McINTYRE, MIKE (a Representative from North Carolina)
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H2599 [15MR]
Conferee: H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]
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]
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H2743 [20MR]
Air Force: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 207), H10319 [7SE]
American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H12156 [29OC]
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2341 [8MR]
American Religious History Week: designate (see H. Res. 888), H16834 [18DE]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H11029 [27SE]
Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 718), H3081 [26MR]
———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 588), H2121 [1MR] (see H.R. 1347), H2242 [6MR]
———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (see H.R. 1538), H2672 [19MR]
———increase basic pay (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6957 [21JN]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H887 [23JA]
———provide for certain members of the Selected Reserve to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1211), H1967 [27FE]
———provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 657), H1272 [6FE]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.J. Res. 14), H10320 [7SE]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H14085 [15NO]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2672 [19MR]
———revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or Federal law (see H.R. 869), H1342 [7FE]
———tribute to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and civilians that comprise the special operations forces community (see H. Res. 276), H3184 [27MR] (see H. Res. 305), H3475 [17AP]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H15470 [13DE]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H10245 [6SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H760 [18JA] (see H.J. Res. 45), H6331 [12JN]
———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2685), H6330 [12JN]
Bush, President: urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11027 [27SE]
Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 95), H10246 [6SE]
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: revise boundary (see H.R. 1100), H1789 [15FE]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 1398), H2339 [8MR]
Charles George Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Asheville, NC: designate (see H.R. 2546), H5925 [24MY]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H945 [24JA]
———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2134), H4484 [3MY]
———provide for a child safe viewing area within which covered air carriers shall not display violent in-flight programming (see H.R. 3676), H10939 [26SE]
———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 1120), H2341 [8MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7433 [28JN]
Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure coastal access for commercial and recreational fishermen and other water-dependent businesses (see H.R. 3223), H10246 [6SE]
Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas (see H.R. 1907), H4914 [10MY]
———ensure the continuation and improvement of coastal restoration (see H.R. 1504), H2485 [13MR]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H10626 [19SE]
Communications Act: reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 2054), H6404 [13JN]
Computers: establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety (see H.R. 3461), H12238 [30OC]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H11495 [12OC]
Courts: restore habeas corpus for those detained by the U.S. and repeal prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims (see H.R. 1416), H6181 [7JN]
———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H8821 [27JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H1787 [15FE]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H515 [12JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 1649), H4205 [26AP]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction and family housing projects (see H.R. 22), H343 [10JA]
———prohibit sale of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft (see H.R. 1441), H2571 [14MR]
Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 701), H986 [29JA]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H5622 [22MY]
Dept. of Energy: provide grants for research, development, and demonstration projects on cellulosic ethanol and construct infrastructure to enable retail gas stations to dispense cellulosic ethanol (see H.R. 395), H945 [24JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4204 [26AP]
———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1440), H4176 [25AP]
———establish and maintain a National Amniotic and Placental Stem Cell Bank (see H.R. 1892), H3474 [17AP]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2341 [8MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 917), H1413 [8FE]
Dept. of Justice: clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 545), H988 [29JA]
———provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs (see H.R. 4134), H13522 [9NO]
———provide grants for Internet safety education programs (see H.R. 3577), H10510 [18SE]
———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see H.R. 719), H3695 [19AP]
———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 3494), H10626 [19SE]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H10017 [4AU]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H11028 [27SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to reduce the backlog of pending claims for benefits (see H.R. 1435), H4753 [9MY]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
———establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H7071 [25JN]
———improve pension program (see H.R. 1272), H4293 [1MY]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H4417 [2MY]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 463), H3476 [17AP]
Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H4176 [25AP]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H5472 [17MY]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H1788 [15FE]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H7012 [22JN]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H5054 [15MY]
———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H4915 [10MY]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H7012 [22JN]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H5928 [24MY]
Dock M. Brown Post Office Building, Weldon, NC: designate (see H.R. 4210), H14081 [15NO]
Dr. Clifford Bell Jones, Sr., Post Office, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (see H.R. 3468), H10017 [4AU]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H5929 [24MY]
Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1828), H3360 [29MR]
———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 1779), H4294 [1MY]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H4176 [25AP]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2373), H10320 [7SE]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H10435 [17SE]
———provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2903), H7430 [28JN]
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), H10245 [6SE]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H10017 [4AU]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H1892 [16FE]
FCC: report on measures being taken to inform the public of the transition to digital format television broadcasting (see H.R. 2917), H7431 [28JN]
