GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H702 [27FE]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679), H452 [11FE]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H2785 [15MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H157 [9JA]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3569 [5JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 95), H9039 [22OC]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H5297 [15JY]

Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see H.R. 1307), H1439 [10AP]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H1339 [8AP]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H5021 [9JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1892 [24AP]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604), H2874 [16MY]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H8054 [26SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H3274 [3JN]

Dept. of Energy: consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806), H3567 [5JN]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H5664 [23JY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5569 [22JY]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7528 [17SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: increase student options for the consolidation of their student loan obligations (see H.R. 2518), H7729 [23SE]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3477 [4JN]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H8054 [26SE]

FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (see H.R. 1271), H1715 [21AP]

———foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1392 [9AP]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1440 [10AP]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2253 [6MY]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7831 [24SE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H285 [4FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H5916 [28JY]

———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Guam: clarify local judicial structure and the office of Attorney General (see H.R. 2370), H10421 [8NO]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 1619), H5177 [11JY]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H2157 [1MY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5778 [24JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H890 [11MR]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H1988 [29AP]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8438 [6OC]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

Little League Baseball, Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5177 [11JY]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H5132 [10JY]

Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10955 [13NO]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128), H1186 [19MR]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H889 [11MR]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1261 [20MR]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1339 [8AP]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H4836 [26JN]

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5665 [23JY]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6716 [1AU]

NATO: encourage and expedite integration of Romania (see H. Con. Res. 53), H1392 [9AP]

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H3476 [4JN]

NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1274), H1715 [21AP]

———improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H3864 [17JN]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H9801 [30OC]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1339 [8AP]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 47), H407 [10FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H1019 [13MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]

Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H4133 [20JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429), H7008 [8SE]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H725 [4MR]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876), H4836 [26JN]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H586 [13FE]

———allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H8727 [8OC]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H1456 [14AP]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H453 [11FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H3204 [22MY]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H3273 [3JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H524 [12FE]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H1893 [24AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H3568 [5JN]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2446 [8MY]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5664 [23JY]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2254 [6MY]

Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H5570 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H152 [9JA]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Trent, Joshua, E406 [6MR]

Remarks

Celina, TN: tribute to Celina High School girls' basketball team, E518 [19MR]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary, E1800 [18SE]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (H.R. 2535), H8849 [21OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1140 [19MR]

FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1271), H1947, H1948, H1950, H1951 [29AP]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H9664 [29OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9664 [29OC]

NIST: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1274), H1805 [24AP]

———improve computer security (H.R. 1903), H7295 [16SE], E1232 [17JN]

Oak Ridge, TN: dedication of Marilyn Lloyd Environmental and Life Sciences Complex, E1948 [7OC]

Robertshaw Corp.: tribute for certification as a Quality System Requirements corporation, E1148 [7JN]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2261), E1916 [2OC]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (H.R. 2261), E1916 [2OC]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend, E1916 [2OC]

Smithville, TN: tribute to Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree and Crafts Festival, E1326 [25JN]

Tributes

Frierson, Ella I., E1749 [15SE]

Lloyd, Marilyn, E1948 [7OC]

Victory, Lee, E1235 [17JN]

Volpe, Angelo, E1912 [2OC]