CAMP, DAVE (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H4120 [10JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H12795 [18NO]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H2273 [21AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H379 [2FE]
———deficit (see H. Con. Res. 160), H6018 [20JY]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
China, Republic of: express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 297), H8873 [27SE]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H3296 [18MY]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4022 [9JN]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H2928 [10MY]
———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H9077 [30SE]
———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see H.R. 2372), H7997 [8SE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), H8967 [28SE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H5336 [1JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H2811 [5MY]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H1257 [11MR]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H4993 [25JN]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H11145 [28OC]
Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 2130), H7886 [5AU]
Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H6759 [30JY]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H4471 [16JN]
Federal employees: make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H1070 [9MR]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H3171 [13MY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5838 [19JY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1868 [12AP]
Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H1973 [13AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H3860 [8JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H419 [3FE]
———establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H1804 [25MR]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), H4130 [10JN]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H3694 [26MY]
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H8555 [22SE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H1595 [23MR]
Health care facilities: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 528), H957 [3MR]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H4472 [16JN]
House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), H9899 [12OC]
———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2171), H4128 [10JN]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H8556 [22SE]
Immigration: modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H2545 [29AP]
———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), H226 [6JA]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H3393 [19MY]
Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1977), H3862 [8JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5094 [29JN]
Israel: U.S. policy relative to recognition of Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 2529), H5686 [15JY]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H2054 [14AP]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H3393 [19MY]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2921 [6MY]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H10120 [14OC]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H586 [10FE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H6843 [2AU]
———ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical education programs (see H.R. 1483), H2201 [20AP]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H3503 [24MY]
———improve coverage determination process relative to new advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), H5336 [1JY]
———improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), H4911 [24JN]
———modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2651), H6598 [29JY]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H2372 [27AP]
———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10119 [14OC]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H4342 [15JN]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H379 [2FE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 1992), H3710 [27MY]
Native Americans: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements (see H.R. 2992), H9241 [1OC]
Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H6582 [27JY]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H226 [6JA]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H9241 [1OC]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H1972 [13AP]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H2273 [21AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H3171 [13MY]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H7996 [8SE]
Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 88), H2203 [20AP]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H1868 [12AP]
Social Security: expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H1471 [18MR]
———grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 3073), H10119 [14OC]
———provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), H10032 [13OC]
Tariff: grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 194), H3859 [8JN]
Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H3212 [14MY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H1408 [17MR]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 2282), H4664 [18JN]
———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), H1013 [4MR]
———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H2919 [6MY]
———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on arrow components (see H.R. 1979), H3709 [27MY]
———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 45), H2054 [14AP]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1597 [23MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4471 [16JN]
———deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2038), H4472 [16JN]
———disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (see H.R. 1263), H1695 [24MR]
———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 1108), H4735 [22JN]
———establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), H5178 [30JN]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 1292), H3171 [13MY]
———extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]
———extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), H1801 [25MR]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H796 [24FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1014 [4MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H957 [3MR]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H794 [24FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H3171 [13MY]
———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H10174 [18OC]
———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H1799 [25MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H4471 [16JN]
———provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), H3857 [8JN]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1633), H2544 [29AP]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H2470 [28AP]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H3171 [13MY]
———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 2359), H12109 [16NO]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H1477 [22MR]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H2998 [11MY]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H1257 [11MR]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H3212 [14MY]
———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 1991), H3710 [27MY]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), H2469 [28AP]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H2054 [14AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H7026 [4AU]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H5367 [12JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Business and industry: promote product development and testing (see H.R. 2609), H6423 [26JY]
Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 450), H375 [2FE]
Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2973), H9021 [29SE]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 431), H374 [2FE]
Postal Service: submit reports to Congress before implementing the next first-class postage rate increase and provide certain procedures for postage stamp use and sale at the beginning of such rate increase (see H.R. 1859), H3391 [19MY]
Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H1800 [25MR]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 3466), H12792 [18NO]
———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), H4614 [17JN]
———repeal the motor fuel excise taxes on intercity buses (see H.R. 2423), H5332 [1JY]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 2735), H7881 [5AU]
———treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 1406), H2053 [14AP]
———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 2640), H6598 [29JY]
Remarks
Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, H6806 [2AU]
Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, H4409 [16JN]
———State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), H4971
Clare, MI: anniversary of Hotel Doherty, E1120
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4409 [16JN]
Dorman, Linneaus C.: National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers Percy L. Julian Award recipient, E1581
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1111
Great Lakes: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (H.R. 2973), E2008
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), E1930
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction, H4121 [10JN]
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2413
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H4121 [10JN]
Lutke farm: designation as a Michigan Centennial Farm, E1889
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (H.R. 576), H9830
Mount Pleasant, MI: rededication of memorials to veterans of World War I and World War II, E964
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), H3331 [19MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), H3675
———grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), H11871 [10NO]
Space policy: space station program funding, H3331 [19MY]
St. Johns, MI: anniversary of St. Joseph School, E563
Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), H6196 [21JY]
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), conference report, H7263 [5AU]
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), motion to instruct, H6806 [2AU]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (H.R. 2735), E1754
Travis, Dean and Sharon: Consumers Energy Co., Centennial Farm marker recipient, E1641
Votes: position on missed, E2216
Wiltsie, Michael T.: American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal recipient, E842
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H10168 [18OC], H10337 [19OC], H10722 [21OC]
Tributes
Ayre, Jim, E1335
Burnside, Brad, E1335
Burnside, Rod, E1335
Diaz-Pons, Rodolfo, E1640
Frank, Dorothy N., E1842
Lawrence, Bobby J., E627
McGill, John A., Jr., E572
Mueller, James F., E1112
Stephan, Peter W., E1493
Swift, Howard, E1335
Valentine, Marv, E1756