SNYDER, VIC (a Representative from Arkansas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5244 [16MY]

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H5931 [5JN]

Conferee: H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air Force: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 207), H10319 [7SE]

Akron, OH: anniversary of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6578 [15JN]

Alaska: tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (see H. Con. Res. 240), H15318 [11DE]

Animals: ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H3017 [23MR]

Antitrust policy: provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see H.R. 1650), H4754 [9MY]

Armed Forces: 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), H2619 [15MR]

———increase basic pay (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6182 [7JN]

———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), H13861 [13NO]

———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]

———tribute to Marines of Company M (``Mike Company'') of the 3d Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division (see H. Res. 541), H7984 [17JY]

Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]

Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]

Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H7656 [11JY]

Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see H.R. 1771), H3357 [29MR]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11490 [10OC]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H11171 [2OC]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H11070 [1OC]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 44), H7491 [10JY]

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

Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries: establish (see H.R. 3558), H10757 [24SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H6404 [13JN]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H6009 [5JN]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 1004), H10370 [14SE]

———prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2842), H7983 [17JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H2401 [9MR]

Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H1897 [16FE]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7340 [27JN]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H16834 [18DE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6660 [18JN]

Colleges and universities: increase limitations on Federal insurance for bonds issued by designated bonding authority for historically Black colleges and universities capital financing (see H.R. 4154), H13858 [13NO]

Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery: establish (see H.R. 2522), H14084 [15NO]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 369), H341 [10JA]

Corps of Engineers: establish, modify, charge, and collect recreation fees at lands and waters administered by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 4304), H14492 (see H.R. 4304), H15206 [6DE]

Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H10696 [20SE]

Crime: establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist registries and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a national arsonist registry and notification program (see H.R. 1759), H7203 [26JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H4209 [30AP]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]

Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 2819), H6955 [21JN]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H941 [24JA]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9468 (see H.R. 1154), H9545 [1AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 2165), H6111 [6JN]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1440), H9468 (see H.R. 1440), H9545 [1AU]

———improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 405), H14157 [4DE]

———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H11395 [9OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow filing of orphan petitions by individuals for at least two years after approval of advanced processing application (see H.R. 628), H1153 [31JA]

Dept. of Justice: safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 2941), H7432 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 359), H1153 [31JA]

———conduct special resources study of the ``Ox-Bow Route'' of the Butterfield Overland Trail (see H.R. 1266), H2118 [1MR]

———provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3111), H8185 [19JY]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating Wolf House in Norfolk, AR, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 442), H3399 [16AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H8186 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H13205 [6NO]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H4912 [10MY]

———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 2634), H11847 [22OC]

Diseases: establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1713), H10157 [5SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H7982 [17JY]

———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H9468 (see H.R. 2353), H9545 [1AU]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H3778 [23AP]

———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H11070 [1OC]

———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 288), H3362 [29MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H514 [12JA]

Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 406), H6662 [18JN]

———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]

Families and domestic relations: enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome (see H.R. 2052), H8821 [27JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H6008 [5JN]

Floyd Spence National Cemetery, Fort Jackson, SC: designate (see H.R. 4171), H13859 [13NO]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]

Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 2779), H10626 [19SE]

George Howard, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Pine Bluff, AR: designate (see H.R. 2011), H4050 [24AP]

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), H3400 [16AP]

———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H7070 [25JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H6577 [15JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate critical shortages of physicians in the fields of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, general surgery, and obstetrics-gynecology (see H.R. 2584), H8835 (see H.R. 2584), H9053 [30JY]

———establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 2583), H8835 (see H.R. 2583), H9053 [30JY]

———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H14084 [15NO]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1424 [9FE]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 5), H573 [16JA]

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]

Hot Springs National Park: anniversary (see H. Res. 138), H1344 [7FE]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 24), H120 [5JA]

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]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H11847 [22OC]

Insects: authorize resources for sustained research and analysis for colony collapse disorder affecting beehives or bee colonies (see H.R. 1709), H8743 [26JY]

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), H6007 [5JN]

———provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H7203 [26JN]

———require coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 2820), H10018 [4AU]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H1897 [16FE]

Iraq: provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H7657 [11JY]

Japan: recognize security alliance with the U.S. and express appreciation for role in enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in the global war against terrorism (see H. Res. 508), H8122 [18JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 155), H5723 [23MY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1273 [6FE]

Lafayette: tribute (see H. Res. 171), H1790 [15FE]

Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 521), H988 [29JA]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 678), H942 [24JA]

Lea, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H7202 [26JN]

Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8835 (see H.R. 3035), H9053 [30JY]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H. Res. 668), H10696 [20SE]

Malaysia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 518), H8743 [26JY]

Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H13413 [8NO]

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), H10435 [17SE]

