BONNER, JO (a Representative from Alabama)

Articles and editorials

Cross Country—Pryor Impressions, Quin Hillyer, Wall Street Journal, E485 [17MR]

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), H984 [3MR]

Agriculture: provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severly damaged by hurricanes (see H.R. 4330), H10226 [15NO]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see H.R. 377), H233 [26JA]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H11504 [13DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———promote improvement of information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 3582), H7559 [28JY]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H10502 [16NO]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H5915 [14JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H3695 [19MY]

Courts: provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1847 [6AP]

Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 1339), H1780 [5AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate a disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3969), H8732 [6OC]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H4486 [14JN]

Dept. of HUD: establish a homesteading initiative that offers low-income families displaced from their residences due to Hurricane Katrina the opportunity to purchase a home (see H.R. 4514), H11503 [13DE]

———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H3696 [19MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: provide for reimbursement of certain for-profit hospitals (see H.R. 3714), H7813 [8SE]

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]

———provide temporary emergency assistance for primary residences damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4266), H10144 [9NO]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1895 [12AP]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6937 [27JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H3056 [5MY]

Drugs: provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 313), H3695 [19MY]

———provide incentives to companies to invest in research and development of antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent an infectious disease (see H.R. 3154), H5600 [30JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 314), H3695 [19MY]

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

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1417 [14MR]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H8163 [20SE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

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]

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

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H5604 [30JN]

———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), H286 [1FE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

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

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H3331 [16MY]

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

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. 534), H2550 [26AP]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H7560 [28JY]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H11110 [6DE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H848 [1MR]

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. 215), H413 [8FE]

Hurricanes: express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 425), H7742 [7SE]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1510 [15MR]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1778 [5AP]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H1970 [13AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H1622 [16MR]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H1264 [9MR]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H3331 [16MY]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State (see H.R. 2258), H3196 [11MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H1779 [5AP]

———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: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H1895 [12AP]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H8919 [18OC]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H7814 [8SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1779 [5AP]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5801 [13JY]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 3613), H7561 [28JY]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H5435 (see H. Res. 332), H5480 [29JN]

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), H10146 [9NO]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H9556 [2NO]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H3199 [11MY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 3323), H6652 [26JY]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H2978 [4MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1851 [8AP]

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), H11504 [13DE]

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), H10039 [8NO]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1622 [16MR]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Securities: issue Hurricane Relief Bonds in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and subsequent flooding and displacement of residents in certain federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 3935), H8513 [28SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H1371 [10MR]

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), H1896 [12AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]

Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H5914 [14JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

Submerged Lands Act: make seaward boundaries of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi equivalent to seaward boundaries of Texas and the Gulf Coast of Florida (see H.R. 2634), H4073 [25MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H12290 [18DE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H10910 [17NO]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9103 [25OC]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H8846 [17OC]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H8734 [6OC]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H8734 [6OC]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H8919 [18OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H524 [9FE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H6652 [26JY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H354 [2FE]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12168 [17DE]

Uzbekistan: urge protection of rights, observance of treaty obligations, and clarification of charges relative to arrest and detention of Sanjar Umarov (see H. Res. 545), H11328 [8DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4561 [15JN]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3060 [9MY]

World War II: recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H2106 [18AP]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H196 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Native Americans: Federal recognition of Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians (see H.R. 3526), H7557 [28JY]

Tariff: benzoxazole, 2,2'-(2,5-thiophenediyl)bis(5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)- (see H.R. 2584), H3892 [24MY]

———decanedioic acid, bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl) (see H.R. 2583), H3892 [24MY]

———dimethyl carbonate (see H.R. 2578), H3892 [24MY]

———ethyl pyruvate (see H.R. 2576), H3892 [24MY]

———5-chloro-1-indanone (EK179) (see H.R. 2579), H3892 [24MY]

