FRANKS, BOB (a Representative from New Jersey)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H242 [21JA]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H1611 [16AP]

Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H3476 [4JN]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H6962 [5SE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H8727 [8OC]

Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1340 [8AP]

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), H287 [4FE]

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

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]

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

Children and youth: facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child Protection Act (see H.R. 2488), H7527 [17SE]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1289 [21MR]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6707 [31JY]

Crime: prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see H.R. 2648), H8832 [9OC]

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H5570 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H286 [4FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H1258 [20MR]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 1080), H1392 [9AP]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9502 [23OC]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H3202 [22MY]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H803 [6MR]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1040 [17MR]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873), H1262 [20MR]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H768 [5MR]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H285 [4FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H3568 [5JN]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H2874 [16MY]

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1441 [10AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4836 [26JN]

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

Health: expand research relative to environmental and genetic susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413), H1793 [23AP]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H1706 [17AP]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 545), H284 [4FE]

Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10957 [13NO]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H2157 [1MY]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H3274 [3JN]

———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H1892 [24AP]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H5916 [28JY]

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]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1338 [8AP]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

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

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5491 [21JY]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

———require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10171 [6NO]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H10768 [12NO]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1018 [13MR]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H3797 [12JN]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H3924 [18JN]

———provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with a high proportion of Medicare patients (see H.R. 1673), H3274 [3JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H286 [4FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H245 [21JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H10956 [13NO]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H4914 [8JY]

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

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H802 [6MR]

Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H766 [5MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 1776, 1777), H629 [25FE], H3475 [4JN]

Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission assets (see H.R. 718), H522 [12FE]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H9865 [31OC]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H10768 [12NO]

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H10956 [13NO]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H8300 [1OC]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336), H286 [4FE]

Taxation: allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2462), H7262 [11SE]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8834 [9OC]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H4913 [8JY]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H5022 [9JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10421 [8NO]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H5664 [23JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H8055 [26SE]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H767 [5MR]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5020 [9JY]

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]

TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 677), H452 [11FE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 48), H453 [11FE]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2784 [15MY]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043), H10953 [13NO]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H144 [9JA]

Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5020 [9JY]

———require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected child abuse (see H.R. 2173), H5400 [16JY]

Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 170), H144 [9JA]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded Federal mandates to State and local governments (see H.J. Res. 15), H155 [9JA]

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H7261 [11SE]

———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H7261 [11SE]

INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 1258), H1391 [9AP]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H348 [5FE]

Privacy: regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287), H1438 [10AP]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 942, 943), H766 [5MR]

Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110), H1439 [10AP]

Telephones: increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service slamming and require providers of such service to report slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112), H4912 [8JY]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H6797 [3SE]

Transportation: establish national growth programs relative to metropolitan regional projects (see H.R. 1725), H3202 [22MY]

TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 603), H347 [5FE]

Letters

Maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label: by, S11445 [30OC]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1764 [23AP]

Budget: submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H913 [12MR]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (H.R. 1972), E1267 [19JN]

Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (H.R. 2122), H4922 [9JY]

———require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected child abuse (H.R. 2173), E1436 [16JY]

INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized aliens (H.R. 1258), E607 [9AP]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 14), E162 [5FE]

Liberty (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, E1253 [18JN]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), H1579 [16AP]

TVA: phase out Federal funding (H.R. 603), E160 [5FE]

Votes: position on missed, H7231 [11SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E127 [4FE]

Tributes

Ewing, John, E2389 [13NO]

Pai, Shih-I, E590 [8AP]