PORTMAN, ROB (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

National Commission on Restructuring the IRS, H250 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Aviation: establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright Brothers (see H.R. 2305), H10421 [8NO]

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

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

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113), H5132 [10JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H1186 [19MR]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6407 [30JY]

Courts: death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H156 [9JA]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H3170 [21MY]

———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H1438 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]

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

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5916 [28JY]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H8833 [9OC]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H629 [25FE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H169 [20JA]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5826 [25JY]

Federal employees: treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930), H766 [5MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H629 [25FE]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H888 [11MR]

Health: revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H9502 [23OC]

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H244 [21JA]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H8265 [30SE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]

———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H8927 [21OC]

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

Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2766), H9729 [29OC]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H169 [20JA]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H393 [6FE]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H407 [10FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

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

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

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610), H8834 [9OC]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2295), H6405 [30JY]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

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

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

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), H7261 [11SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H2784 [15MY]

———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]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231), H5664 [23JY]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1611 [16AP]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693), H521 [12FE]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]

Transportation: transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470), H1987 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H767 [5MR]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H6405 [30JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1303), H1439 [10AP]

Taxation: modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1391), H1705 [17AP]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H3796 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): election of members (see H. Res. 108), H1391 [9AP]

Letters

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I-71 corridor project funding: Larry Crisenbery and Bernard J. Moorman, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, H5636 [23JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1222 [20MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2713 [15MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4694, H4700 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6637 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6327 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3007 [20MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4278 [24JN]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Cincinnati Burns Institute and Shriners Hospitals for Children, E596 [8AP]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report, E1914 [2OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5636 [23JY]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, E2277 [9NO]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), H729 [5MR], H3176, H3178, H3183, H3186, H3187 [22MY], E375 [5MR]

Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests (H.R. 2870), E2217 [7NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5757 [24JY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Ohio, H729 [5MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), E2131 [30OC]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction, H5891 [28JY]

Indian Hill, OH: tribute to Indian Hill Primary School International Peace Museum, E464 [13MR]

IRS: restructure (H.R. 2292), E1605-E1607 [1AU]

Journal: question of approval, H3191 [22MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5891 [28JY]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, E1914 [2OC]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H986 [13MR]

Ohio: cleanup of brownfield sites, H5757 [24JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1303), E632 [10AP]

Roads and highways: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I-71 corridor project funding, H5636 [23JY]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax, H4694 [26JN]

———capital gains rates, H4700 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1493 [15AP]

———rates, H6637 [31JY]

Votes: position on missed, H5341 [16JY], H5893 [28JY], H10139 [6NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): election of members (H. Res. 108), H1366 [9AP]

Resignations

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H10918 [13NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 108, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) election of members, H1366 [9AP]

Tributes

Bemmes, Robert (Butch), E1393 [10JY]

Dickinson, Thomas, E1529 [25JY]

Klyn, Mary J., E2049 [22OC]

Larkin, David E., E2206 [7NO]

Parish, Edward J., E795 [30AP]

Sabath, Hernan, E1026 [22MY]

Seipelt, Charles, E1079 [3JN]

Showalter, Harold, E1081 [3JN]

Snyder, Bev Ross, E1419 [14JY]