BARROW, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H10145 [9NO]

Armed Forces: commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H5252 [27JN]

———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. 772), H9641 [3NO]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H1970 [13AP]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H3695 [19MY] (see H.R. 2874), H4485 [14JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1779 [5AP]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H5435 (see H.R. 558), H5479 [29JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10227 [15NO]

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H7744 [7SE]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H4073 [25MY]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1780 [5AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1696 [17MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H8342 [22SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H796 [17FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE]

Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11880 [15DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H4985 [22JN]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H9556 [2NO]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H3199 [11MY]

Civil rights: recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H196 [25JA]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H1778 [5AP]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H6936 [27JY]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H8389 [27SE]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H12049 [16DE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (see H.J. Res. 65), H8342 [22SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 3974), H8986 [19OC]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H1779 [5AP]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H4188 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H9556 [2NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H8248 [21SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H3695 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 3948), H9277 [26OC]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H3056 [5MY]

Disasters: respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H11328 [8DE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4187 [7JN]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H1850 [8AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H6107 [19JY]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H9556 [2NO]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7742 [7SE]

———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H4142 [26MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9696 [4NO]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs and provide an additional extension if implementing legislation is not submitted for World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H.R. 4332), H10226 [15NO]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H5176 [24JN]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H12050 [16DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1896 [12AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H7564 [28JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H1025 [8MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1372 [10MR]

Fish and fishing: ensure continuation of successful fish mitigation programs (see H.R. 537), H3769 [23MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H4985 [22JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7673 [6SE]

Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H3695 [19MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H1265 [9MR]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H9696 [4NO]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H3695 [19MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H7673 [6SE]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2949), H4655 [16JN] (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H10910 [17NO]

Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H11503 [13DE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]

———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H797 [17FE]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H8163 [20SE]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H12050 [16DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H4401 [13JN]

Iran: address ongoing nuclear efforts relative to threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 162), H7674 [6SE]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2472 [21AP]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2649 [27AP]

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7673 [6SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H1779 [5AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1780 [5AP]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H798 [17FE]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H10145 [9NO]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H10227 [15NO]

———require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H4188 [7JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H4143 [26MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4486 [14JN]

———improve the provision of telehealth services (see H.R. 2807), H5252 [27JN]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H1264 [9MR]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H9363 [27OC]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H12168 [17DE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5252 [27JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H9103 [25OC]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H3894 [24MY]

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H11036 [18NO]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H3769 [23MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H11880 [15DE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H9556 [2NO]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9696 [4NO]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9556 [2NO]

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H8389 [27SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H8387 [27SE]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H1025 [8MR]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H5915 [14JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H5252 [27JN]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H1897 [12AP]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7566 [28JY]

Natural gas: reinstate regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act of futures, contracts, swaps, and hybrid instruments and require CFTC review and approval of certain transactions, contracts, and settlements (see H.R. 1638), H2100 [14AP]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H10227 [15NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1969 [13AP]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4356 [9JN]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H9436 [31OC]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H11034 [18NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2394 [20AP]

———extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 888), H791 [17FE]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H8847 [17OC]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H7814 [8SE]

SBA: allow more joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 166), H4296 [8JN]

———establish Angel Investment Program (see H.R. 4565), H11879 [15DE]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H7613 [29JY]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H2978 [4MY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1371 [10MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H2394 [20AP]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H4356 [9JN]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2291), H7565 [28JY]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H6107 [19JY]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H9277 [26OC]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H3695 [19MY]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4356 [9JN]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H1851 [8AP]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H1847 [6AP] (see H.R. 3159), H5915 [14JY]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H9696 [4NO]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H4985 [22JN]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H6651 [26JY]

———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see H.R. 2106), H4074 [25MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H10910 [17NO]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H9641 [3NO]

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6432 [25JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H6432 [25JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H2472 [21AP]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1025 [8MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H10145 [9NO]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H7820 [12SE]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H354 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H8807 [7OC]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2429), consideration (see H. Res. 614), H11879 [15DE]

Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]

Taxation: provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]

Motions

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9327 [27OC]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H226 [26JA]

Coast Guard: tribute to Air Station Savannah for response to Hurricane Katrina, E2085 [17OC]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H473 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3447 [18MY]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: allow claims against profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency, H9327 [27OC]

———improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9327 [27OC]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, H8784 [7OC]

Hazardous substances: increase security of transport, H3447 [18MY]

National Teacher Day: observance, H2780 [3MY]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8784 [7OC]

SBA: modernize and streamline eligibility criteria for participation in the minority-owned small business development 8(a) program, H2586 [27AP]

Small Business Bill of Rights: establish (H. Res. 22), H2586 [27AP]

Votes: position on missed, H3673 [19MY], E37 [6JA]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), H427 [9FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5433 [29JN]

Special order: granted, H229 [26JA], H2877 [3MY], H8730 [6OC]

Tributes

Howard, Henry, H8707 [6OC]

Musick, Bertha, H2780 [3MY]