———require enforcement of regulations on the broadcast of indecent programming and maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent (see H.R. 3559), H10509 [18SE]
Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 3246), H10320 [7SE]
Federal employees: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H7011 [22JN]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H5054 [15MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2537), H6957 [21JN]
———reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 723), H2165 [5MR]
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), H2165 [5MR]
Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 73), H1471 [12FE]
Fish and fishing: extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 4087), H15414 [12DE]
Food: ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see H.R. 3077), H10320 [7SE]
Food industry: enhance State inspection of meat and poultry (see H.R. 2315), H5929 [24MY]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H11250 [3OC]
Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 2779), H10434 [17SE]
FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 1008), H1563 [13FE]
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1091), H12155 [29OC]
Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H10320 [7SE]
———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), H2243 [6MR]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H3476 [17AP]
———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H4175 [25AP]
———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H13861 [13NO]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H1211 [5FE]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H6180 [7JN]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see H.R. 4139), H16950 [19DE]
History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (see H.R. 3981), H14158 [4DE]
House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 6), H10940 [26SE]
House Rules: strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 484), H6331 [12JN]
Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 691), H11027 [27SE]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9711 [3AU]
Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3494), H10626 [19SE]
———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 1355), H2242 [6MR]
———prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H13958 [14NO]
———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H13203 [6NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 526), H671 [17JA]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 758), H1150 [31JA]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H2570 [14MR]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H2672 [19MR]
Iraq: provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H944 [24JA]
J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Elizabeth City, NC: designate (see H.R. 1138), H1893 [16FE]
John Henry Wooten, Sr., Post Office Building, Goldsboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3803), H11489 [10OC]
Johns Hopkins University: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 536), H12740 [5NO]
Judge Richard B. Allsbrook Post Office, Roanoke Rapids, NC: designate (see H.R. 4211), H14081 [15NO]
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H835 [22JA]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H14251 [5DE]
Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H6578 [15JN]
Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H13297 [7NO]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Medicaid: 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), H12385 [31OC]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H4205 [26AP]
———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), H5928 [24MY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H2620 [15MR]
———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), H12021 [24OC]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H8121 [18JY]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H5293 [16MY]
———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 1177), H4487 [3MY]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H8121 [18JY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 2860), H7201 [26JN]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H14158 [4DE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H5927 [24MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H2243 [6MR]
———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), H3081 [26MR]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H8186 [19JY]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H2672 [19MR]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests (see H.R. 1730), H3277 [28MR]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
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), H5621 [22MY]
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), H4417 [2MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles (see H.R. 2927), H8398 [24JY]
———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H7491 [10JY]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2303 [7MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H12156 [29OC]
National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H3081 [26MR]
National Health Information Technology Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 149), H5291 [16MY]
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 402), H5053 [15MY]
National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 2407), H5531 [21MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H3363 [29MR]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H987 [29JA]
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish (see H.R. 2342), H5290 [16MY]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 138), H4968 [14MY]
National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3017 [23MR]
National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 537), H7656 [11JY]
National Seafood Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 125), H11848 [22OC]
National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see H. Res. 770), H12385 [31OC]
National Watermelon Month: designate (see H. Res. 578), H11729 [17OC]
National Zoo Keeper Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 509), H7983 [17JY]
NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (see H.R. 1834), H3360 [29MR]
NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2121 [1MR]
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] (see H. Res. 787), H13206 [6NO]
Parsons, Benny: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H988 [29JA]
Perquimans River: designate river and tributaries for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3139), H8821 [27JY]
Philip A. Baddour, Sr., Post Office, Goldsboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 3382), H9705 [3AU]
Pisgah National Forest: adjust boundaries in McDowell County, NC (see H.R. 4155), H14085 [15NO]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H10363 [10SE]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 25), H790 [19JA]
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), H6236 [11JN]
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), H1897 [16FE]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 901), H1969 [27FE]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2564), H6006 [5JN]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H4915 [10MY]
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), H1211 [5FE]
