GANSKE, GREG (a Representative from Iowa)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2157 [1MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H7601 [18SE]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H7830 [24SE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]

Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H1542 [15AP]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H890 [11MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

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

Education: Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a legitimate language (see H. Res. 28), H245 [21JA]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H629 [25FE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H949 [12MR]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8054 [26SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H142 [9JA], H524 [12FE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5778 [24JY]

ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10420 [8NO]

Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute laws (see H. Res. 220), H7119 [9SE]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1542 [15AP]

Federal employees: limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H803 [6MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1892 [24AP]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H2680 [14MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H286 [4FE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H9559 [24OC]

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

———training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 884), H700 [27FE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H629 [25FE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8833 [9OC]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H589 [13FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1892 [24AP]

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1260 [20MR]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3797 [12JN]

———quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H1016 [13MR]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H949 [12MR]

Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]

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), H6706 [31JY]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1543 [15AP]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H1288 [21MR]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H5826 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Families and domestic relations: payment of settlements in suits against the Federal Government relative to child support obligations (see H.R. 2628), H8633 [7OC]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]

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

House Rules: permit committees to vote to allow live media coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness (see H. Res. 275), H9038 [22OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H2734 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2734 [15MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4923 [9JY], H5924 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6304 [30JY], H6621 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H6628 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4571 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6304 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 202), H6318 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2981 [20MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4253 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7205, H7219, H7221 [11SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7205, H7219, H7221 [11SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1153 [19MR]

EPA: radiation protection standards, H9702 [29OC]

Families and domestic relations: payment of settlements in suits against the Federal Government relative to child support obligations (H.R. 2628), E1946 [7OC]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (H.R. 2480), H7022 [9SE], H7368 [17SE]

———approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8479 [7OC]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9702 [29OC]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 201), H6304 [30JY]

Medicare: reform, H2981 [20MY], H4571 [25JN]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1837 [24AP]

Space policy: space station program funding, H1837 [24AP]

Taxation: rates, H4923 [9JY], H5924 [29JY], H6621, H6628 [31JY]

———reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 668), H604 [25FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, H6628 [31JY]

Tributes

Ackerman, Nick, H1346 [9AP]

Smith, Dorothy, E150 [4FE]