JONES, WALTER B. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3870 [24MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H9605 [3NO]

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), H1696 [17MR]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H350 [2FE]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]

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), H4487 [14JN]

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H287 [1FE]

Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H3261 [12MY]

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]

———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), H717 [16FE]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 771), H2472 [21AP]

———express support for members and their families and support the Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center (see H. Res. 152), H1416 [14MR]

———increase authorized weight allowances for the shipment of baggage and household effects of senior noncommissioned officers (see H.R. 1406), H1780 [5AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H1780 [5AP]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H1779 [5AP]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H2150 [19AP]

———recognize families of members for their contributions and sacrifices (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4142 [26MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H524 [9FE]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H4142 [26MY]

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

Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H1368 [10MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to avoidable preferences and venue for proceedings to avoid preferences (see H.R. 4296), H10156 [10NO]

———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 1860), H2549 [26AP] (see H.R. 2060), H2879 [3MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1622 [16MR]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1621 [16MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7743 [7SE]

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

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 2664), H4139 [26MY]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2290), H7674 [6SE]

———revise the concurrent resolution on the budget (see H. Con. Res. 214), H6327 [21JY]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H3060 [9MY]

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), H7744 [7SE]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H11880 [15DE]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1970 [13AP]

———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), H2103 [14AP]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H3894 [24MY]

———condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10227 [15NO]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1026 [8MR]

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

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1372 [10MR]

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (see H. Res. 579), H11109 [6DE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H521 [9FE]

Civil rights: recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H354 [2FE]

Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H1370 [10MR]

———reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 227), H587 [14FE]

———reduce acid deposition, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 227), H798 [17FE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H12050 [16DE]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3073), H5362 [28JN]

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

———clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H4143 [26MY]

———constitutional amendment on reconfirmation of district court judges by State executive and legislative authorities (see H.J. Res. 62), H7561 [28JY]

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H630 [15FE]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H982 [3MR]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 1070), H980 [3MR]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see H.R. 1229), H1369 [10MR]

———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. 554), H350 [2FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H3060 [9MY]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H5963 [18JY]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2103 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H142 [20JA]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999, 1594), H8809 [7OC]

———require base closure and realignment process to adhere to certain requirements regarding the preservation of military depot capabilities (see H.R. 1314), H1508 [15MR]

———require notice of exceptions to certain requirements to procure items made in the U.S. (see H.R. 1239), H1780 [5AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H8985 [19OC]

———expand authority to transport and remove aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4253), H10038 [8NO]

———prevent all unlawful entries into the U.S. (see H.R. 3693), H8388 [27SE]

Dept. of HUD: exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs (see H.R. 3186), H5602 [30JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot project on using educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (see H.R. 745), H2472 [21AP]

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

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H5600 [30JN]

———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), H628 [15FE]

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]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H9641 [3NO]

Diseases: support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7815 [8SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4985 [22JN]

Drugs: delay implementation of voluntary prescription drug benefit program, extend Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance programs, and Medicaid coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1382), H1692 [17MR]

———provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (see H.R. 1616), H2151 [19AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

———strengthen high school teaching of the values, contributions, and accomplishments of Western civilization (see H. Con. Res. 49), H412 [8FE]

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H1507 [15MR]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 43), H2471 [21AP]

———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]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H797 [17FE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see H.R. 3997), H9277 [26OC]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 1025), H846 [1MR]

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

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H2100 [14AP]

———require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 3143), H5600 [30JN]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H2880 [3MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H6651 [26JY]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H235 [26JA]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H3556 [18MY]

———prohibit use of identification issued by foreign governments, other than passports, for purposes of verifying identity of a person opening an account (see H.R. 815), H629 [15FE]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8163 [20SE]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]

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

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H848 [1MR]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H630 [15FE]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H1970 [13AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4401 [13JN]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H1368 [10MR]

———require President to take necessary steps to create a more balanced trade relationship with countries with whom the trade deficit exceeds a certain amount for three consecutive years (see H.R. 4405), H11033 [18NO]

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

Garner, NC: anniversary (see H. Res. 206), H1895 [12AP]

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

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H4139 [26MY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

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), H349 [2FE]

———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), H2881 [3MY]

———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H10145 [9NO]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H287 [1FE]

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

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H2151 [19AP]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H5362 [28JN]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 1461), H1777 [5AP]