———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), H11250 [3OC]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H10511 [18SE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H1896 [16FE]
———require an employer to take action after learning that an individual's account number does not match the individual's name (see H.R. 138), H10756 [24SE]
Special days and holidays: recognize importance of Christmas and the Christian faith (see H. Res. 847), H14494 (see H. Res. 847), H15208 [6DE]
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H4487 [3MY]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H5053 [15MY]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 721), H1273 [6FE]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H6439 (see H.R. 1937), H6476 [14JN]
———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 898), H4176 [25AP]
———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see H.R. 1818), H3359 [29MR]
———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. 1110), H8821 [27JY]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H1414 [8FE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4057), H12454 [1NO]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H7433 [28JN]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H8187 [19JY]
———increase and extend certain renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (see H.R. 3807), H12456 [1NO]
———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H8618 [25JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H11934 [23OC]
———modify and make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense (see H.R. 3951), H12385 [31OC]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H2122 [1MR]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H13861 [13NO]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H5533 [21MY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H2121 [1MR]
———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 1814), H3359 [29MR]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H6577 [15JN]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 510), H670 [17JA]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H3278 [28MR]
———treat certain amounts paid for exercise equipment and physical fitness programs as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 245), H6956 [21JN]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H945 [24JA]
Television: empower parents to protect children from increasing depictions of indecent material on television (see H.R. 2738), H9657 [2AU]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H11495 [12OC]
Trade Act: amend relative to the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (see H.R. 1729), H3277 [28MR]
Ukraine: elections (see H. Res. 713), H14158 [4DE]
———urge parties of current political crisis to act responsibly and use dialogue to resolve crisis and ensure a free and transparent democratic system (see H. Con. Res. 115), H4294 [1MY]
United Kingdom: express gratitude to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh for State Visit and reaffirm friendship that exists between the U.S. and the United Kingdom (see H. Res. 412), H5533 [21MY]
———observe anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade and commend role of William Wilberforce in such abolition (see H. Res. 158), H1564 [13FE]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 278), H121 [5JA]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H7982 [17JY]
———expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 358), H2486 [13MR]
———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), H886 [23JA]
———extend eligibility for combat-related special compensation paid to certain uniformed services retirees that are retired with fewer than twenty years of creditable service (see H.R. 89), H886 [23JA]
———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H5924 [24MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 630), H10511 [18SE]
Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see H.R. 2550), H10157 [5SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 40), H4295 [1MY]
———establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3192), H8741 [26JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Corps of Engineers: provide beach nourishment for a water resources development project (see H.R. 68), H112 [5JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs (see H.R. 67), H112 [5JA]
Families and domestic relations: 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), H3080 [26MR]
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), H112 [5JA]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and requirement for reconsideration between benefit entitlement decision and hearing (see H.R. 69), H112 [5JA]
SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 66), H112 [5JA]
Tariff: soups and broths from France and Germany (see H.R. 4676), H15468 [13DE]
Treaties and agreements: enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 3684), H11026 [27SE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H15211 [10DE]
Histories
Relationship between Lafayette and Fayetteville, NC, E1631
Letters
Lumbee Recognition Act: James B. Hunt, Jr., H6154 [7JN]
———James G. Martin, H6153 [7JN]
———Michael F. Easley, Governor of North Carolina, H6153 [7JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H15212 [10DE]
Poems
``You Pulled Us Up,'' Albert C. Caswell, E1349
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8691 [26JY]
———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, H11920 [23OC]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1560 [13FE]
———tribute to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and civilians that comprise the special operations forces community (H. Res. 305), H3498
Budget: balance, H12223 [30OC]
———pay-as-you-go requirement, H12223 [30OC]
Campbell Soup Co.: anniversary of Maxton, NC, manufacturing facility, E1985
Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate, E1900
Clinton, NC: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, E1983
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1579
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs (H.R. 67), H5658 [23MY]
Families and domestic relations: 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 (H. Res. 474), H6253 [12JN]
Fayetteville, NC: tribute to celebration of anniversary of birth of Lafayette, E1631
Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (H.R. 3246), H10383
Foreign policy: encourage Federal, State, and municipal governments, universities, companies, and other U.S. institutions, and all Americans to divest from companies that do business with Sudan, E1365
Foreign trade: reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), H12330 [31OC]
Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 1355), H2169 [6MR]
National Bible Week: observance, H12483 [5NO]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (H.R. 65), H6153, H6154, H6157, H6158 [7JN]
———acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (H.R. 65), consideration (H. Res. 465), H6145, H6148 [7JN]
Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (H. Res. 787), H12765 [6NO]
Sudan: provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region, E1365
Trade Act: amend relative to the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (H.R. 1729), H12330 [31OC]
Votes: position on missed, H8160
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6826 [20JN], H12737 [5NO]
Tributes
Allen, Ronald P., Jr., E2208
Astle, Rick, H4419 [3MY]
Carter, W. Horace, H6810 [20JN], E1353
Herndon, Luther W. (Bill), E2432
Mozingo, Joshua R., E442
Nye, Edd, E142
Pearson, Tina, E1349
Washington, Dorothy, E1606