DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)
Articles and editorials
Familiar Pair at Church Street UMC To Retire, John Shearer, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E1243
50 Years and Still on the Job, Sam Venable, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E1479
Lois Kilgore Kelly—A Century of Service, Robert J. Booker, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E240
Missing Marvin, Knoxville (KY) Shopper-News, E1583
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alaska: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 127), H871 [12FE]
———tribute to Army National Guard 3d Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (see H. Res. 961), H621 [6FE]
Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H4878 [3JN]
Armed Forces: ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2487 [17AP]
———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 826), H2947 [30AP]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H10132 [26SE]
Army: tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2011 [3AP]
Aviation: establish prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile communications device on commercial airline flights (see H.R. 5788), H2354 [15AP]
Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H1446 [10MR]
Boy Scouts: express condolences to victims and those affected by tornado at Boy Scout camp in Iowa and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting rescue operations (see H. Res. 1283), H5580 [18JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H871 [12FE]
Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1016), H1220 [4MR]
Business and industry: require certain Government contractors and other entities receiving most of their revenue from Federal sources to disclose names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers (see H.R. 3928), H1418 [6MR]
China, People's Republic of: condemn coercive abortion practices by the Communist Party (see H. Res. 705), H2152 [9AP]
Christian Science Monitor: anniversary (see H. Res. 1481), H9084 [23SE]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H995 [14FE]
Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 263), H814 [7FE]
Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (see H. Res. 1356), H7630 [30JY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H1002 [19FE]
Country Music Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 1404), H10845 [19NO]
Courts: provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in U.S. district and circuit courts (see H.R. 6344), H5864 [23JN]
Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H6577 [15JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require construction of fencing and security improvements in the border area from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico (see H.R. 4987), H6674 [16JY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6107), H4833 [22MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6726 [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (see H.R. 6630), H7306 [29JY]
Diseases: provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H4454 [21MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H2760 [24AP]
———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H2070 [8AP]
Elections: provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for the selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 3487), H814 [7FE]
———require Federal election ballots be generally printed only in English and modify requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English (see H.R. 5971), H5730 [19JN]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 89), H5215 [10JN]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 5782), H6577 [15JY]
Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1219), H5046 [5JN]
Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 6404), H6175 [26JN]
Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend contributions to Housing Trust Fund during conservatorship of such enterprises and repay costs of such conservatorship and HOPE for Homeowners loan program (see H.R. 6955), H8476 [18SE]
Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H7166 [24JY]
GSA: enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (see H.R. 5787), H2266 [14AP] (see H.R. 7217), H10641 [29SE]
Health: understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H4832 [22MY]
Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 1287), H6578 [15JY]
Howe, Gordie: tribute (see H. Res. 1064), H7059 [23JY]
India: condemn recent religious violence and call to stop the violence and address its root causes (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10845 [19NO]
Intelligence services: rescind earmarks designated in appropriations authorization legislation (see H.R. 5567), H2151 [9AP]
International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1140), H2658 [23AP]
Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 989), H1973 [2AP]
Iraq: urge President Bush to not commit to any agreement that involves the continued presence of U.S. forces unless it includes a provision requiring Iraqi reimbursement for costs of such presence (see H. Res. 1123), H2486 [17AP]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H4061 [15MY]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 688), H1221 [4MR]
Legislative branch of the Government: prohibit offices from entering into certain contracts with any contractor who does not participate in the employment eligibility verification program (see H.R. 5731), H5730 [19JN]
Medicaid: temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H555 [29JA]
Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3109 [6MY]
MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H1222 [4MR]
National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H4878 [3JN]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1288), H6728 [17JY]
National Carriage Driving Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1128), H3187 [7MY]
National Corvette Day: designate (see H. Res. 970), H3404 [8MY]
National Golf Day: designate (see H. Res. 1115), H2443 [16AP]
National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]
Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 68), H1539 [11MR]
Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H. Res. 1282), H6473 [14JY]
———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H4833 [22MY]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1188 [3MR]
Passports: provide for the security of U.S. passports (see H.R. 5752), H2225 [10AP]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2443 [16AP]
Pensions: suspend minimum distribution requirements for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 7277), H10975 [10DE]
Pickwick Post Office Building, Counce, TN: designate (see H.R. 6197), H8578 [22SE]
Power resources: determine quickest and most responsible way to access and develop oil shale resources and tar sands resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 6211), H5730 [19JN]
———develop energy independence, lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of energy (see H.R. 6207), H5797 [20JN]
———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H6824 [22JY]
———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7809 [1AU]
———repeal certain incentives and subsidies for renewable fuels (see H.R. 5911), H5581 [18JN]
———secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 3089), H3109 [6MY]
Public lands: protect right of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System and National Wildlife Refuges and require hunting activities be a land use in all management plans (see H.R. 5646), H5215 [10JN]
