MANZULLO, DONALD A. (a Representative from Illinois)
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H7201 [11SE]
Committee on Economics (Joint), H675 [27FE]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2775 [15MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740), H950 [12MR]
Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1289 [21MR]
———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2680 [14MY]
Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10768 [12NO]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 7), H349 [5FE], H805 [6MR]
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H393 [6FE]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3720 [11JN]
Cambodia: terrorist attack at political rally (see H. Res. 121), H3070 [20MY]
CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 3000), H10957 [13NO]
———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
China, People's Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization and provide a remedy for inadequate trade benefits extended to the U.S. (see H.R. 1712), H3797 [12JN]
———political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H8054 [26SE]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 2637), H9559 [24OC]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]
Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H3720 [11JN]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]
———duration of protection (see H.R. 604), H4836 [26JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029), H4338 [24JN]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]
———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H3170 [21MY]
———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]
Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812), H3798 [12JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]
———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1392 [9AP]
———funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H1340 [8AP]
District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H5401 [16JY]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]
Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H7263 [11SE]
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: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3798 [12JN]
Employment: 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), H8727 [8OC]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H7263 [11SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622, 1005), H669, H670 [26FE], H887 [11MR]
EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H9866 [31OC]
Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370), H1704 [17AP]
FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H9801 [30OC]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5020 [9JY]
Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 1252), H1441 [10AP]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H2785 [15MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]
———establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 2708), H9501 [23OC]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 2509), H8265 [30SE]
———identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H10421 [8NO]
———provide authority to control exports (see H.R. 1942), H3865 [17JN]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H3477 [4JN]
Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H2874 [16MY]
———reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H804 [6MR]
Harriman, Pamela: tribute (see H. Res. 49), H453 [11FE]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H804 [6MR]
———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]
———transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 1619), H4132 [20JN]
Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H590 [13FE]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H10172 [6NO]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H8161 [29SE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5132 [10JY]
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1989 [29AP]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H1392 [9AP]
IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1441 [10AP]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]
Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H6707 [31JY]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H2590 [13MY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1706 [17AP]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3070 [20MY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H1261 [20MR]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H3169 [21MY]
National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: reestablish (see H.R. 132), H393 [6FE]
National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H1988 [29AP]
National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H1988 [29AP]
National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H950 [12MR]
Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]
Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 1709), H4913 [8JY]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8929 [21OC]
Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see H.R. 1657), H2874 [16MY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H6798 [3SE]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8929 [21OC]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1261 [20MR]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H2156 [1MY]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H1707 [17AP]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H804 [6MR]
———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H1440 [10AP]
———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H453 [11FE]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]
———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), H1258 [20MR]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H812 [10MR]
———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H522 [12FE]
———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. 876), H700 [27FE]
———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996), H804 [6MR]
———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1743), H2680 [14MY], H3202 [22MY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367, 631), H408 [10FE], H1909 [28AP]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H7601 [18SE], H8055 [26SE]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6715 [1AU]
———treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597), H2679 [14MY]
———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H8929 [21OC]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4647 [25JN]
———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H9502 [23OC]
Television: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2680 [14MY]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H3274 [3JN]
Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H1187 [19MR]
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), H1261 [20MR]
U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]
———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H1018 [13MR]
Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act provisions (see H.R. 125), H2254 [6MY]
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H4221 [23JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]
Essays
Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci—Men and Their Discoveries: Crissia A. Reay, E1974
Drug Abuse Resistance and Education: Kimberly Tranel, H8567 [7OC]
Letters
Marriage Tax Elimination Act: Jeff and Beth Sewell, H8583 [7OC]
———Thomas L. Davis, H8583 [7OC]
———Tricia Smith, H8583 [7OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1115 [19MR]
Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7057, H7065, H7069, H7073, H7076, H7077 [9SE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4686 [26JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6653 [31JY]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4266 [24JN], E1264
———political reform (H.R. 2095), E1334
Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), H741 [5MR]
Computers: export control policy for supercomputers, H4051 [19JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4051 [19JN]
Dept. of HHS: State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7046 [9SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6928 [5SE], H7046, H7057, H7065, H7069, H7073, H7076, H7077 [9SE]
District of Columbia: anniversary of emancipation of slaves, E864
Eximbank: funding, H6372 [30JY]
———prohibit assistance to companies that are at least 50 percent owned by a foreign country or military, H8376 [6OC]
———prohibit assistance to countries with nondemocratic governments, H8379 [6OC]
———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8190 [30SE], H8376, H8379 [6OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6364, H6367, H6372 [30JY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements, E2004
———export promotion programs, H1002 [13MR]
Harriman, Pamela: tribute (H. Res. 49), H564 [13FE]
Holocaust: remembrance, E843
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6928 [5SE]
McHenry, IL: tribute to Aid Association for Lutherans, H632 [26FE]
OPIC: funding, H6364, H6367, H6372 [30JY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2064), E1338
Parliamentary inquiry, H3696 [11JN], H7073, H7079 [9SE]
Reay, Crissia A.: National Youth Essay Contest award recipient, E1974
Remembrance Day: observance, H2010 [30AP]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (H.R. 2456), H8582 [7OC]
———child tax credit, H4686 [26JN]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1497 [15AP]
———rates, H6653 [31JY]
———requirements relative to raising of taxes by Federal courts, H2865 [16MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code, H8582 [7OC]
———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, E1466
Trade and Development Agency: funding, H6372 [30JY]
Tranel, Kimberly: Jo Daviess County, IL, D.A.R.E. essay contest winner, H8567 [7OC]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), H3099 [21MY]
Votes: position on missed, H1849
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1878 [24AP]
Special order: granted, H721 [4MR], H886 [11MR], H2872 [16MY], H7597 [18SE], H7909 [25SE]
Resignations
Committee on Economics (Joint), H3196 [22MY]