McCRERY, JIM (a Representative from Louisiana)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H284 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 985), H2928 [10MY]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H12904 [22NO]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 9), H586 [10FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H379 [2FE] (see H.J. Res. 53), H3086 [12MY]

———establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 232), H272 [19JA] (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]

———require appropriate off-budget treatment for Social Security in official budget pronouncements (see H.R. 863), H815 [25FE]

Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment proceedings (see H. Res. 106), H1868 [12AP]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 10), H243 [7JA]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H3171 [13MY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H8290 [14SE]

Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H2470 [28AP]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), H4223 [14JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), H1012 [4MR]

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), H2053 [14AP]

———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H4024 [9JN]

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]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H1803 [25MR]

Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H2273 [21AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), H1260 [11MR]

Education: improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), H2636 [4MY]

———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (see H. Res. 303), H9077 [30SE]

———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), H1803 [25MR]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H2470 [28AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see H.R. 1334), H2553 [3MY]

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), H4129 [10JN]

Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H1694 [24MR]

———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H9022 [29SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H2470 [28AP]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2926), H8628 [23SE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H8100 [9SE]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H4472 [16JN]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), H11068 [27OC]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H7886 [5AU]

Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H225 [6JA]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H715 [23FE]

Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H7025 [4AU]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]

———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H3294 [18MY]

———improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), H4911 [24JN]

———modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2651), H6598 [29JY]

———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10119 [14OC]

———remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2068), H3858 [8JN] (see H.R. 2173), H4128 [10JN]

———require certain additional information in statements of explanation of benefits provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1511), H2922 [6MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H226 [6JA]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H718 [23FE]

Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field (see H.R. 3432), H12225 [17NO]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H586 [10FE]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 3115), H12795 [18NO]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H957 [3MR]

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), H12795 [18NO]

Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H5335 [1JY]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H1258 [11MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]

POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H4024 [9JN]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), H4992 [25JN]

Puerto Rico: tax treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2139), H5336 [1JY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1260 [11MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), H1695 [24MR]

———combat fraud in and improve the administration of disability programs (see H.R. 631), H645 [11FE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H824 [1MR]

———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. 1091), H1474 [18MR]

———grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood (see H.R. 3073), H10119 [14OC]

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]

Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]

———allow tax-exempt private activity bonds to be issued for highway infrastructure construction (see H.R. 859), H3606 [25MY]

———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H2919 [6MY]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1593), H2468 [28AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4471 [16JN]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1861), H3503 [24MY]

———deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2038), H3857 [8JN]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H1472 [18MR]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 1994), H3710 [27MY]

———extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]

———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1411), H2053 [14AP]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 1294), H1799 [25MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H643 [11FE]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 464), H2133 [15AP]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 1116), H1474 [18MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H815 [25FE]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H2133 [15AP]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H10119 [14OC]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H1336 [16MR]

———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see H.R. 53), H226 [6JA]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H268 [19JA]

———provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to repair Formosan termite damage (see H.R. 1892), H3460 [20MY]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H1801 [25MR]

———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2318), H4821 [23JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]

———repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 796), H715 [23FE]

———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), H1012 [4MR]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H585 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2203 [20AP]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 2735), H9646 [7OC]

———treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement funds (see H.R. 580), H2546 [29AP]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1317), H6964 [3AU]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H642 [11FE]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 607), H3215 [17MY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H1257 [11MR] (see H.R. 2136), H6599 [29JY]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 19), H378 [2FE]

———treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), H1477 [22MR]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), H480 [8FE]

———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 674), H585 [10FE] (see H.R. 1991), H3710 [27MY]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), H2469 [28AP]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H4223 [14JN]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2087), H4022 [9JN]

Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Con. Res. 184), H8099 [9SE]

Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1473 [18MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1597 [23MR]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H11144 [28OC]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 1578), H2372 [27AP]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), H10861 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Medicare: establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospital services (see H.R. 1006), H1012 [4MR]

Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 2159), H4127 [10JN] (see H.R. 3225), H11556 [4NO]

Taxation: allow individuals to reduce the basis of depreciable real property in lieu of gain recognition on such property (see H.R. 3394), H12108 [16NO]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H815 [25FE]

———modify the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 2158), H4127 [10JN]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 681), H585 [10FE]

———treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (see H.R. 1127), H1334 [16MR]

———treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 1611), H2469 [28AP]

———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H1472 [18MR]

———treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules (see H.R. 1416), H2054 [14AP]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H11144 [28OC]

Remarks

Children and youth: State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), H4966 [25JN]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), H554, H555 [10FE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9598 [7OC]

House Rules: allow points of order against legislation on private sector mandates affecting health, safety, or the environment, H554, H555 [10FE]

Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9598 [7OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H11619 [5NO]

Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 2159), E1232 [10JN]

———revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 3225), E2269 [4NO]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), H11619 [5NO]

Taxation: allow individuals to reduce the basis of depreciable real property in lieu of gain recognition on such property (H.R. 3394), E2417 [17NO]

———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), H6206 [22JY]

———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, H7268 [5AU]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (H.R. 681), E193 [10FE]

———treatment of foreign pipeline transportation income (H.R. 1127), E443 [16MR]

———treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules (H.R. 1416), E641 [14AP]

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (H.R. 3174), E2212 [28OC]

Tributes

Deans, Bessie, E596 [25MR]

Iberg, Gil, E110 [2FE]

Livingston, Representative, H690 [23FE]

Washington, Augustine, E596 [25MR]

Williams, Shashunna, E596 [25MR]