KINGSTON, JACK (a Representative from Georgia)
Articles and editorials
Five Minutes With Rosemary Mucklow, Ret., National Meat Association, Chuck Jolley, Cattle Network (Internet site), H925 [13FE]
Hero on the Baseball and Battle Fields, Nathan Dominitz, Savannah (GA) Morning News, E761
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 32), H871 [12FE]
American Religious History Week: designate (see H. Res. 888), H1703 [13MR]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H3776 [13MY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: transfer certain lands to Alaska to expedite development of oil, natural gas, and other resources (see H.R. 6579), H7057 [23JY]
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), H2442 [16AP]
———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel (see H.R. 6070), H4060 [15MY]
———improve educational assistance for members and veterans to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5944), H4454 [21MY]
———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), H10300 [27SE]
Berkeley, CA: condemn resolution impugning integrity of the Marine Corps, rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities, and commend the service and efforts of Marine Corps members (see H. Res. 958), H815 [7FE]
Border Patrol: request Presidential commute of sentences for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean to time served (see H. Con. Res. 267), H457 [23JA]
Boy Scouts: 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]
Children and youth: support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H8276 [16SE]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H25 [15JA]
Clean Air Act: exempt greenhouse gases (see H.R. 6666), H7628 [30JY]
Colorado: express condolences to victims and community impacted by church shootings (see H. Res. 886), H295 [16JA]
Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (see H. Res. 1356), H6727 [17JY]
Contracts: extend requirement for certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 5596), H2443 [16AP]
Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets (see H. Res. 995), H1031 [25FE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: tribute (see H. Res. 1416), H8128 [15SE]
Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 6219), H5730 [19JN]
Dept. of Justice: require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H2854 [29AP]
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), H4878 [3JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5229), H620 [6FE]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H7058 [23JY]
Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr., Post Office Building, Albany, GA: designate (see H.R. 6859), H8018 [10SE]
Economy: suspend capital gains tax, schedule government-sponsored enterprises for privatization, repeal Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act, and suspend mark-to-market accounting requirements (see H.R. 7223), H10641 [29SE]
Elections: 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), H3886 [14MY]
English language: declare as national language of U.S. (see H.R. 5759), H2223 [10AP]
———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), H6472 [14JY]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: correct definition of willful noncompliance relative to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before a certain date (see H.R. 4008), H1446 [10MR]
FDIC: create a net worth certificate program (see H.R. 7226), H10641 [29SE]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 5794), H2354 [15AP]
———require the President to submit recommendations and propose legislation to modernize, consolidate, and when necessary, terminate programs, agencies, and activities (see H.R. 6638), H7809 [1AU]
Federal Agency Program Realignment and Closure Commission: establish (see H.R. 7071), H9972 [25SE]
First Lieutenant Noah Harris Ellijay Post Office Building, Ellijay, GA: designate (see H.R. 6847), H7955 [9SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit funding for U.N. Durban Review Conference or any planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting to the Durban I Conference in Durban, South Africa (see H.R. 5847), H3020 [1MY]
FTC: explicitly prohibit the sending of text messages containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 5769), H2223 [10AP]
Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (see H.R. 6085), H5045 [5JN]
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), H9974 [25SE]
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), H2553 [22AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5955), H4061 [15MY]
House Ethics Commission: establish (see H. Res. 1018), H1220 [4MR]
House of Representatives: prohibit adjournment until approval of a bill to establish a comprehensive national energy plan addressing energy conservation and expansion of renewable and conventional energy sources (see H. Res. 1391), H7629 [30JY]
House Rules: repeal ``Gephardt rule'' and require recorded votes on measures that increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 1027), H1417 [6MR]
———require officers and employees of the House to read the Constitution (see H. Res. 1450), H8396 [17SE]
Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H558 [29JA]
———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H2443 [16AP]
Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H6408 [10JY]
Iraq: support idea that coalition victory is possible (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1538 [11MR]
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: provide for specified civil penalties for violations (see H.R. 5775), H3886 [14MY]
Law enforcement: reform the ATF, modernize firearms laws and regulations, and protect the community from criminals (see H.R. 4900), H2487 [17AP]
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), H2443 [16AP]
Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H995 [14FE]
Medicaid: require asset verification through access to information held by financial institutions to reduce fraud and abuse (see H.R. 5757), H2443 [16AP]
Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1113), H2761 [24AP]
Motor vehicles: require a large majority of automobiles manufactured or sold in the U.S. to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol or methanol, or biodiesel (see H.R. 6559), H6824 [22JY]
National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1114), H2761 [24AP]