Immigration: assist certain sheriffs' offices to provide a second line of defense in border areas, conduct law enforcement operations along the southern U.S. border, and prevent lawlessness in border areas (see H.R. 4360), H10908 [17NO]

———enforce existing immigration laws to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and the influx of illegal aliens (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6934 [27JY]

———enforce numerical limits placed by Congress (see H.R. 4317), H11328 [8DE]

———enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program (see H.R. 3333), H7566 [28JY]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3776), H8089 [15SE]

———make inadmissable individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry to the U.S. to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs (see H.R. 2933), H7673 [6SE]

———match willing U.S. workers with employers, increase and fairly apportion H-2B visas, and ensure H-2B visas serve their intended purpose (see H.R. 1587), H1967 [13AP]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H1265 [9MR]

———prohibit loans by Federal agencies to aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4580), H12047 [16DE]

———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H11036 [18NO]

———reduce number of visa overstays and ensure that illegal aliens are apprehended, detained, and removed as rapidly as possible (see H.R. 4079), H8985 [19OC]

———reform (see H.R. 3938), H8642 [29SE]

———remove discretion of Dept. of Homeland Security relative to expedited removal and prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4032), H9641 [3NO]

———repeal exemption from harboring sanctions for alien volunteers of certain religious organization (see H.R. 4321), H11036 [18NO]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H11109 [6DE]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H586 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 3150), H8847 [17OC]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H798 [17FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4187 [7JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4655 [16JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H524 [9FE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H3435 [17MY]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3860), H8644 [29SE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H1417 [14MR]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H6432 [25JY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H584 [10FE]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 940), H794 [17FE]

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

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2394 [20AP]

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

———extend implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3940), H9472 [1NO]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H7564 [28JY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H2738 [28AP]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H9362 [27OC]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H6205 [20JY]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H353 [2FE]

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]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50), H523 [9FE] (see H. Res. 20), H287 [1FE]

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

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H8735 [6OC]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H1969 [13AP]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

———require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 1770), H3556 [18MY]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1297), H1507 [15MR]

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

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

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), H10146 [9NO]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H194 [25JA]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H720 [16FE]

Power resources: increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 507), H9047 [24OC]

Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H7558 [28JY]

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), H7566 [28JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3083), H6107 [19JY] (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H8735 [6OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H1779 [5AP]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 146), H1510 [15MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

Senior citizens: provide greater health care freedom (see H.R. 580), H351 [2FE]

Singapore: welcome Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong upon U.S. visit, commend support in campaign against terrorism and reconstruction of Iraq, and reaffirm cooperation with U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 201), H5638 [11JY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H413 [8FE]

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 490), H285 [1FE]

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), H3262 [12MY]

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

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H6328 [21JY]

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]

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

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5362 [28JN]

———encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 245), H8249 [21SE]

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

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

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

———allow employers a tax credit for hiring military service personnel who served in a combat zone or hazardous duty area (see H.R. 1635), H2100 [14AP]

———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), H2103 [14AP]

———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), H8342 [22SE]

———allow individuals a credit against income tax to offset the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel prices (see H.R. 3828), H8735 [6OC]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1098), H982 [3MR]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 442), H2150 [19AP]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H5741 [12JY]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 387), H798 [17FE]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H6432 [25JY]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H4356 [9JN]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H4656 [16JN]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H8847 [17OC]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses (see H.R. 1150), H3056 [5MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H795 [17FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H7743 [7SE]

———treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals (see H.R. 1772), H2979 [4MY]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 295), H10156 [10NO]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8810 [7OC]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1896 [12AP]

———establish a group disability insurance benefit for members who incur certain severe disabilities (see H.R. 1618), H1969 [13AP]

———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), H2150 [19AP]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H6328 [21JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H2734 [28AP]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

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

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (see H.J. Res. 27), H1780 [5AP]

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 Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H847 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: provide grants for Centers for Clinical Discovery (see H.R. 3168), H5601 [30JN]

Cape Lookout National Seashore: adjust number of free roaming horses permitted (see H.R. 126), H75 [4JA]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 3430), H6649 [26JY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H2101 [14AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H72 [4JA]

Floyd Lupton Post Office, Belhaven, NC: designate (see H.R. 2326), H3260 [12MY]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4524), H11652 [14DE]

Pantano, Ilario: call for investigation of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents (see H. Res. 167), H1695 [17MR]

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1164), H1024 [8MR]

