McINTYRE, MIKE (a Representative from North Carolina)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H8023 [16OC]
———provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 5310), H6419 [19SE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 2020), H6983 [2OC]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H3453 [11JN]
———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 4676), H8546 [12NO]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H932 [14MR]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1284 [11AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6304 [17SE]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H8023 [16OC]
———establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 3833), H2164 [7MY]
Corps of Engineers: make beneficial use of dredged material for shoreline protection and restoration (see H.R. 5137), H4766 [16JY]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H688 [5MR]
Dept. of Defense: enforce civilian orders of protection on military installations (see H.R. 5590), H7737 [9OC]
———prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 5421), H9128 [22NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6926 [1OC]
Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 3592), H4498 [10JY]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H6061 [4SE]
Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 441), H3453 [11JN]
FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H6129 [9SE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6693 [25SE]
———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), H8045 [28OC]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H8546 [12NO]
Foreign trade: respond to serious injury currently being experienced by the U.S. textile and apparel industry (see H.J. Res. 105), H4553 [11JY]
Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H4351 [8JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H4574 [12JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H737 [6MR]
Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4858), H3160 [4JN]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H6303 [17SE]
———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H3230 [5JN]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H1003 [19MR]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 292), H1201 [10AP]
———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 4025), H3038 [23MY]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H4350 [8JY]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H367 [13FE]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H1201 [10AP]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6778 [26SE]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H1483 [18AP]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H2945 [22MY]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H1155 [9AP]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H1155 [9AP]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H6983 [2OC]
National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H2662 [20MY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H688 [5MR]
Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 5196), H6130 [9SE]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1533 [23AP]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H6778 [26SE]
Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see H.R. 3465), H1284 [11AP]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
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: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H7018 [3OC]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H833 [12MR]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H2101 [2MY]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1484 [18AP]
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. 2125), H1533 [23AP]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H834 [12MR]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H2945 [22MY]
———extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of workers in rural areas (see H.R. 3773), H523 [14FE]
———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 5304), H5996 [26JY]
———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 5445), H6558 [24SE]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H4575 [12JY]
———provide tax and other incentives to maintain a vibrant travel and tourism industry, to keep working people working, and to stimulate economic growth (see H.R. 3041), H562 [26FE]
———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H932 [14MR]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H6304 [17SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H110 [4FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Turkey: reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H1485 [18AP]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H8023 [16OC]
Veterans: improve compensation for veterans in certain cases of loss of paired organs (see H.R. 5477), H6776 [26SE]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H366 [13FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H832 [12MR]
Native Americans: establish a program to provide assistance to institutions of higher education serving members of Indian tribes (see H.R. 3761), H523 [14FE]
Southeastern States: provide a framework for coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to meet the special needs of the Southeast Crescent Region (see H.R. 3618), H36 [23JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2237 [9MY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7244 [8OC]
Carolina Courage (soccer team): tribute, E1696
National Day of Prayer: observance, E696
Revels, Rebekah: Miss North Carolina pageant winner, E1238
Robeson County, NC: tribute to ``Cultural Fest'', E466
Votes: position on missed, E823
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H685 [5MR], H778 [7MR]
Tributes
Chapman, John A., H771 [7MR]
DeLony, James W., E1050
Harriman, Stanley L., H676 [5MR]
Humphrey, Mike, E468
Jordan, Luther H., Jr., E630
Leutze, James R., E1503
Miriello, Thomas F., E634
Warner, Samuel P., H2237 [9MY]