EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel, H4520 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft while intoxicated (see H.R. 234), H170 [9JA]

Taxation: requirements on the percentage of completion accounting method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 235, 2208), H170 [9JA], H8534 [4AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

AFDC: provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the administration of services to needy families with children (see H.R. 710), H1908 [16FE]

Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H14765 [13DE]

———use of remote sensing to promote better agricultural management (see H.R. 197), H169 [9JA]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H8535 [4AU]

Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774), H2393 [28FE]

———repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H7801 [26JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 1230), H3156 [14MR]

CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H11442 [30OC]

———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H3572 [22MR]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H11830 [7NO]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H4619 [9MY]

———child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089), H10485 [19OC]

———treatment of abandoned infants relative to foster care (see H.R. 1044), H5753 [8JN]

Clean Air Act: marginal area requirements relative to ozone concentrations (see H.R. 581), H399 [19JA]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H7012 [13JY]

Computers: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to authorize additional copies under certain circumstances (see H.R. 533), H8063 [31JY]

Correctional institutions: reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468), H9897 [11OC]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H10048 [12OC]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6699 [30JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H10146 [17OC]

Education: tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 156), H9784 [10OC]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H14311 [12DE]

———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H8597 [6SE]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (see H.R. 1227), H6397 [27JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H167 [9JA]

EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H8683 [7SE]

FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H4032 [30MR]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 1057), H7257 [19JY]

———protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 628), H537 [23JA]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352), H5191 [17MY]

Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521), H10726 [24OC]

Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of devices (see H.R. 485), H3733 [23MR]

———expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices (see H.R. 1300), H3572 [22MR]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4177 [4AP]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1372 [7FE]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H8537 [4AU]

———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753), H1850 [15FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1234), H3156 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1968), H9784 [10OC]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H3572 [22MR]

Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411), H9784 [10OC]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4433 [7AP]

Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 810), H6159 [20JN]

Housing: homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H10726 [24OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references (see H.R. 1204), H4619 [9MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9671 [28SE]

———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1604), H7012 [13JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 2823), H15574 [21DE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H3417 [21MR]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H15136 [19DE]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H6270 [22JN]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H5691 [7JN]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H5691 [7JN]

Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H6831 [11JY]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H7012 [13JY]

———permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 1754), H7012 [13JY]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H1968 [21FE]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496), H4441 [1MY], H5691 [7JN]

———reform (see H.R. 2152), H9245 [19SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H5691 [7JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 2480), H14173 [6DE]

Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144), H8063 [31JY]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H6083 [16JN]

National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426), H6046 [15JN]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H15574 [21DE]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H803 [26JA]

Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H13142 [16NO]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H14173 [6DE]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H6698 [30JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242), H8535 [4AU]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H13804 [29NO]

———limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H7379 [20JY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103), H3417 [21MR]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4512 [2MY]

Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (see H.R. 1747), H8361 [3AU]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 759), H2892 [8MR]

Real estate: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 522), H242 [13JA]

Roads and highways: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to sale of alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2328), H9897 [11OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H12085 [9NO]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52, 335), H1908 [16FE], H1968 [21FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: establish a health information network for medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766), H8309 [2AU]

———improve information provided in account statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1319), H5753 [8JN]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4619 [9MY]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 24, 1085), H1157 [2FE], H4546 [3MY]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H4441 [1MY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H11939 [8NO]

———capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H14964 [15DE]

———credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1566), H7012 [13JY]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H8309 [2AU]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4511 [2MY]

———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 734), H1611 [10FE]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1034), H4916 [12MY]

———one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a beginning farmer (see H.R. 441), H2651 [3MR]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1051 [1FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H6698 [30JN]

———treatment of cash rents relative to special estate tax valuation rules (see H.R. 501), H2224 [24FE]

———treatment of certain bargain sales (see H.R. 523), H242 [13JA]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H3572 [22MR]

———treatment of charitable contributions to private organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 2225), H8534 [4AU]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452), H9784 [10OC]

———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H1611 [10FE]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H12506 [15NO]

———treatment of medical savings account contributions (see H.R. 354), H5905 [13JN]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H6831 [11JY]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H7699 [25JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]

Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12205 [14NO]

Budget: balance, H5604 [25MY], H12138 [13NO], H12205 [14NO], H12353 [15NO], H13937 [5DE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H694 [26JA]

———deficit, H13937 [5DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a dedication ceremony for the placement of a bust of Raoul Wallenberg in the Capitol (H. Con. Res. 94), H9714 [29SE]

Dept. of Energy: nuclear technology research and development program funding, H6808 [11JY]

———prohibit the promulgation of efficiency standards deemed anticompetitive, H7114 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7114 [18JY]

Elections: improve electoral process through use of electronic filing (H.R. 2527), H12142 [13NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6808 [11JY]

Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2535, H2543 [2MR]

FEC: preservation of reports (H.R. 2527), H12142 [13NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4694 [10MY], H4984 [16MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H979 [1FE]

Gingrich, Representative: appoint independent counsel relative to GOPAC and book contract, H542 [24JA]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2353 [28FE]

House of Representatives: audit by Inspector General, H7184 [19JY]

———audit by Inspector General (H. Res. 192), H7150 [18JY]

———legislative program, H15618 [22DE]

———legislative tactics, H541 [24JA]

House Rules: comprehensive House of Representatives audit, H76 [4JA]

———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H76 [4JA]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12300 [14NO]

Medicaid: reform, H9252 [20SE]

Medicare: reform, H5591 [25MY], H5990 [15JN], H7263 [20JY], H7705 [26JY], H9142 [19SE], H9508 [27SE], H14878 [14DE]

———reform (H.R. 2425), E2063 [30OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3818 [28MR]

Michel, Robert H.: naming of certain rooms in the Capitol in honor (H. Res. 65), H4007 [30MR]

Point of order, H9144 [19SE], H9251 [20SE], H9597 [28SE]

Railroads: increase labor protections afforded to employees of small and midsize railroads during acquisitions or mergers, H12300 [14NO]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2535, H2543 [2MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H234 [13JA], H541 [24JA], H1289 [7FE]

———voting record on major legislation, H842 [30JA]

Senior citizens: solicitation of money from seniors through the mail by fraudulent organizations, H9599 [28SE]

Votes: position on missed, H7048, H7049, H7050 [17JY], H11804, H11805, H11806, H11806 [7NO]

Wetlands: restoration and conservation programs, H4984 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2063 [22FE], H2174 [23FE], H2222 [24FE]

Special order: granted, H398 [19JA], H800 [26JA], H5570 [24MY], H6043 [15JN]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): Federal civilian science activities' appropriations, D1175 [29SE]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law: Boating and Aviation Operation Safety Act, D854 [13JY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Railroads: Amtrak fiscal crisis, D176 [10FE]

———Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Federal Water Pollution Control Act reauthorization, D324 [9MR]

Tables

Votes cast by Democrats and Republicans on major pieces of legislation, H842 [30JA]

Tributes

Dingell, Representative, H15194 [19DE]

Murray, Lawrence L., E1827 [21SE]

Patterson, W.L., E1555 [28JY]