States: require certain policies and procedures regarding purchase or acquisition of library and classroom-based reference, instructional, and other print materials for use in elementary schools (see H.R. 2295), H3197 [11MY]

Taxation: permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H79 [4JA]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H6933 [27JY]

Letters

Call for investigation of murder charges against Ilario Pantano resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents: Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, Inc., H3033 [5MY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): several Central American legislators, H6411 [25JY]

Permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts: Military Coalition, H9539 [2NO]

Proposed Air Force guidelines restricting religious expression by chaplains: several Representatives, H11189 [7DE]

Remarks

African Americans: enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (H.R. 694), H1383, H1385 [14MR]

Air Force: proposed guidelines restricting religious expression by chaplains, H11189 [7DE], H11472 [13DE]

Andean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA): potential impact on illegal drug imports into the U.S., H9073 [25OC]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H3999 [25MY]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 458), E1487 [14JY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5087 [23JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (H.R. 186), H1375, H1376 [14MR]

Cape Lookout National Seashore: adjust number of free roaming horses permitted (H.R. 126), H1375 [14MR]

Corps of Engineers: operation and maintenance funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy departmental administrative account, H3870 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3999, H4036 [25MY]

———investigation of Defense Logistics Agency Prime Vendor purchasing program, H9608 [3NO], H10112 [9NO]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to Richfield, UT (H.R. 680), H1377 [14MR]

———recruit volunteers to assist with activities of various agencies and offices (H.R. 584), H1376, H1377 [14MR]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (H.R. 34), H819 [1MR], H1406 [14MR]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H5712 [12JY], H5936 [18JY], H6075 [19JY], H6183 [20JY], H6310 [21JY], H6410 [25JY], H6552 [26JY], H6901 [27JY]

———ratification, H3747 [23MY], H4867 [21JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3870 [24MY]

Floyd Lupton Post Office, Belhaven, NC: designate (H.R. 2326), H4367 [13JN]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H4304 [9JN]

Holloman AFB, NM: land exchange to remove private lands from safety zone for munitions storage bunkers (H.R. 486), H1386 [14MR]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (H. Res. 572), H11001 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4036 [25MY]

National Military Families Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 159), H4194, H4196 [8JN]

Nevada: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas County (H.R. 816), H1378, H1379 [14MR]

Pantano, Ilario: call for investigation of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents (H. Res. 167), H1756 [5AP], H1870 [12AP], H1944 [13AP], H2084 [14AP], H2381 [20AP], H2452 [21AP], H2527 [26AP], H2627 [27AP], H2722 [28AP], H2940 [4MY], H3033 [5MY], H3088 [10MY], H3168 [11MY], H3290 [16MY]

———dismissal of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents, H4161 [7JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), corrections in engrossment, H2452 [21AP]

Taxation: permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (H.R. 3478), H9539 [2NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: modify sunsets on wiretap authority, library and bookseller records, and lone wolf provisions, H10090 [9NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to instruct conferees, H10090 [9NO]

Virgin Islands: create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands (H.R. 62), H1379, H1380 [14MR]

Votes: correction, H7031 [28JY]

———position on missed, E455 [16MR], E1367 [27JN], E2240 [1NO]

Western Reserve Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (H.R. 412), H1381, H1382 [14MR]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4304 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H12286 [18DE]

Special order: granted, H344 [2FE], H408 [8FE], H842 [1MR], H1021 [8MR], H1225 [9MR], H1352 [10MR], H1415 [14MR], H1774 [5AP], H1891 [12AP], H2147 [19AP], H2547 [26AP], H2733 [28AP], H2877 [3MY], H3110 [10MY], H3195 [11MY], H3553 [18MY], H3691 [19MY], H4184 [7JN], H4894 [21JN], H5251 [27JN], H5634 [11JY], H5910 [14JY], H6323 [21JY], H8245 [21SE], H8337 [22SE], H8383 [27SE], H8730 [6OC], H9099 [25OC], H9471 [1NO], H10142 [9NO], H10223 [15NO], H11101 [6DE], H11323 [8DE], H11500 [13DE]

Tributes

Archie, Acton, E2494 [8DE]

Ball, Ben, E1556 [20JY]

Freitas, Marc E., E855 [3MY]

Gumbel, John D., E1440 [1JY]

McKinney, C.A. (Mack), E2516 [13DE]

Pope John Paul II, E598 [8AP]

Smith, George A., E1048 [20MY]