National Carriage Driving Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1128), H3187 [7MY]
National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 994), H1540 [11MR]
National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]
National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H3886 [14MY]
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8478 [18SE]
Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H7789 [31JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 6108), H4453 [21MY]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H2947 [30AP]
Pensions: provide for a qualified Roth contribution program under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 5797), H6825 [22JY]
Petraeus, David H.: tribute (see H. Res. 1427), H8277 [16SE]
Power resources: develop energy independence, lower gas prices, and open reliable national sources of energy (see H.R. 6207), H6177 [26JN]
———establish procedures for causes and claims relative to leasing of Federal lands for exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy (see H.R. 7124), H10130 [26SE]
———expedite exploration and development of oil and gas from Federal lands (see H.R. 6379), H7629 [30JY]
———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 6566), H7956 [9SE]
———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7785 [31JY]
———terminate or suspend Federal restrictions on exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale and facilitate construction of new oil refineries (see H.R. 6463), H6405 [10JY] (see H.R. 6717), H7785 [31JY]
Private Johnathon Millican Lula Post Office, Lula, GA: designate (see H.R. 3532), H350 [17JA]
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), H2356 [15AP]
Race Day in America: designate (see H. Res. 931), H480 [28JA]
Reagan, Ronald: anniversary of Strategic Defense Initiative speech (see H. Res. 1057), H1771 [14MR]
Real estate: prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (see H.R. 6219), H5730 [19JN]
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 5235), H6342 [9JY]
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: rescind certain earmark projects to eliminate shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6534), H7789 [31JY]
Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 6453), H6405 [10JY]
Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Officer Building, Bremen, GA: designate (see H.R. 6092), H4454 [21MY]
Sgt. Jason Harkins Post Office Building, Cleveland, GA: designate (see H.R. 3936), H350 [17JA]
Social Security: place a general eligibility ceiling of the poverty level on gross income for eligibility for benefits under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5961), H3050 [5MY]
Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (see H. Res. 1043), H1618 [12MR]
Taxation: 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), H2852 [29AP]
———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 6813), H7807 [1AU]
———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 6348), H6177 [26JN]
———improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts (see H.R. 3234), H1445 [10MR]
———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), H4454 [21MY]
———provide permanent incentives for economic growth (see H.R. 5109), H1188 [3MR]
———provide permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations (see H.R. 5908), H2948 [30AP]
———reduce corporate marginal income tax rates (see H.R. 4995), H294 [16JA]
———repeal withholding of income and Social Security taxes (see H.R. 5175), H555 [29JA]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 510), H2151 [9AP]
U.S. Housing Act: reform rental assistance program under section 8 (see H.R. 5490), H1703 [13MR]
Venezuela: condemn actions and statements of President Hugo Chavez supporting terrorism and terrorists organizations (see H. Res. 965), H813 [7FE]
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), H7058 [23JY]
Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building, Sparta, GA: designate (see H.R. 6956), H8476 [18SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (H. Con. Res. 263), consideration (see H. Res. 967), H813 [7FE]
Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 6404), H6175 [26JN]
Biographies
Mucklow, Rosemary, H924 [13FE]
Motions
House of Representatives: adjournment, H3149 [7MY]
Remarks
Appropriations: impose moratorium on earmarks, H1657 [13MR]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3947 [15MY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H4882 [4JN], H5222 [11JN]
Armstrong Atlantic State University: tribute to men's and women's tennis teams, E1650
Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H1949 [2AP]
———comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, H1949 [2AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1657 [13MR], H1949 [2AP]
Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 5540), consideration (H. Res. 1233), H4983, H4985 [5JN]
Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (H. Con. Res. 263), H1657 [13MR]
Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1657 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), earmark declaration, E1955
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), earmark declaration, E992
———making emergency supplemental appropriations, H3116, H3125, H3126 [7MY]
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), H3125, H3126 [7MY]
Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 5522), H2912 [30AP]
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]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), earmark declaration, E1767
Foreign countries: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, H1949 [2AP]
Georgia: tribute to National FFA Organization national award recipients, E2310
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), consideration (H. Res. 956), H635 [7FE]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 1350), H6691 [17JY]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4983, H4985 [5JN], H5175 [10JN]
Point of order, H3149 [7MY]
Power resources: national energy policy, H4882 [4JN], H4983, H4985 [5JN], H5175 [10JN], H6480 [15JY]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (H.R. 670), H6084 [25JN]
Savannah, GA: tribute to Savannah Drama Club, E2183
University of Georgia: anniversary of Conner Hall, E1202
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H867 [12FE]
Tributes
Foss, Elliott L., H1891 [2AP]
Mucklow, Rosemary, H924 [13FE]