———5-methyl-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)093-(phenylamino)092,4-oxazolidi edione (famoxadone) and 2-cyano-N-[(ethylamino)carbonyl]-2-(methoxyimino)acetamide (cymoxanil) and application adjuvants (see H.R. 2581), H3892 [24MY]

———4-[[4,6-bis(octylthio)091, 3,5-traizine-2-yl]amino]-2,6-bis(1 1-dimethylethyl)phenol (see H.R. 2586), H3892 [24MY]

———indoxacarb (see H.R. 2577), H3892 [24MY]

———methyl thioglycolate (MTG) (see H.R. 2575), H3892 [24MY]

———methyl-4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl-N-(chlorocarbonyl) carbamate (DPX-KL540) (see H.R. 2580), H3892 [24MY]

———ortho nitro aniline (see H.R. 2582), H3892 [24MY]

———2 methyl-4-6-bis[(octylthio)methyl]phenol (see H.R. 2585), H3892 [24MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4657 [17JN]

Lists

UMS-Wright Preparatory School, Mobile, AL, football team and coaching staff members, E2599 [17DE]

Remarks

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, H3588 [19MY]

Corporations: tribute for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E2305 [9NO]

Dittman, Bernie: Alabama Broadcasters' Association Broadcaster of the Year Award recipient, E784 [27AP]

Dodge, Harold: School Superintendents of Alabama (organization) Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E2309 [9NO]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7779 [8SE]

Jones, Linda: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E669 [15AP]

Loxley, AL: Loxley Elementary School recipient of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports State Champion Award, E2544 [15DE]

Millry, AL: anniversary, E1098 [25MY]

Mobile, AL: anniversary of Government Street Presbyterian Church, E2541 [15DE]

———tribute to St. Paul's Episcopal School, E2384 [17NO]

———tribute to UMS-Wright Preparatory School football team, E2599 [17DE]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9405 [28OC]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1817 [6AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6958 [28JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3588 [19MY]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, H3588 [19MY], E485 [17MR]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3588 [19MY]

Summerdale, AL: anniversary, E852 [3MY]

Urquhart, Marietta Murray: Mobile, AL, City Council of Beta Sigma Pi International Sorority First Lady of the Year Award recipient, E480 [17MR]

Votes: position on missed, E1334 [24JN], E1468 [12JY]

Washington County, AL: anniversary of Frank and Ocllo Boykin Hunting Lodge, E2385 [17NO]

WKRG-TV (Mobile, AL): anniversary, E955 [12MY]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), H423 [9FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4983 [22JN], H5633 [11JY]

Tributes

Andrews, J.W., E2528 [14DE]

Bevill, Tom, E559 [6AP]

Breen, William E., E2342 [14NO]

Browder, Charles T., Sr., E1788 [8SE]

Butler, Charles R., Jr., E1412 [30JN]

Crawley, William B., E1531 [19JY]

Doyle, Robert B., Sr., E1514 [18JY]

Eubanks, Stacy, E2263 [3NO]

Givens, Steven R., E1081 [24MY]

Heflin, Howell, E574 [7AP]

Hillyer, Quin, E485 [17MR]

Kelly, Jim, E2313 [9NO]

Kring, Beau, E2263 [3NO]

Lipscomb, Oscar H., E2377 [16NO]

McSwain, Victor A., E2546 [15DE]

Newman, Anna B., E2545 [15DE]

Odom, Antwan D., E854 [3MY]

Owen, L.D., Jr. (Dick), E1619 [27JY]

Peebles, Emory B., Jr., E1789 [8SE]

Praytor, Hugh T., Jr. (Tommy), E954 [12MY]

Riehm, Pete, E1652 [27JY]

Swanson, Joel O., E489 [17MR]

Thomas, Lancie M., E950 [12MY]

Tippins, Nancy, E221 [10FE]

Waldon, Donald G., E1099 [25MY]

Williams, Paulette W., E727 [21AP]

Williams, R.B., III (Dickie), E897 [5MY]

Winchester, Christopher, E1518 [18JY]

Wynne, William W., Jr., E2542 [15DE]