———impose a moratorium on certain payment restrictions (see H.R. 4355), H16950 [19DE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H11639 [16OC]

———limit required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads to class II narcotics (see H.R. 3090), H10511 [18SE]

———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), H9711 [3AU]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H15215 [10DE]

Medicare: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H6735 [19JN]

———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see H.R. 2164), H15469 [13DE]

———increase caps on graduate medical education positions for States with a shortage of residents (see H.R. 1093), H6111 [6JN]

———provide a certain limit for the practice expense and the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) (see H.R. 2827), H10696 [20SE]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H3724 [20AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H3476 [17AP]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]

———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1105), H6735 [19JN]

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]

Military Spouse Legacy Association, Inc.: establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor military spouses throughout history (see H.R. 3026), H10018 [4AU]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H6439 (see H.R. 1506), H6476 [14JN]

Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 120), H1152 [31JA]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction archival research database and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 390), H835 [22JA]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H2486 [13MR]

National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness: observance (see H. Con. Res. 102), H7434 [28JN]

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), H4967 [14MY]

National Mall Liberty Fund D.C., Inc.: authorize a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and others that fought for independence during the American Revolution (see H.R. 1693), H4205 [26AP]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 29), H760 [18JA]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1731), H3401 [16AP]

National Women's Friendship Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 205), H10626 [19SE]

National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see H.R. 3357), H12104 [25OC]

National Zoo Keeper Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 509), H6956 [21JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H344 [10JA]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H11847 [22OC]

———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H16951 [19DE]

Navy: anniversary of sailing of ``Great White Fleet'' (see H. Con. Res. 261), H14251 [5DE]

Oregon State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 515), H7983 [17JY]

Ouachita National Forest: anniversary (see H. Res. 390), H4753 [9MY]

Patents: limit damages and other remedies relative to tax planning methods (see H.R. 2365), H8821 [27JY]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H5054 [15MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H790 [19JA]

Power resources: 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]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H6235 [11JN]

Railroads: ensure competition, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes (see H.R. 2125), H4754 [9MY]

Redfield, AR: redesignate Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System as the ``Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam'' (see H.R. 781), H1151 [31JA]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H789 [19JA]

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1469), H3279 [28MR]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for certain disability benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries (see H.R. 685), H6181 [7JN]

———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), H13861 [13NO]

———extend State Children's Health Insurance Program, streamline enrollment under that program and Medicaid, and provide a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage (see H.R. 2147), H4485 [3MY]

Special Envoy for Middle East Peace: appoint (see H. Res. 143), H1415 [8FE]

Taxation: 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), H3363 [29MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H10245 [6SE]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 2578), H11548 [15OC]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H5928 [24MY]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H10245 [6SE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H2485 [13MR]

———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 1772), H6439 (see H.R. 1772), H6476 [14JN]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H8397 [24JY]

Veterans: tribute to soldiers that served the top secret units for the U.S. Military Intelligence Service under the project name ``Post Office Box 1142'' (see H. Res. 753), H13861 [13NO]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 663), H10625 [19SE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]

Voitier, Doris: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 251), H5294 [16MY]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 630), H10757 [24SE]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 1286), H2119 [1MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2236), H11934 [23OC]

World War II: honor the service and sacrifice of glider pilots (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2401 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H2620 [15MR]

York: recognize and honor role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (see H. Res. 151), H4488 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: provide for restoration of judicial survivors' annuities for certain widows and widowers whose benefits were terminated on account of remarriage upon dissolution of the remarriage (see H.R. 3086), H8120 [18JY]

———provide for the payment of certain annuities to survivors of judicial officials (see H.R. 1101), H1789 [15FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H1789 [15FE] (see H.R. 1641), H2955 [22MR]

Ruth, Kimberly: relief (see H.R. 3092), H8121 [18JY]

Scipio A. Jones Post Office Building, Little Rock, AR: designate (see H.R. 433), H513 [12JA]

University of Central Arkansas: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H5724 [23MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H11641 [17OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1803 [16FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5131 [16MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), conference report, H15345 [12DE]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary, H11620 [16OC]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, H11620 [16OC], H12209 [30OC], H15321 [12DE]

Richard Sheppard Arnold U.S. Courthouse, Little Rock, AR: dedication, H10944 [27SE]

Scipio A. Jones Post Office Building, Little Rock, AR: designate (H.R. 433), H1176 [5FE]

University of Central Arkansas: anniversary (H. Res. 436), H7624 [11JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1207 [5FE], H11636 [16OC], H12019 [24OC], H12235 [30OC], H15462 [13DE]

Tributes

Broyles, Frank, H16838 [19DE]

Edelstein, Mike, H5980 [5JN]

Gaines-Cirelli, Ginger, H11641 [17OC]