BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, H777 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H4606 [15JY]

Agriculture: respond to surge of coffee imports (see H. Res. 604), H8732 [13NO]

Airports: modify terminal buildings to accommodate explosive detection systems for screening checked baggage (see H.R. 5135), H4873 [17JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2356 [9MY]

Aviation: crash of Transporte Aereo Militar Ecuatoriano (TAME) Flight 120 (see H. Con. Res. 313), H141 [5FE]

Blue Ridge Heritage and Cultural Partnership Study Area: suitability and feasibility (see H.R. 4530), H1483 [18AP]

Canada: condolences relative to military personnel killed by U.S. friendly fire while participating in military training exercises in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 412), H2105 [3MY]

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]

Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7172 [7OC]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H6130 [9SE]

Colombia: support democratically elected Government and efforts to combat narcotics trafficking and counter threats from terrorist organizations (see H.R. 4591), H1673 [25AP]

———support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 358), H737 [6MR]

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]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 315), H2735 [21MY]

Construction industries: tribute to role in providing economic stability and momentum to the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 418), H2608 [16MY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H2662 [20MY]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H1532 [23AP]

Courts: provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 4054), H1088 [20MR]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H688 [5MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: take certain actions relative to the prevention of certain illegal transshipments (see H.R. 5619), H8733 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 5359), H6304 [17SE]

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), H4069 [26JN]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H4766 [16JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H227 [7FE]

Europe: recognize importance of a trans-Atlantic relationship and reaffirm the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the U.S. and Europe (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H1410 [17AP]

Firefighters: support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize the importance of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members of fallen firefighters (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6927 [1OC]

Foreign trade: respond to serious injury currently being experienced by the U.S. textile and apparel industry (see H.J. Res. 105), H4932 [18JY]

Gilman, Representative: tribute for efforts to promote a strong trans-Atlantic dialogue (see H. Res. 555), H6927 [1OC]

Health care professionals: permit criminal background checks for nursing facility and home health agency personnel involved in indirect patient care (see H.R. 4872), H6304 [17SE]

House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]

Immigration: limit validity of driver's licenses and State identification cards issued to nonimmigrant aliens to expiration date of nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 5322), H6304 [17SE]

———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), H6374 [18SE]

———secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system (see H.R. 5013), H6777 [26SE]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]

Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H2018 [1MY]

Labor unions: assure more equitable results in union elections (see H.R. 4053), H1088 [20MR]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 4055), H1088 [20MR] (see H.R. 5373, 5374), H6250 [12SE]

Laos: support democracy and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 318), H782 [7MR]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H4069 [26JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H3161 [4JN]

OPM: require all Federal agencies to collect and report data on use of official time by employees for union activities (see H.R. 4907), H3826 [21JN]

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]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]

Pornography: constitutional amendment on real and virtual child pornography (see H.J. Res. 106), H4932 [18JY]

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]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 3799), H1201 [10AP]

Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2662 [20MY]

Safety: prohibit the therapeutic technique known as rebirthing (see H. Con. Res. 435), H4554 [11JY]

Small business: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought (see H.R. 5197), H5452 [24JY]

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), H1201 [10AP]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1284 [11AP]

———provide for cooperative governing of health insurance policies and provide assistance to promote establishment of qualified high risk pools and incentives to encourage health coverage for employees and individuals (see H.R. 4170), H6983 [2OC]

Taxation: allow certain small businesses to defer payment of tax (see H.R. 3062), H5195 [23JY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H937 [18MR]

———allow deduction to corporations for dividends paid and exclusion of dividends for indivduals (see H.R. 5413), H7019 [3OC]

———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), H3229 [5JN]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H781 [7MR]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities and allow nonrecognition of gain on sales of real property if the proceeds are invested in renewal and similar community businesses (see H.R. 5566), H8546 [12NO]

———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]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1284 [11AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]

———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3475), H3292 [6JN]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1154 [9AP]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H5998 [26JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, and establish a tobacco community reinvestment program (see H.R. 5480), H6776 [26SE]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H1283 [11AP]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H781 [7MR]

Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H285 [12FE]

Veterans: honor and commend the Lao Veterans of America, Inc., Laotian and Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War, and their families, for their historic contributions to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 406), H6061 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Nicaragua: require that certain claims of expropriation be filed within a specified time period for purposes of the prohibition on foreign aid (see H.R. 5128), H4765 [16JY]

Tariff: textile machinery (see H.R. 4216, 4219, 4220, 4221), H1288 [15AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H111 [5FE], H787 [12MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3000 [23MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, H5225 [23JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7198 [8OC]

Canada: condolences relative to military personnel killed by U.S. friendly fire while participating in military training exercises in Afghanistan (H. Res. 412), E746 [8MY]

Colombia: limitation on the number of deployed U.S. military personnel, H3000 [23MY]

———support democratically elected Government and efforts to counter threats from terrorist organizations (H. Res. 358), H711, H714 [6MR]

Connelly Springs, NC: tribute, H6243 [12SE]

Cuba: condition lifting of travel restrictions on certification that Cuba is not developing or providing technology to terrorists for biological weapons and is not providing support or sanctuary to terrorists, H5268 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5268 [23JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), complete congressional action (H. Res. 543)—consideration (H. Res. 547), H6661 [25SE]

———make pension and individual retirement arrangement provisions permanent (H.R. 4931), complete congressional action (H. Res. 544)—consideration (H. Res. 547), H6661 [25SE]

Economy: impact of the value of the dollar and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, H3779 [21JN]

GlaxoSmithKline (company): tribute to efforts under the WHO Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program, E1419 [29JY]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1258 [11AP]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete action (H. Res. 540)—consideration (H. Res. 547), H6661 [25SE]

Tariff: textile machinery (H.R. 4216), E544 [16AP]

———textile machinery (H.R. 4219), E544 [16AP]

———textile machinery (H.R. 4220), E544 [16AP]

———textile machinery (H.R. 4221), E544 [16AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: require certain imported apparel be dyed and finished in the U.S. to qualify for duty-free treatment, H5225 [23JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H28 [23JA]

Special order: granted, H6249 [12SE]

Tributes

Gonzales, Francisco C., H2514 [16MY]