SCHROCK, EDWARD L. (a Representative from Virginia)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]
Articles and editorials
Israeli Security Fence, Israel Zoberman, E292
Union for Reform Judiasm Mission Trip to Israel, Israel Zoberman, E750
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H9051 [8OC]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H1791 [31MR]
American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H1594 [25MR]
Arlington, VA: support construction of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial (see H.R. 5046), H6996 [9SE]
Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H1230 [17MR]
———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]
———rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (see H. Res. 608), H2816 [11MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H128 [27JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H5402 [8JY]
Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]
Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H5793 [14JY]
Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H514 [11FE]
Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 4688), H4926 (see H.R. 4688), H5070 [24JN]
Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3920), H2484 [28AP]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H6756 [7SE]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5536 [12JY]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H36 [20JA]
Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]
Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H6756 [7SE]
Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H3821 [8JN]
———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H2154 [2AP]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H5150 [25JN]
Housing: facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3720 [2JN]
Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H516 [11FE]
Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]
Martha Pennino Post Office Building, Reston, VA: designate (see H.R. 5133), H7574 [23SE]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H514 [11FE]
National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2484 [28AP]
Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H927 [9MR]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H3821 [8JN]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H2917 [12MY]
Richmond, VA: tribute to firefighters, police, and others who responded to fire that started in an under-construction apartment building (see H. Res. 612), H2816 [11MY]
Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H3017 [13MY]
Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2345), H3440 (see H.R. 2345), H3540 [20MY]
SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 141), H2728 [6MY]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]
Taxation: expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H89 [21JA]
———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]
———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]
———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]
———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2264 [21AP]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H3785 [4JN]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 970), H7329 [21SE]
Terrorism: mint coins to commemorate events related to the attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 5046), H6996 [9SE]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H128 [27JA]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]
Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H7945 [30SE]
Remarks
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1432 [24MR], H1542 [25MR]
District of Columbia College Access Act: permanently authorize the public school and private school tuition assistance programs (H.R. 4012), H5782
Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (H. Res. 598), H2500 [4MY]
Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3146 [18MY]
———reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), consideration (H. Res. 645), H3103 [18MY]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2462, H2463, H2464 [28AP]
Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (H.R. 1914), H5777
Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 3277), H5779
Memorial Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 424), H3251, H3252, H3253 [19MY]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H1432 [24MR]
———homeland security funding, H1432 [24MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3112 [18MY]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3860
Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7535 [23SE]
———rates, H1542 [25MR]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, H3818 [8JN]