reductions in Common Computing Environment funding, H5557 [13JY]

———Market Access Program funding, H5588 [13JY]

———sell or exchange certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites (S. 33), H8140 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: B-1 bomber funding, H4725 [22JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), conference report, H9121 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4725 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), consideration (H. Res. 683), H4677 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to kill or assist others in killing bison in Yellowstone National Park, H4437 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4229, H4230 [16JN], H4437 [17JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent use of retirement trust funds in order to circumvent the statutory debt limit, H7253, H7280, H7281 [21SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7253, H7280, H7281 [21SE]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms, H9121 [9OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8298, H8305, H8306, H8307 [6OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), consideration (H. Res. 819), H8280, H8284 [6OC]

———provide funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation, H9121 [9OC]

Education: assist local educational agencies in providing financial incentives to attract teachers to rural and high-poverty areas (H.R. 2811), E737 [4MY]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (H.R. 934), E737 [4MY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 1751), E737 [4MY]

Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (H.R. 2707), H522 [24FE]

Granville County, NC: allow State use of Oxford Research Station lands, improvements, equipment, and resource materials (H.R. 2119), H8141 [5OC]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), H2867 [12MY]

Jones, Melvin: tribute (H. Res. 399), H2387 [27AP]

Lions Clubs: tribute (H. Res. 399), H2387 [27AP]

National Farm Safety and Health Week: support goals and purposes (H. Con. Res. 494), H7390, H7391 [22SE]

National Police Week: observance, H2887 [12MY]

National Teacher Day: observance, E737 [4MY]

National World War II Memorial: celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront, E1010 [2JN]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (H.R. 3980), H5213 [7JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H8285 [6OC]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H2887 [12MY]

Pennsylvania: conveyance of certain National Forest System lands and improvements (H.R. 3514), H8114 [5OC]

Public debt: ceiling, H3162, H3163, H3168 [18MY], H3240 [19MY], H4677 [22JN], H8010, H8012, H8013, H8014 [4OC]

———ceiling (S. 2986), consideration (H. Res. 856), H9970 [18NO]

———ceiling (S. 2986), motion to commit, H9985 [18NO]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3802, H3805 [8JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 594), E737 [4MY]

States: authorize Dept. of Agriculture and CCC to enter into memorandums of understanding with States regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments from proceeds of marketing assistance loans (H.R. 4620), H8110 [5OC]

Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act: extend certain expiring tax benefits, H6101, H6102, H6103 [20JY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5952 [19JY]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 794), H7525 [23SE]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H6101, H6102, H6103 [20JY], H6861, H6862, H6865 [8SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), consideration (H. Res. 619), H2558 [5MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (H.R. 4697), H7450 [23SE]

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

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), motion to recommit, H2447 [28AP]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (H.R. 1643), E737 [4MY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8715 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), consideration (H. Res. 681), H4301, H4302 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4301, H4302 [17JN]

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, H8715 [7OC]

Transportation: exempt farm supply and agricultural commodity truck drivers from new hours of service regulations, H2031 [1AP]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2031 [1AP]

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, H4229, H4230 [16JN]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (H.R. 2379), H992 [10MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Members of Congress: tribute to departing Members of Texas delegation, H10059, H10064-H10071 [19NO], E2121, E2127 [20NO]

Special order: granted, H1009 [10MR], H1228 [17MR], H2915 [12MY], H5979 [19JY]

Tributes

Anderson, Carl G., E1541 [8SE]