TAYLOR, CHARLES H. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3646 [19MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, H2520 [26AP]

———H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6466 [26JY]

———H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H9497 [2NO]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H2081 [14AP]

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. 356), H8089 [15SE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H6381 [22JY]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H2736 [28AP]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H4486 [14JN]

Ava Gardner Post Office, Smithfield, NC: designate (see H.R. 3439), H6650 [26JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3262 [12MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

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]

Children and youth: revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2473 [21AP]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H2473 [21AP]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H8342 [22SE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H6329 [21JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H4188 [7JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H984 [3MR]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H6936 [27JY]

Drugs: provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (see H.R. 1616), H2880 [3MY]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H845 [1MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H2469 [21AP]

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), H1896 [12AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H11035 [18NO]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H286 [1FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]

Floyd Lupton Post Office, Belhaven, NC: designate (see H.R. 2326), H3332 [16MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6204 [20JY]

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 (see H.R. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H2100 [14AP]

High Point, NC: express support for the International Home Furnishings Market (see H. Res. 203), H1895 [12AP]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H8644 [29SE]

———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H10161 [14NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H5603 [30JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H984 [3MR]

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3894 [24MY]

Medicare: establish a floor for physician payment rates (see H.R. 4078), H10503 [16NO]

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

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 186), H4984 [22JN]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H524 [9FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H11036 [18NO]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H4143 [26MY]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 453), H8644 [29SE]

Real estate: constitutional amendment on the permissible uses for which private property may be taken (see H.J. Res. 60), H11328 [8DE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3083), H6107 [19JY] (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H1025 [8MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H4656 [16JN]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H410 [8FE]

———express concern relative to pending bankruptcy and call for reform (see H. Res. 168), H2881 [3MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H719 [16FE]

States: prohibit acceptance of individual taxpayer identification numbers as proof of identification or legal residence (see H.R. 4280), H10145 [9NO]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H9044 [20OC]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5604 [30JN]

Tariff Act: marking of imported home furniture (see H.R. 445), H8809 [7OC]

Taxation: repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H413 [8FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H6652 [26JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H2473 [21AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H8919 [18OC]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 858), H2150 [19AP]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: update feasibility and suitability study and include new trail segments (see H.R. 3085), H5361 [28JN]

University of North Carolina: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 198), H1846 [6AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H8735 [6OC]

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 80), H523 [9FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2361), H3330 [16MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 4171), H9362 [27OC]

Conference reports

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2361), H6562-H6628 [26JY]

Remarks

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3615 [19MY]

BIA: provide funding to Crow Creek Reservation for construction of temporary dormitory facilities, H3637 [19MY]

BLM: prohibit funding for sale or slaughter of free-roaming horses and burros, H3660 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: Chickasaw National Recreation Area visitors center funding, H3651 [19MY]

———clarify language authorizing State and tribal assistance grants for water infrastructure improvement programs, H3644 [19MY]

———Federal land acquisition funding, H3619 [19MY]

———payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H3621 [19MY]

———payment in lieu of taxes program funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H3624 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3665 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3595, H3605, H3615, H3619, H3620, H3621, H3624, H3625, H3637, H3639, H3640, H3641, H3642, H3643, H3644, H3645, H3646, H3647, H3651, H3660, H3663, H3665, H3666, H3667, H3668, H3671, H3672, H3674 [19MY], H6458 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, H7013 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), motion to instruct conferees, H6458 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), motion to recommit, H3674 [19MY]

EPA: brownfield site assessment and cleanup program funding, H3645 [19MY]

———Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, H3674 [19MY]

———continue ban on human testing of pesticides, H3671 [19MY]

———increase Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding through reductions in State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program funding, H3642, H3643, H3644 [19MY]

———increase Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding through reductions in tax cuts, H3641 [19MY]

———increase Superfund funding through reductions in science and technology programs funding, H3639 [19MY]

———prohibit funding for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for municipal wastewater treatment during wet weather conditions, H3666, H3667, H3668 [19MY]

———prohibit funding to contravene or delay implentation of the Executive Order on environmental justice for minority and low-income populations, H3663 [19MY]

———State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program funding, H3674 [19MY]

Federal employees: limit attendance at foreign conferences, H3672 [19MY]

Fish and fishing: State Aquatic Nuisance Species Management plans funding, H3620 [19MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H6463 [26JY]

National Academy of Sciences: Hudson River environmental study funding, H3619, H3624 [19MY]

National Park Service: require that concession items for sale be made in the U.S., H3672 [19MY]

Point of order, H3632, H3637, H3641, H3669 [19MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit sale of public lands in the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake Wildlife Refuges to buy water rights, H3663 [19MY]

U.S. Geological Survey: laboratory construction in Santa Cruz, CA, funding, H3624 [19MY]

Veterans: health care funding, H6458 [26JY]

Votes: correction, E1667 [29JY]

———position on missed, H6368 [22JY]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorial wall repair funding, H3625 [19MY]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2361) (H. Rept. 109-188), H6649 [26JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2361) (H. Rept. 109-80), H3330 [16MY]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3596-H3602 [19MY]

———conference report, H7014-H7018 [28JY]

Tributes

Derby, Peter, E1610 [27JY]

Donaldson, William H., E1322 [23JN]

Mullen, James H., Jr., E851 [3MY]