SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3421 [20MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Airport Noise Curfew Commission: establish (see H.R. 5109), H7328 [21SE]
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), H2267 [21AP]
Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3441 (see H.R. 4346), H3541 [20MY]
———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]
———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H1230 [17MR]
———express concern over the well-being of members and call on the Dept. of Defense to see that deployed military personnel have the best force protection equipment available (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1322 [18MR]
———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 2944), H1116 [16MR]
———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]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H37 [20JA]
Army: establish a combat artillery badge (see H.R. 3950), H9745 [16NO]
Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H393 [4FE]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 722), H5908 [15JY]
Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H1230 [17MR]
California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H4171 [15JN]
Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2200 [20AP]
China, People's Republic of: improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H2019 [1AP]
Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H8859 [7OC]
———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H7575 [23SE]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]
———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H1116 [16MR]
———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H4894 [23JN]
Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2850), H872 [4MR]
Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 119), H1322 [18MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6707 [22JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H6756 [7SE]
———provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment program for veterans who experienced sexual trauma or harassment while in military service (see H.R. 3849), H2816 [11MY]
Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H1116 [16MR]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H36 [20JA]
Education: prohibit transfer of students to schools that are at or above capacity (see H.R. 947), H2199 [20AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H37 [20JA]
EPA: authorize use of funds for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relative to development and implementation of phase II of storm water program (see H.R. 3528), H245 [28JA]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H250 [30JA]
Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 2949), H3781 [3JN]
FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H701 [26FE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H6128 [20JY]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H1643 [29MR]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H2549 [4MY]
———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2997), H3016 [13MY]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H2266 [21AP]
Fort Clatsop National Memorial: redesignate as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and include in the park sites in Washington and Oregon (see H.R. 3819), H574 [24FE]
Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H9963 [17NO]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H5151 [25JN]
———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H3016 [13MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1643 [29MR]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5536 [12JY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H7575 [23SE]
Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H2728 [6MY]
———facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3781 [3JN]
Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H7073 [13SE]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4392 (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4507 [17JN]
———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), H1740 [30MR]
Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H90 [21JA]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3016 [13MY]
———permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1406), H244 [28JA]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H752 [2MR]
Medicare: coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H1011 [10MR]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H927 [9MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1740 [30MR]
Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H7073 [13SE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]
National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H701 [26FE]
National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H1322 [18MR]
Native Americans: hold certain lands in trust for the Puyallup Tribe (see H.R. 4934), H6702 [22JY]
———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H8859 [7OC]
NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 5255), H8857 [7OC]
OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 4498), H3780 [3JN]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 641), H6900 [8SE]
Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H7945 [30SE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H3821 [8JN]
Schools: review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see H.R. 4605), H5654 [13JY]
Seattle Storm (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 857), H9962 [17NO]
Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2215), H7864 [29SE]
Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H574 [24FE]
Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H3440 (see H.R. 2598), H3540 [20MY]
———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 4692), H4926 (see H.R. 4692), H5070 [24JN]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H1484 [24MR]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H36 [20JA]
Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 817), H8038 [4OC]
Taxation: allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 5254), H8857 [7OC]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H5402 [8JY]
———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies or pension plans to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 4149), H6997 [9SE]
———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H89 [21JA]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5150 [25JN]
———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H6707 [22JY]
Trade Act: amend relative to identifying trade expansion priorities (see H.R. 4120), H2200 [20AP]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H90 [21JA]
U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3871), H3964 [14JN]
U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H2374 [22AP]
Veterans: 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]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]
Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H1593 [25MR]
World Summit on Sustainable Development: affirm U.S. commitment to improve worldwide access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation services (see H. Res. 782), H7443 [22SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: improve certain compensation, health care, and education benefits for individuals who serve on active duty in a reserve component of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4753), H5150 [25JN]
Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3762), H303 [3FE]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H830 [3MR]
Fort Lewis, WA: accept a parcel of land held in trust for the Nisqually Tribe and ensure such acceptance does not adversely affect the Bonneville Power Administration (see H.R. 4362), H3015 [13MY]
———modify terms and scope of a land exchange authorized between the Army and the Nisqually Tribe and affecting the interests of the Bonneville Power Administration (see H.R. 4272), H2548 [4MY]
Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3761), H303 [3FE]
Remarks
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (H.R. 3881), H1630, H1634, H1635 [29MR]
———impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H1630, H1632, H1634, H1635 [29MR]
Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2337
Roads and highways: allow States to build voluntary-use toll lanes and dedicate revenues to new highway capacity, H2068 [2AP]
Space policy: congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC, and the pilots of SpaceShipOne for winning the Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement (H. Res. 820), H8377
Taxation: rates, H1630, H1632, H1635 [29MR]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2068 [2AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2367 [22AP]
Tributes
Lelli, Philip M., E691