ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. (a Representative from Alabama)

Appointments

Charlie Norwood funeral attendees, H1782 [15FE]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H2599 [15MR]

Conferee: H.R. 3074, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H13337 [8NO]

———H.R. 3093, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H13388 [8NO]

Jo Ann Davis funeral attendees, H11493 [12OC]

Paul E. Gillmor funeral attendees, H10368 [14SE]

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. 3442), H9708 [3AU]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 618), H5472 [17MY]

American Religious History Week: designate (see H. Res. 888), H16951 [19DE]

Armed Forces: express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see H. Res. 87), H10321 [7SE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H3399 [16AP]

———tribute to Marines of Company M (``Mike Company'') of the 3d Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division (see H. Res. 541), H7776 [12JY]

Border Patrol: request congressional pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean (see H.R. 563), H2821 [21MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H945 [24JA]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use both dynamic and static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 1789), H3358 [29MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: ensure the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' are displayed in the Capitol Visitor Center and allow other exhibits and materials to include religious references (see H.R. 3908), H11935 [23OC]

———provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]

———require the Architect of the Capitol to permit the acknowledgment of God on flag certificates (see H.R. 3779), H11495 [12OC]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 1398), H3724 [20AP]

Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]

Charlie Norwood Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1808), H3359 [29MR]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2134), H4484 [3MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn coercive abortion practices by the Communist Party (see H. Res. 705), H11171 [2OC]

———condemn discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 821), H15415 [12DE]

———endorsement of U.S. citizens' claims for payment by Chinese Government of defaulted Chinese bonds (see H. Con. Res. 160), H11250 [3OC]

Coins: require inscription ``In God We Trust'' to appear on the face of $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 2510), H5923 [24MY]

Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 263), H14083 [15NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5929 [24MY]

Congress: pledge faithful support to members of the Armed Forces serving in harm's way (see H.R. 511), H1344 [7FE]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: establish (see H.R. 4223), H14082 [15NO]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 58), H12156 [29OC]

Courts: establish standards for impeachment of justices and judges (see H.R. 2898), H8821 [27JY]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see H.R. 4041), H12453 [1NO]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H5532 [21MY]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10320 [7SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide cost-share payments in support of on-farm water conservation projects to enhance regional water availability and quality (see H.R. 2088), H4291 [1MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize grants to hire, train, and equip local law enforcement officials on and near the southern border of the U.S., and reimburse overtime costs for such officials (see H.R. 2542), H7340 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 3494), H10435 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior: impose moratorium on approval of new Tribal-State compacts for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (see H.R. 1555), H2620 [15MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see H.R. 2942), H9469 (see H.R. 2942), H9545 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H4294 [1MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13413 [8NO]

Diseases: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H3400 [16AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H2744 [20MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H7657 [11JY]

Economy: increase minimum wage, improve access to health care coverage for employees of small businesses, and provide small business tax incentives (see H.R. 324), H251 [9JA]

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), H2121 [1MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H2621 [15MR]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and honor birthparents who carry out an adoption plan (see H. Con. Res. 239), H12156 [29OC]

———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 474), H6235 [11JN]

———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 268), H3279 [28MR]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H7430 [28JN]

FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H4051 [24AP]

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), H789 [19JA]

Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H6404 [13JN]

Floyd Spence National Cemetery, Fort Jackson, SC: designate (see H.R. 4171), H14085 [15NO]

Foreign trade: provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H5054 [15MY]

Health: 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. 971), H1669 [14FE]

———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (see H.R. 1153), H1894 [16FE]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H5926 [24MY]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]

House Rules: require all committees post recorded votes on their web sites within 48 hours (see H. Res. 231), H6009 [5JN]

———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 786), H13205 [6NO]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1940), H10076 [4SE]

———enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security (see H. Res. 499), H7071 [25JN]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3494), H10435 [17SE]

———prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H13958 [14NO] (see H. Res. 800), H14085 [15NO]

———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 938), H4293 [1MY]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: limit casino expansion (see H.R. 2562), H10511 [18SE]

Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H7070 [25JN]

Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 131), H6009 [5JN]

———congratulate on chairing a U.N. committee for the first time (see H. Res. 624), H10370 [14SE]

Jamestown, VA: anniversary of settlement (see H. Con. Res. 117), H4051 [24AP]

Kennedy, D. James: tribute (see H. Res. 805), H13204 [6NO]

Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H14251 [5DE]

Medicaid: delay requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads (see H.R. 3647), H10755 [24SE]

———ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H8396 [24JY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H4553 [7MY]

———limit required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads to class II narcotics (see H.R. 3090), H8618 [25JY]

———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H4915 [10MY]

Medicare: disapprove rule relative to coverage of the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see H.J. Res. 54), H11495 [12OC]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H8397 [24JY]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H2399 [9MR]

———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see H.R. 2164), H11028 [27SE]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H4914 [10MY]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H2435 [12MR]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H3400 [16AP]

Mexico: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations (see H.R. 1756), H4294 [1MY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H5293 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 3059), H10435 [17SE]

Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1145), H1893 [16FE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H11029 [27SE]

National Seafood Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5725 [23MY]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 442), H5926 [24MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H4292 [1MY]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H11639 [16OC]

Natural gas: end prohibition on production of offshore supplies and dedicate portions of royalties to environmental restoration, renewable energy and carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy assistance (see H.R. 2784), H7783 [13JY]

Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (see H. Res. 777), H12237 [30OC]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging with respect to road transportation fuel or domestic heating fuel during certain abnormal market disruptions (see H.R. 2492), H5923 [24MY]

Radio: nullify Copyright Royalty Board decision increasing royalty rates for webcasters and reform the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to commercial Internet radio royalty arbitrations (see H.R. 2060), H10363 [10SE]

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. 926), H7070 [25JN]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3053), H11639 [16OC]

Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see H.R. 322), H3777 [23AP]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2564), H10696 [20SE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H1152 [31JA]

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. 368), H7776 [12JY]

———extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3584), H10624 [19SE]

———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H11847 [22OC]

———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), H7433 [28JN]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]

Sudan: establish a program to assist Sudanese refugees in the U.S. known as the ``Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan'' to voluntarily return to southern Sudan to assist in reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3054), H7852 [16JY]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 721), H1053 [30JA]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H8743 [26JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H9656 [2AU]

———impose a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes upon exports and authorize compensatory payments to eligible exporters if certain U.S. trade negotiating objectives are not met (see H.R. 2600), H7434 [28JN]

———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1424 [9FE]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 2734), H6438 (see H.R. 2734), H6475 [14JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2682), H6330 [12JN]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1304), H9710 [3AU]

———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H10510 [18SE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1077), H10510 [18SE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H11777 [18OC]

———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H7657 [11JY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose (see H.R. 3818), H11490 [10OC]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1586), H2957 [22MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 510), H670 [17JA]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 191), H9656 [2AU]

Technology: recognize the contribution of modeling and simulation technology to the security and prosperity of the U.S. and recognize modeling and simulation as a National Critical Technology (see H. Res. 487), H7341 [27JN]

Television: empower parents to protect children from increasing depictions of indecent material on television (see H.R. 2738), H6576 [15JN]

Transportation: provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes (see H.R. 3098), H8184 [19JY]

Turkey: condemn recent murders of Christian workers and express support for efforts to investigate and prosecute individuals responsible for the murders under charges of terrorism (see H. Res. 420), H5531 [21MY]

U.N. Human Rights Council: condemn for ignoring several human rights abuses in various countries while including Israel as the only country permanently on the Council's agenda (see H. Res. 557), H8185 [19JY]

Ukraine: elections (see H. Res. 713), H11315 [4OC]

United Kingdom: observe anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade and commend role of William Wilberforce in such abolition (see H. Res. 158), H1897 [16FE]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 320), H4052 [24AP]

Veterans: 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), H6235 [11JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H2744 [20MR]

Vietnam: condemn human rights abuses and remove normal trade relations status unless political and religious prisoners are released and human rights reforms are made (see H. Res. 506), H7012 [22JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: condemn actions resulting in damage (see H. Res. 680), H10901 [25SE]

Voting: require individuals to present a government-issued photo identification to vote in elections for Federal office and require criminal background checks on individuals who tabulate votes (see H.R. 879), H10696 [20SE]

Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see H.R. 2550), H7777 [12JY]

World War II: tribute to 303d Bombardment Group (Heavy) (see H. Res. 604), H10246 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: require Federal or State courts to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce (see H.R. 1979), H3723 [20AP]

Food industry: require tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing or poultry processing facilities and prohibit hiring of any individual with active tuberculosis (see H.R. 4543), H15465 [13DE]

Social Security: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3584), consideration (see H. Res. 748), H11639 [16OC]

Remarks

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H6757 [20JN]

Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1838 [16FE]

Courts: require Federal or State courts to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce (H.R. 1979), H7467 [10JY]

Davis, Jo Ann: tribute (H. Res. 717), H11370 [9OC]

Dept. of Commerce: prohibit funding for National Textile Center, H8632 [26JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding, H6499 [15JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6499 [15JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6897 [21JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H6757 [20JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6897 [21JN]

———modify global gag rule denying U.S. funds to overseas health clinics that use private monies to fund abortions to allow for the provision of contraceptives, H6897 [21JN]

Gillmor, Paul E.: tribute (H. Res. 632), H10124 [5SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H380 [11JA]

National Day of Prayer: observance, H4421 [3MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H8632 [26JY]

Social Security: extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2499), H16852 [19DE]

Textile industry and fabrics: foreign textile transportation enforcement funding, H6499 [15JN]

Votes: position on missed, E160 [19JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H568 [16JA]

Special order: granted, H335 [10JA], H432 [11JA], H12737 [5NO]

Tributes

Aderholt, Robert, H399 [11JA]

Hudgins, Billy F., H7856 [17JY]

Irons, George V., Jr., E1758 [4AU]

Richardson, Lucious C. (Sonny), E604 [21MR]