MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8308 [22SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4500 [15JN]

Appointments

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

U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, H3065 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H7743 [7SE]

African Americans: enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (see H.R. 694), H521 [9FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H8089 [15SE]

Arthur Stacey Mastrapa Post Office Building, Altamonte Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 324), H194 [25JA]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3695 [19MY]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi (see H. Con. Res. 202), H5603 [30JN]

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), H8847 [17OC]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H8513 [28SE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H8388 [27SE]

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

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H3436 [17MY]

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), H5435 (see H.R. 97), H5479 [29JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H8809 [7OC]

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. 3889), H8389 [27SE]

FAA: return general aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1496), H1844 [6AP]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H11110 [6DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H7743 [7SE]

FEMA: provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 3723), H7814 [8SE]

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), H2978 [4MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H3113 [10MY]

Immigration: establish a Border Patrol Auxiliary (see H.R. 3704), H7813 [8SE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H11109 [6DE]

———remove discretion of Dept. of Homeland Security relative to expedited removal and prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4032), H9277 [26OC]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H137 [6JA]

———provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H7815 [8SE]

Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 367), H6106 [19JY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H10502 [16NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6652 [26JY]

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), H10226 [15NO]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8847 [17OC]

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

Navy: require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 304), H193 [25JA]

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. 3918), H8387 [27SE] (see H.R. 4318), H11036 [18NO]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2394 [20AP]

Social Security: invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H78 [4JA]

Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building, Spring Hill, FL: designate (see H.R. 3703), H7813 [8SE]

States: authorize organization and service of a militia to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the U.S. anywhere other than a port of entry (see H.R. 3622), H7612 [29JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6205 [20JY]

———allow victims of Presidentially-declared disasters to withdraw funds from retirement plans without penalty (see H.R. 3742), H7860 [13SE]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H1847 [6AP]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H10910 [17NO]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H2649 [27AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H10157 [10NO]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]

U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building, Punta Gorda, FL: designate (see H.R. 3830), H8161 [20SE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H7564 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: require installation of counter-man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) on certain passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2905), H4560 [15JN]

———tribute to U.S. commercial pilots who volunteer to participate in the Federal flight deck officer program (see H. Con. Res. 196), H5603 [30JN]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3138), H5599 [30JN]

Crime: provide penalties for violent crimes against members of the National Guard during Presidentially-declared emergencies (see H.R. 3833), H8161 [20SE]

Dept. of Commerce: eliminate fees for assistance under export promotion programs, authorize appropriations for such purpose, and expand export promotion activities (see H.R. 4250), H10038 [8NO]

FTC: vacate a certain building in the District of Columbia and make that building available for occupancy by the National Gallery of Art (see H.R. 31), H72 [4JA]

Railroads: provide for the competitive operation of the Northeast rail corridor using State and private sector initiatives (see H.R. 3851), H8247 [21SE]

Veterans: provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 30), H72 [4JA]

Lists

Embassies at which Dept. of State performs commercial function, H4501 [15JN]

Remarks

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 188), H5208 [27JN]

Amtrak: funding, H5394 [29JN]

———restore funding to certain routes, H5404 [29JN]

Aviation: tribute to U.S. commercial pilots who volunteer to participate in the Federal flight deck officer program (H. Con. Res. 196), H11119, H11120 [7DE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H9995 [8NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary (H. Con. Res. 161), H8653, H8654 [6OC]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi (H. Con. Res. 202), H6115, H6117 [20JY]

Capitol Visitors Center: funding, H4942 [22JN]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit, E1923 [21SE]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a heliport (H.R. 849), E1134 [26MY]

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), E2329 [10NO]

Crime: provide penalties for violent crimes against members of the National Guard during Presidentially-declared emergencies, E2329 [10NO]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4835 [21JN]

Daytona Beach, FL: National Guard Reserve Center construction funding, H4098 [26MY]

Dept. of Commerce: Foreign Commercial Service operations funding through reductions in Dept. of State economic service officer positions funding, H4500 [15JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3484, H3486, H3489 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3446 [18MY]

———make improvements to the Federal Flight Deck Officers Program, H3484 [18MY]

———make the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection the lead agency for airspace security around the National Capital Region, H3486 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3386, H3391, H3395, H3396 [17MY]

———prohibit increase in the aviation security passenger fee, H3489 [18MY]

———shoulder-fired missile defense systems for passenger aircraft research funding, H3391 [17MY], H3446 [18MY]

Dept. of State: Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H5312 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3629 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3629 [19MY]

Dept. of Transportation: make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 1786), H8654, H8656 [6OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4098 [26MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5394, H5397, H5400, H5401, H5402, H5403, H5404 [29JN], H5498 [30JN]

FAA: prohibit funding for competitive sourcing of flight service stations, H5498 [30JN]

———return general aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H3395 [17MY]

Federal Air Marshal Service: reimburse airlines for cost of seats used by air marshals, H3396 [17MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5312 [28JN]

Head Start Program: management reforms, H8309 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8309 [22SE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4835 [21JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), consideration (H. Res. 331), H4835 [21JN]

Jamaica: redesignate the Crowne Plaza in Kingston as the Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza (S. 1413), H8652, H8653 [6OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4942 [22JN]

Point of order, H3386 [17MY], H5397, H5400, H5401, H5402, H5403 [29JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4500, H4501 [15JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1041 [9MR]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), motion to instruct conferees, H4116 [26MY]

———program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States, H1041 [9MR], H4116 [26MY]

Transportation Security Administration: passenger and checked baggage screening systems funding, H3386 [17MY]

Votes: position on missed, H128 [6JA], H481 [9FE], H970 [3MR], H4018 [25MY], H7583 [29JY], H8794 [7OC], E519 [20MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7608 [29JY]

Special order: granted, H1021 [8MR], H10036 [8NO]

Tributes

Chabrian, Peggy, E869 [4MY]

Fowler, Tillie K., E504 [17MR]

Morris, Frederick E., E2130 [19OC]

Pearce, Robert W., E338 [2MR]

Scherkenbach, Chris J., E1504 [15JY]

Schmidt, John T., III, E1101 [25MY]

Sliger, Stephen B., E2079 [7OC]