HOSTETTLER, JOHN N. (a Representative from Indiana)
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5215 [1JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), H537 [9FE]
———protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H8290 [14SE]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
American Psychological Association: condemn published study relative to sexual relationships between adults and children (see H. Con. Res. 107), H3296 [18MY]
Armed Forces: recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members throughout history (see H.J. Res. 25), H825 [1MR]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H10120 [14OC]
———conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (see H. Con. Res. 180), H7996 [8SE]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 1018), H1013 [4MR]
Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges (see H.R. 915), H8468 [21SE]
———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H1799 [25MR]
Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 254), H5839 [19JY]
———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), H1164 [10MR]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]
———tribute to Project Exile and the prosecution of Federal firearms offenses (see H. Res. 205), H4128 [10JN]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H4823 [23JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (see H.R. 852), H1474 [18MR]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2452), H5333 [1JY]
Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H7997 [8SE]
———prohibit funding for deployment of Armed Forces in Kosovo unless authorized by law (see H.R. 647), H537 [9FE]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification proposals and withholding of funding to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher testing or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), H3393 [19MY]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1649), H2811 [5MY]
———establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H2133 [15AP]
Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H9303 [4OC]
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]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit taking of land into trust for Indian tribes for gaming purposes under certain conditions (see H.R. 2638), H8629 [23SE]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs (see H.R. 982), H1011 [4MR]
E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN: designate (see H.R. 2412), H11854 [9NO]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H4734 [22JN]
———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (see H.R. 1995), H4342 [15JN]
———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (see H. Res. 303), H9411 [5OC]
———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), H6965 [3AU]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H2373 [27AP]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5838 [19JY]
Financial institutions: safeguard confidential banking and credit union information (see H.R. 516), H586 [10FE]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 492), H376 [2FE]
———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), H419 [3FE]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H1408 [17MR]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H586 [10FE]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H1973 [13AP]
Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H11145 [28OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 1077), H1257 [11MR]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H3503 [24MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General Assembly (see H.R. 1054), H2203 [20AP]
———prohibit U.S. economic assistance for countries that ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (see H.R. 2381), H11557 [4NO]
Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), H4823 [23JN]
Government: require Federal agencies to assess privacy implications resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), H11953 [10NO]
———status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2134 [15AP]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 350), H379 [2FE]
———require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), H1408 [17MR]
Health: improve access and choice for small business owners relative to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), H9077 [30SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2990), H9304 [4OC]
———regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1973 [13AP]
House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 20), H586 [10FE]
Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H3604 [25MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1272), H3861 [8JN]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H645 [11FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1164 [10MR]
John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 2938), H8628 [23SE]
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (see H.R. 1368), H2203 [20AP]
Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate (see H.R. 2358), H4911 [24JN]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H481 [8FE]
Medicare: exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H10120 [14OC]
———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H11703 [8NO]
———prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients (see H.R. 2246), H4470 [16JN]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H379 [2FE]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 235), H538 [9FE] (see H.R. 590), H459 [4FE]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), H891 [2MR]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H958 [3MR]
Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. Res. 118), H4223 [14JN]
National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), H2055 [14AP]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H12109 [16NO]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), H458 [4FE]
National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), H816 [25FE]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), H378 [2FE]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 552), H957 [3MR]
New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. Con. Res. 191), H9241 [1OC]
NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H2544 [29AP]
Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), H8666 [24SE]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H892 [2MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 82), H378 [2FE]
Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), H7026 [4AU]
Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 16), H379 [2FE]
Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H4823 [23JN]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H1972 [13AP]
Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in seeking God (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2635 [4MY]
Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H378 [2FE]
———repeal law creating a national identification card by establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), H4910 [24JN]
Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H11481 [3NO]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H1472 [18MR]
SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), H379 [2FE]
Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 571), H796 [24FE]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), H4342 [15JN]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H824 [1MR]
———increase earnings limit (see H.R. 107), H481 [8FE]
———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H891 [2MR]
———prohibit investment of trust funds in private financial markets (see H. Con. Res. 155), H5571 [14JY]
———provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies (see H.R. 557), H5093 [29JN]
States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H11953 [10NO]
Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1874), H3391 [19MY]
