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

Articles and editorials

Why Iraq Was a Mistake, Greg Newbold, Time (publication), H4910 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H5047 [11JY]

Armed Forces: 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), H5128 [12JY]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1681 [6AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H972 [14MR]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H2833 (see H.R. 783), H2890 [18MY]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4328 [20JN]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]

Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3016 [22MY]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H646 [7MR]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H646 [7MR]

Coast Guard: require a security plan for a maritime facility be resubmitted for approval upon transfer of ownership or operation of such facility (see H.R. 4880), H571 [6MR]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H1060 [15MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3424 [6JN]

Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (see H.R. 5405), H2705 (see H.R. 5405), H2757 [17MY]

Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 5739), H4915 [29JN]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H26 [31JA]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: require the incorporation of counterfeit-resistant technologies into the packaging of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4829), H508 [1MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]

———support efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of U.S. borders (see H. Res. 839), H3226 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior: make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 5452), H3137 [23MY]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H226 [8FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs (see H.R. 4264), H226 [8FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H333 [15FE] (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]

———provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose arrears in child support payments have reached a certain level (see H.R. 4956), H1131 [16MR]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4680 [27JN]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 4964), H1059 [15MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H565 [2MR]

FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H2706 (see H.R. 4381), H2758 [17MY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1196 [28MR]

Foreign trade: prohibit entry or negotiations to enter into any bilateral or regional trade agreement for two years (see H.R. 4407), H509 [1MR]

FRS: require the Board of Governors to continue to make available to the public information on the measure of the M3 monetary aggregate and its components (see H.R. 4892), H644 [7MR]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see H.R. 4575), H26 [31JA]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1677 [6AP]

House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 852), H4135 [15JN]

House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (see H. Res. 690), H2103 [3MY]

———reform the ethics process (see H.R. 4988), H1128 [16MR]

———repeal rule on the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 903), H4916 [29JN]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H2103 [3MY]

Immigration: align U.S. laws with the immigration laws of Mexico (see H.R. 5523), H4917 [29JN]

———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]

———supersede certain judicial orders relative to catching illegal aliens at ports of entry and returning them to their countries (see H.R. 5457), H3497 [7JN]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 4976), H4521 [22JN]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H4958 [10JY]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 348), H1060 [15MR]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H2641 [16MY]

Law enforcement: ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator is not eligible for parole (see H.R. 4621), H451 [28FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4917 [29JN]

Lobbyists: disclose the original source of funds made payable to a lobbyist who is subcontracted to engage in lobbying activities on behalf of a third person or entity (see H.R. 5036), H1319 [29MR]

Mayor John Thompson (Tom) Garrison Memorial Post Office, Badin, NC: designate (see H.R. 4688), H153 [1FE]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1059 [15MR]

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H566 [2MR]

———improve implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 4796), H388 [16FE]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1981 [2MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2502 [10MY]

———suspend prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5173), H4917 [29JN]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless the President certifies to Congress that the Palestinian Authority is not controlled by a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 4668), H24 [31JA]

Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 5341), H2502 [10MY]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H273 [14FE]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H1981 [2MY]

National security: establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 4881), H644 [7MR]

———improve national security and clarify congressional intent relative to the review process for certain mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 4813), H646 [7MR]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H646 [7MR]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 729), H1129 [16MR]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]

Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]

Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 5520), H3308 (see H.R. 5520), H3360 [25MY]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Patterson, Floyd: tribute (see H. Res. 840), H3226 [24MY]

Power resources: require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4774), H791 [8MR]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 4963), H1059 [15MR]

Securities: protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation (see H.R. 5491), H4190 [16JN]

Senior citizens: improve quality of life (see H.R. 5211), H4917 [29JN]

———tribute (see H. Res. 874), H4189 [16JN]

Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment (see H.R. 4899), H1391 [30MR]

Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 5242), H3788 [12JN]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H25 [31JA]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5177), H1981 [2MY]

