WELLER, JERRY (a Representative from Illinois)
Articles and editorials
If You Don't Have Two Motors, You Can't Have Your Money, Cliff Harvison, INCONGRESS (Internet website), E2285
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H7008 [8SE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H8320 [2OC]
Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H725 [4MR]
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]
Bridges: Bridge Discretionary Program reform (see H.R. 1664), H3069 [20MY]
Budget: 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), H6799 [3SE]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H10768 [12NO]
China, People's Republic of: increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H8300 [1OC]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]
Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, programs and software (see H.R. 2657), H8832 [9OC]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H2446 [8MY]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]
Correctional institutions: prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816), H1542 [15AP]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H4836 [26JN]
———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H285 [4FE]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H1611 [16AP]
———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407, 1585), H1794 [23AP], H5570 [22JY]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]
District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H7730 [23SE]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H8834 [9OC]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H9615 [28OC]
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), H285 [4FE]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1542 [15AP]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H6798 [3SE]
Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H2156 [1MY]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1892 [24AP]
Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1262 [20MR]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H949 [12MR]
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 trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H9559 [24OC]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H890 [11MR]
Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H1988 [29AP]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1187 [19MR]
———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H2590 [13MY]
———transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 1619), H4132 [20JN]
Health: revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H7263 [11SE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 741), H7263 [11SE]
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1112 [18MR]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H6026 [29JY]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]
———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H1340 [8AP]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9501 [23OC]
IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1338 [8AP]
———impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]
———restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8054 [26SE]
———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3661 [10JN]
———condemn terrorist bombing in Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 145, 146), H6917 [4SE], H6962 [5SE]
———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]
———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H725 [4MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281), H9558 [24OC]
Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H10768 [12NO]
Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2020), H6798 [3SE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H3924 [18JN]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1892 [24AP]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93), H3567 [5JN]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H768 [5MR]
———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H8054 [26SE]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2785 [15MY]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H4086 [19JN]
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1262 [20MR]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H768 [5MR]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1707 [17AP]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H9865 [31OC]
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1542 [15AP]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H3797 [12JN]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]
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), H7263 [11SE]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499), H9801 [30OC]
———application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 160), H669 [26FE]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1033), H1019 [13MR], H1112 [18MR]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2446 [8MY]
———double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 495), H453 [11FE]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H1339 [8AP]
———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]
———extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729), H3202 [22MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1340 [8AP]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H286 [4FE]
———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64), H725 [4MR]
———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]
———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443), H1890 [24AP]
———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H9502 [23OC]
———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H6917 [4SE]
———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068), H2680 [14MY]
———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H2680 [14MY]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H2445 [8MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H9865 [31OC]
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1391), H3924 [18JN]
———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1541 [15AP]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H143 [9JA]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1968), H5570 [22JY]
———treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474), H10768 [12NO]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H1261 [20MR]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1205), H3274 [3JN]
———treatment of education (see H.R. 2847), H10171 [6NO]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373, 2646), H6715 [1AU], H8929 [21OC]
———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H7730 [23SE]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H628 [25FE]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H7119 [9SE]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810), H3567 [5JN]
———treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see H.R. 1056), H1017 [13MR]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1258 [20MR]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693), H521 [12FE]
———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H3274 [3JN]
———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]
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]
Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act provisions (see H.R. 125), H1339 [8AP]
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]
Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H7263 [11SE]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H2255 [6MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740), H523 [12FE]
Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the National Trails System (see H.R. 1513), H2155 [1MY]
Mar Y Paz (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2008), H4132 [20JN]
Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H804 [6MR]
———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]
———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1652), H2874 [16MY]
———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996), H804 [6MR]
———treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are equivalent to sales of financial instruments (see H.R. 1651), H2874 [16MY]
Letters
Marriage tax penalty elimination: Barbara J. Ledeen, Independent Women's Forum, H7608 [23SE]
———Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H7609 [23SE]
Press releases
Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination: Christian Coalition, H7608 [23SE]
Remarks
Aviation: bilateral aviation agreement with Japan relative to market and airline access restrictions, H7501 [17SE]
Baird, Bobbie: New Lenox, IL, Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award, E2058
Baum, Jim and Carol: Illinois Retail Merchants of the Year award recipients, E1794
Bimba Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E1567
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4677 [26JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6632 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4563 [25JN]
Calumet City, IL: anniversary of Chamber of Commerce, E2277
Chicago Heights, IL: anniversary, E2027
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 194), H5733 [24JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1609), H7453 [17SE]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), E2285
Joliet, IL: anniversary of Joliet Federation of Musicians, E632
———tribute to Joliet American Legion Band for participation in American Legion Senior Band Contest, E1835
Medicare: reform, H4563 [25JN]
New Lenox, MO: anniversary of VFW Post 9545, E1565
Patterson, Tricia: Italian American Commercial Club scholarship award recipient, E228
Rest Haven Christian Services (organization): anniversary, E2255
Restoration Ministries (organization): anniversary, E771
Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (H.R. 997), E412
———allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to either single or joint filers (H.R. 2462), H7533 [18SE]
———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (H.R. 2456), H7608 [23SE], H8059 [29SE], H8169 [30SE], H8839 [21OC]
———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (H.R. 996), E412
———rates, H6632 [31JY]
———treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (H.R. 1056), E2285
Taxpayer Relief Act: restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2513), H10405 [8NO]
Trucker Buddy International (organization): tribute, E405
United Parcel Service: tribute to North Central Region employment programs, E1244
Tributes
Brattstrom, Sandor, E1949
Dolezal, Wilbur F., E533
Fitzgerald, Ruth C., E2373
Goeken, John D. (Jack), E883
Harwood, Tom: International Association of Chiefs of Police U.S. Police Officer of the Year Award Recipient, E2207
Kovacs, Michael J., E800
LaMotte, Jim, E2235
Murphy, Paul J., E528
Tallman, John, E1222
Wennlund, Larry, E512