———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H2055 [14AP]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H8375 [15SE]
———allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), H1069 [9MR]
———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), H5094 [29JN]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), H1972 [13AP]
———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 1710), H2810 [5MY]
———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), H890 [2MR]
———allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 924), H5093 [29JN]
———capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 14), H1259 [11MR]
———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1593), H8149 [13SE]
———collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), H3170 [13MY]
———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 45), H2054 [14AP]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), H1408 [17MR] (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2132 [15AP]
———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (see H.R. 1264), H2922 [6MY]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 108), H481 [8FE]
———eliminate noncorporate capital gains tax (see H.R. 106), H481 [8FE]
———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 1503), H4024 [9JN]
———extend deadline for contributions to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 570), H1474 [18MR]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 225), H1477 [22MR]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H538 [9FE]
———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 1116), H4342 [15JN]
———increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 969), H956 [3MR]
———increase child tax credit for certain children and allow such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 756), H644 [11FE]
———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), H4223 [14JN]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H8665 [24SE]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]
———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 760), H2304 [26AP]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H3859 [8JN]
———permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 275), H825 [1MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H4471 [16JN]
———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see H.R. 53), H2272 [21AP]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H419 [3FE]
———provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), H1257 [11MR]
———rates (see H.R. 3), H416 [3FE]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H8872 [27SE]
———reduce individual income tax rates (see H.R. 330), H461 [4FE]
———reduce special deduction for living expenses of Members of Congress (see H.R. 589), H1408 [17MR]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H1801 [25MR]
———relief for families (see H. Res. 95), H956 [3MR]
———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1561), H4129 [10JN]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 107), H481 [8FE]
———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H1971 [13AP]
———repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), H4911 [24JN]
———require congressional review of Federal agency rules that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), H6598 [29JY]
———simplify method of determining a partner's share of items in a qualified investment club (see H.R. 1708), H8469 [21SE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5334 [1JY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2054 [14AP]
———treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to certain farm property (see H.R. 2497), H5456 [13JY] (see H.R. 2537), H7887 [5AU]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1317), H8469 [21SE]
———treatment of contributions to standard and education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1357), H1802 [25MR]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H2132 [15AP]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H419 [3FE]
———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 19), H460 [4FE]
———treatment of individual health insurance costs and employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans (see H.R. 1687), H2809 [5MY]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), H480 [8FE]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H3212 [14MY]
———treatment of qualified retirement plans relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1446), H8290 [14SE]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H3461 [20MY]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 107), H481 [8FE] (see H.R. 688), H1014 [4MR]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H2810 [5MY]
———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), H9410 [5OC]
———treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 3034), H10770 [25OC]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 27), H378 [2FE]
———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H8149 [13SE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H796 [24FE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 2221), H5572 [14JY]
———prohibit executive branch compliance with the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 2022), H3857 [8JN]
U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7025 [4AU]
———prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 346), H379 [2FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H11068 [27OC]
Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H8290 [14SE]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H3694 [26MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H2372 [27AP]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 1700), H2809 [5MY]
Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2057), H3858 [8JN]
Taxation: religious exemption from requirement to provide identifying numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions on tax return (see H.R. 2494), H5456 [13JY]
Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 1578), H2372 [27AP]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3576 [25MY], H3803 [8JN]
Bipartisan Commission on Ballistic Missile Threats: briefing on report, H1395, H1396 [17MR]
Budget: enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation to protect Social Security trust funds, H3576 [25MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1750 [25MR]
Crime: penalties for violent conduct against pregnant women which interrupts or terminates a pregnancy, H9067 [30SE]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4450, H4452, H4453 [16JN]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H8650 [24SE]
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9067 [30SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: administration funding, H3576 [25MY]
Dept. of Defense: funding, H1750 [25MR]
District of Columbia: reform gun-ownership laws, H4633 [18JN]
FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H3803 [8JN]
Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms, H8650 [24SE]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4624, H4633 [18JN]
———require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun, H4624 [18JN]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), H5596
Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers and invocations at public school sporting events (H. Con. Res. 199), H11327, H11328 [2NO]
National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), H1395, H1396 [17MR], H1429 [18MR]
NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service activities (H.R. 1553), H3358 [19MY]
Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in seeking God (H. Con. Res. 94), H5040 [29JN]
Schools: construction of memorials and holding of memorial services at public schools to honor teachers and students murdered on campus, H4450 [16JN]
———limit recovery of attorney fees in cases filed based on religious expression by students at public school functions, H4452, H4453 [16JN]
Votes: position on missed, H1088
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1332 [16MR]