———encourage private philanthropy (see H.R. 2534), H645 [7MR]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H2833 (see H.R. 1634), H2890 [18MY]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1981 [2MY]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5638), H4521 [22JN]

———limit the agri-biodiesel credit to oils produced from plants and animals (see H.R. 4756), H332 [15FE]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———permit interest on federally guaranteed water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans to be tax exempt in order to improve such facilities in rural areas (see H.R. 2378), H4917 [29JN]

———provide for equitable treatment of civilian employees of the Dept. of Defense serving in combat zones and members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones (see H.R. 294), H1452 [4AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H1130 [16MR]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H333 [15FE]

Veterans: improve information security (see H.R. 5464), H3225 [24MY]

———provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and in compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans (see H.R. 5444), H3425 [6JN]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H509 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: establish a statute of repose for civil actions filed against recreational vessel manufacturers (see H.R. 5256), H1979 [2MY]

House of Representatives: require the Clerk to post on the Internet for public review all travel disclosure reports submitted by Members, officers, and employees of the House (see H. Res. 647), H24 [31JA]

House Rules: prohibit former Members who are registered lobbyists from admission to the Hall of the House (see H. Res. 646), H24 [31JA]

Medicare: require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H1741 [25AP]

Motor vehicles: prohibit importation from the People's Republic of China until tariffs imposed on U.S. vehicles imported into China are equal to duties applied to Chinese vehicles (see H.R. 4808), H449 [28FE]

National War Dogs Monument, Inc.: establish a national monument in honor of military working dog teams (see H.R. 5145), H1678 [6AP]

North Carolina: convey Mattamuskeet Lodge and surrounding property to permit use of property as a public facility dedicated to conservation of natural and cultural resources of North Carolina (see H.R. 5094), H1561 [5AP]

Political campaigns: require political committees to identify each candidate associated with the committee in organization statements and reports filed with the FEC (see H.R. 4655), H23 [31JA]

Schools: prohibit from receiving Federal funds if the school prevents a student from displaying or wearing in a respectful manner a representation of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 5255), H1979 [2MY]

Letters

Removal of Jonathan Stertzbach from Army chaplain post: by, H197 [8FE]

Unfair Chinese Automotive Tariff Equalization Act: Kevin L. Kearns, U.S. Business and Industry Council, H1537 [5AP]

Remarks

Animals: tribute to Buck (military working dog), H1297 [29MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1099 [16MR]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (H. Res. 881), H4785 [28JN]

Committees of the House: establish select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts relative to the war on terrorism and hurricane relief, H1099 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4294 [20JN]

———prohibit funding for waiver or modification of certain National Security Personnel System regulations declared illegal, H4294 [20JN]

———protect right of military chaplains to pray according to their own beliefs, H242 [14FE]

Farmville, NC: tribute to Farmville Central High School baseball team, E181 [17FE]

Greenville, NC: tribute to Junius H. Rose High School football team, E177 [17FE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H4909 [29JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H4909 [29JN]

Motor vehicles: prohibit importation from the People's Republic of China until tariffs imposed on U.S. vehicles imported into China are equal to duties applied to Chinese vehicles (H.R. 4808), H602 [7MR], H758 [8MR], H1167 [28MR], H1537 [5AP]

Pantano, Ilario: dismissal of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents, H4533 [26JN]

Romania: U.S. policy, E335 [9MR]

Stertzbach, Jonathan: condemn removal as an Army chaplain, H196 [8FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H152 [1FE], H221 [8FE], H270 [14FE], H628 [7MR], H864 [9MR], H1193 [28MR], H1387 [30MR], H1849 [26AP], H2171 [4MY], H2581 [11MY], H3420 [6JN], H3493 [7JN], H3722 [9JN], H4187 [16JN], H4517 [22JN], H4955 [10JY]

Tributes

Aycock, James, E1108 [9JN]