Race Day in America: designate (see H. Res. 931), H480 [28JA]
Railroads: provide competitive development and operation of high-speed rail corridor projects (see H.R. 5644), H1770 [14MR]
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]
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), H622 [6FE]
Social Security: 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), H1002 [19FE]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H479 [28JA]
———allow individuals a credit for health insurance costs and allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments (see H.R. 5923), H10642 [29SE]
———allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns (see H.R. 5783), H2265 [14AP]
———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 6813), H7807 [1AU]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 2205), H2760 [24AP]
———provide a credit for certain home purchases (see H.R. 5565), H2012 [3AP]
———provide a refundable credit against income tax to help individuals with high energy costs (see H.R. 6648), H7307 [29JY]
———provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency (see H.R. 5984), H3185 [7MY]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H1822 [31MR]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 510), H2151 [9AP]
Tornadoes: express condolences to victims in Southeastern States and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting search and rescue operations (see H. Res. 971), H870 [12FE]
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: include new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds (see H.R. 5335), H818 [8FE]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 734), H6734 [21JY]
———issue motor vehicle safety standards for motorcoaches and provide a tax credit for associated expenses incurred by motorcoach operators complying with such standards (see H.R. 4690), H5482 [17JN]
Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H457 [23JA]
TVA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1224), H7630 [30JY]
U.S. Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century: establish (see H.R. 5976), H3778 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Motor vehicles: promote safe operation of 15-passenger vans (see H. Res. 964), H813 [7FE]
U.S. Geological Survey: provide for a national biological data center (see H.R. 7144), H10130 [26SE]
University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 1151), H2759 [24AP]
William C. Tallent Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Knoxville, TN: designate (see H.R. 6996), H9083 [23SE]
Eulogies
Bacon, Walter J. (Bud): by Joseph E. Sutter, E1260
Poems
``One Less Angel Will Cry,'' Julie Rich, E64
Remarks
American Highway Users Alliance: anniversary (H. Res. 772), H367 [22JA]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 496), H6492 [15JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H6389 [10JY]
Army Reserve: anniversary, E1745
Bridges: allow State performance plans to provide for increased inspection of historic bridges rather than rehabilitation or replacement, H7035 [23JY]
———improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (H.R. 3999), H7019, H7023, H7027, H7030, H7033, H7034, H7035, H7036 [23JY]
CFTC: elevate position of Inspector General to a position appointed by the President (H.R. 6406), H9322 [24SE]
Coffman Cove, AK: convey certain Forest Service lands (H.R. 831), H2500 [22AP]
Contracts: practice of defense contractors hiring Pentagon civilian and military retirees, H6389 [10JY]
Dept. of Defense: GAO report on cost overruns in weapons systems, H1873 [1AP]
———procurement, H6389 [10JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), earmark declaration, E2189
Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), consideration (H. Res. 1174), H3122 [7MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserves in Alaska (H.R. 6515), H6691 [17JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (H.R. 6532), H6836 [23JY]
Dept. of Transportation: establish National Tunnel Inspection Program, H7036 [23JY]
———issue a report on the economic impact of bridge closures on regional transportation and transit, H7030 [23JY]
———limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (H.R. 1773), H7915 [9SE]
———prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area unless expressly authorized by Congress (H.R. 6630), H7915, H7917 [9SE]
———require consultation with States prior to establishing a process for assigning risk-based priorities for bridge reconstruction and rehabilitation, H7027 [23JY]
———study risks posed by floods to bridges on Federal-aid highways and other public roads, bridges on Indian reservations, and park bridges located in a 500-year floodplain, H7034 [23JY]
First Lieutenant Noah Harris Ellijay Post Office Building, Ellijay, GA: designate (H.R. 6847), H9324 [24SE]
Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals: anniversary (H. Res. 936), H1456, H1457 [11MR]
GAO: conduct a study on the causes of bridge construction and rehabilitation delays and make recommendations to avoid such delays, H7033 [23JY]
GSA: enhance authorities relative to real property that has yet to be reported excess (H.R. 7217), H10628
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1350), H6691 [17JY]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1763 [14MR], H6204 [8JY]
Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (H.R. 4131), H10143, H10144 [27SE]
Knoxville College: anniversary, E311
Maryville (TN) Daily Times: anniversary, E1868
Monongahela National Forest: designate additional lands as wilderness (H.R. 5151), H2499 [22AP]
Motor vehicles: promote safe operation of 15-passenger vans (H. Res. 964), H2889 [30AP]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1288), H7264 [29JY]
National Crittenton Foundation: anniversary, E645
National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act: prohibit funds from being used to employ illegal aliens, H7035 [23JY]
Oregon: designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and designate segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River as wild or scenic rivers (H.R. 3513), H2497 [22AP]
Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H2272 [15AP], H2495 [22AP]
———gasoline price levels, H4284 [20MY]
Point of order, H9325 [24SE]
Power resources: national energy policy, H6492 [15JY], H7917 [9SE]
———promote coal-to-liquid fuel activities, H6492 [15JY]
———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8221 [16SE]
———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), consideration (H. Res. 1433), H8165 [16SE]
Rich, Julie: March for Life Education and Defense Fund poetry contest participant, E64
Roads and highways: inspect highway tunnels (H.R. 409), H365, H367 [22JA]
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: technical corrections (H.R. 1195), Senate amendment, H2883 [30AP]
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area: rename as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (H.R. 3734), H2500 [22AP]
Terrorism: national security policy, H4288 [20MY]
Timothy J. Russert Highway, Orchard Park, NY: designate (S. 3145), H6488 [15JY]
TVA: anniversary (H. Res. 1224), H10138, H10139 [27SE]
University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 1151), H7270 [29JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1769 [14MR], H1886 [1AP], H4318 [20MY], H6224 [8JY], H6403 [10JY]
Tributes
Bacon, Walter J. (Bud), E1260
Daniel, Charlie, E1479
Everett, Representative, E2180
Fowler, William J., E1243
Hammond, Marvin, E1582
Kelly, Lois Kilgore, E240
Lewis, Representative Ron, E2180
Nutt, Ronald, E715
Strader, Park M., E1263
Walker, David M., H1763 [14MR]
Walsh, Representative, E2180