BROWN, HENRY E., JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H4498 [10JY]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 2763), H1769 [30AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———index for inflation the amount of death gratuity paid upon death during active duty (see H.R. 3972), H3775 [20JN]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2356 [9MY]
Bankruptcy: establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the U.S. by licensed customs brokers (see H.R. 2569), H6777 [26SE]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H3514 [12JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1200 [10AP]
Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintenance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H228 [7FE]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7895 [10OC]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H141 [5FE]
Children and youth: protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 4667), H7738 [9OC]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 190), H3562 [13JN]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H5790 [25JY]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 539), H6418 [19SE]
Computers: penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children (see H.R. 4658), H2472 [14MY]
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H524 [14FE]
———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 5064), H4767 [16JY]
Crime: prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 4623), H2945 [22MY]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5034), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate quota and price support programs for tobacco, compensate quota holders and producers for lost value, and establish an advisory board to assess characteristics of domestic and imported tobacco (see H.R. 3940), H1675 [25AP]
———take actions to promptly address the risk of fire and insect infestation on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 5214), H6230 [11SE]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H1284 [11AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (see H.R. 4830), H3036 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6693 [25SE]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4873 [17JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (see H. Con. Res. 312), H141 [5FE]
———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]
———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H651 [28FE]
Economy: recognize importance of surface transportation infrastructure and contributions of trucking, rail, and passenger transit industries to economic well being of the U.S. (see H. Res. 567), H6926 [1OC]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H1090 [20MR]
Families and domestic relations: importance of prenatal care for women and children (see H. Res. 346), H367 [13FE]
Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H1289 [15AP]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: exert best efforts to avert Major League Baseball strike, lockout, or any coercive conduct that interferes with playing of games (see H. Con. Res. 444), H4872 [17JY]
First Tee (organization): tribute to programs that provide young people an opportunity to develop through golf and character education (see H. Res. 448), H4575 [12JY]
Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (see H.R. 5361), H6171 [10SE]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H1201 [10AP]
Forests: authorize Regional Foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects from laws that give rise to legal action that delay or prevent such projects (see H.R. 5309), H7172 [7OC]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2472 [14MY]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3230 [5JN]
Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4043), H6129 [9SE]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to loss of nationality for treason or terrorism against the U.S. (see H.R. 5440), H6558 [24SE]
Iran: human rights violations (see H. Res. 505), H6983 [2OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H524 [14FE]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H833 [12MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H1155 [9AP]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H1201 [10AP]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H833 [12MR]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1090 [20MR]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H1155 [9AP]
Palmer, Arnold: tribute (see H. Res. 534), H7304 [8OC]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 540), H6419 [19SE]
Pipelines: improve safey (see H.R. 3609), H2101 [2MY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Con. Res. 430), H4069 [26JN] (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
———constitutional amendment on recitation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4351 [8JY]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H6983 [2OC]
Public lands: provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3808), H3514 [12JN]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 525), H6303 [17SE]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]
Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H780 [7MR]
Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 3805), H633 [27FE]
Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H1201 [10AP]
Small business: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought (see H.R. 5197), H6130 [9SE]
Social Security: create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (see H.R. 3497), H3825 [21JN]
———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3135), H1410 [17AP]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H1090 [20MR]
States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H1770 [30AP]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H2735 [21MY]
Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H3928 [25JN]
———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 4950), H4932 [18JY]
———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 5323), H6560 [24SE]
———extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of workers in rural areas (see H.R. 3773), H523 [14FE]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———permit additional advanced refunding of tax-exempt bonds issued for the purchase or maintenance of assets used to generate, transmit, or distribute electricity (see H.R. 4121), H1153 [9AP]
———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1368), H6060 [4SE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1284 [11AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2735 [21MY]
———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H5194 [23JY]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H6061 [4SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H634 [27FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
United Kingdom: express appreciation for loyal support and leadership of Great Britain Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in war on terrorism and reaffirm relationship with Great Britain (see H. Res. 549), H6927 [1OC]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———tribute to American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., the service flag, and the service lapel button (see H. Con. Res. 301), H1202 [10AP]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6420 [19SE]
Woods, Tiger: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H7304 [8OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 362), H1089 [20MR]
Pornography: constitutional amendment on real and virtual child pornography (see H.J. Res. 106), H4872 [17JY]
Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 5509), H6926 [1OC]
Tariff: acetanisole (anisyl methyl ketone) (see H.R. 3866), H736 [6MR]
———agrumex (o-t-butyl cyclohexanol) (see H.R. 3865), H736 [6MR]
———allinat (allyl isosulfocyanate) (see H.R. 3870), H736 [6MR]
———allyl cyclo hexyl propionate (allyl hexahydro phenylpropionate) (see H.R. 3859), H736 [6MR]
———benzyl acetone (methyl-phenylethyl ketone) (see H.R. 3863), H736 [6MR]
———benzyl cinnamate (benzyl beta phenylacrylate) (see H.R. 3874), H736 [6MR]
———frescolate (5-methyl-2-(methylethyl)cyclohexyl alpha-hydroxypropanoate) (see H.R. 3871), H736 [6MR]
———globanone (cyclohexadec-8-en-1-one) (CHD) (see H.R. 3864), H736 [6MR]
———majantol (2,2-dimethyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)proponal) (see H.R. 3868), H736 [6MR]
———methyl acetophenone-para (melilot) (see H.R. 3867), H736 [6MR]
———methyl cinnamate (methyl-3-phenylpropenoate) (see H.R. 3860), H736 [6MR]
———neoheliopan hydro (2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid) (see H.R. 3861), H736 [6MR]
———neoheliopan MA (menthyl anthranilate) (see H.R. 3869), H736 [6MR]
———phenyl propyl alcohol (benxyl ethyl alcohol) (see H.R. 3873), H736 [6MR]
———sodium methylate powder (Na methylate powder) (see H.R. 3862), H736 [6MR]
———thymol (alpha-cymophenol) (see H.R. 3872), H736 [6MR]
———trimethyl cyclo hexanol (1-methyl-3,3-dimethylcyclohexanol-5) (see H.R. 3875), H736 [6MR]
Poems
``First Place in the Heart,'' June L. McNeely, E1046
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7389 [9OC]
Awendaw, SC: anniversary, E1382
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1421 [18AP]
Loris, SC: anniversary, E1276
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4090), H1162 [10AP], H1394 [17AP]
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 390), H1421 [18AP]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3209 [5JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1666
Votes: position on missed, H4154
Tributes
Floyd, Wanda, E1566
Hawk, Nancy Dinwiddie, E1457
Johnson, Kenneth, H4359