MILLER, GARY G. (a Representative from California)
Appointments
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, H6558 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H7997 [8SE]
———provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), H8468 [21SE]
Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), H8966 [28SE]
———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2571), H9515 [6OC]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 11), H378 [2FE] (see H.R. 1395), H2134 [15AP]
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), H4912 [24JN]
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), H3606 [25MY]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H378 [2FE]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H3392 [19MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H645 [11FE]
———establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 537), H2636 [4MY]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt (see H. Res. 302), H8628 [23SE]
Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), H11557 [4NO]
———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), H9242 [1OC]
Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment proceedings (see H. Res. 106), H2055 [14AP]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H8469 [21SE]
Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty contributions and distributions from individual retirement accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), H3695 [26MY]
China, People's Republic of: grant normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 577), H2373 [27AP]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H4736 [22JN]
Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 2493), H12109 [16NO]
Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1398), H2134 [15AP]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: repeal Internet intellectual infrastructure fee (see H.R. 749), H2203 [20AP]
———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 543), H816 [25FE]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H1408 [17MR]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H4471 [16JN]
———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4022 [9JN]
Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (see H.R. 354), H8468 [21SE]
Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H2055 [14AP]
Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see H.R. 1281), H2133 [15AP]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H2300 [22AP]
———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H4665 [18JN]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H3461 [20MY]
———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 2986), H9076 [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), H8556 [22SE]
Credit: create money in the form of noninterest bearing credit and use to provide for noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments for funding capital projects (see H.R. 1452), H4616 [17JN]
Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), H888 [2MR]
———expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 1869), H3391 [19MY]
———increase mandatory minimum penalties for use of firearms during a violent or drug-related crime (see H.R. 1330), H2999 [11MY]
———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 1989), H3710 [27MY]
———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 735), H3086 [12MY]
———prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a crime (see H.R. 2633), H6597 [29JY]
———prohibit taking a child hostage to evade arrest (see H.R. 51), H1335 [16MR]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]
———require Internet service providers to report child pornography violations to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (see H.R. 2708), H8557 [22SE]
Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), H5178 [30JN]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H6199 [21JY]
Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations of property by the Government (see H.R. 1002), H1012 [4MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and quarantine (see H.R. 1504), H9242 [1OC]
———establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (see H.R. 852), H4024 [9JN]
———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), H3393 [19MY]
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), H3296 [18MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H2999 [11MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H5839 [19JY]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H1697 [24MR]
Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by certain terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), H5179 [30JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 625), H2373 [27AP]
———provide long-term nursing care at public expense to veterans with extensive service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1432), H2130 [15AP]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H2272 [21AP]
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), H11372 [2NO]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H10173 [18OC]
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]
———improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), H2636 [4MY]
———increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-based aid programs (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2202 [20AP]
———Pell Grant Program funding (see H.R. 1675), H2811 [5MY]
———provide funding to States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 591), H1070 [9MR]
———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), H7026 [4AU]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]
———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 150), H1697 [24MR]
Electronic commerce: recognize electronic signatures, restrict certain electronic mail advertisements, protect Internet privacy, and promote deployment of broadband Internet services (see H.R. 1685), H7026 [4AU]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), H2131 [15AP]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H11067 [27OC]
English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 21), H1070 [9MR]
———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), H1408 [17MR]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H3086 [12MY]
———grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H5570 [14JY]
Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (see H.R. 1183), H2300 [22AP]
FCC: terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), H645 [11FE]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H7886 [5AU]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H4126 [10JN]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H4129 [10JN]
———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H8628 [23SE]
Financial institutions: prohibit imposition of fees for checks returned due to insufficient funds, other than a fee imposed on the maker of the check (see H.R. 2386), H7026 [4AU]
———safeguard confidential banking and credit union information (see H.R. 516), H717 [23FE]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H2998 [11MY]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H4024 [9JN]
Firefighters: acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see H. Res. 203), H7026 [4AU]
———authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H8873 [27SE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H1070 [9MR]
———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. 31), H2922 [6MY]
Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 2709), H9077 [30SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H1162 [10MR]
———prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General Assembly (see H.R. 1054), H2304 [26AP]
Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), H4472 [16JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H374 [2FE]
———establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H6599 [29JY]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H1163 [10MR] (see H.R. 237), H379 [2FE]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H241 [7JA]
Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee level (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1868 [12AP]
Government: establish lower statutory limits on public debt for fiscal years 2000-2009 (see H.R. 948), H2811 [5MY]
———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), H4734 [22JN]
———separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H8100 [9SE]
———status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2055 [14AP]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 1074), H2133 [15AP]
———require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), H824 [1MR]
Haiti: condemn the irregular interruption of the democratic political institutional process (see H. Con. Res. 43), H2273 [21AP]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H3860 [8JN]
———improve access and choice for small business owners relative to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), H3171 [13MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2990), H9304 [4OC]
———promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), H2922 [6MY]
———recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. Con. Res. 139), H7997 [8SE]
———regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H2922 [6MY]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 2539), H10174 [18OC]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H6599 [29JY]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H4993 [25JN]
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]
———repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 20), H1474 [18MR]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H4223 [14JN]
Immigration: give priority to certain immigrants in the allotment of visas (see H.R. 1520), H10770 [25OC]
———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H7026 [4AU]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (see H. Con. Res. 84), H2637 [4MY]
———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), H1697 [24MR]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H1597 [23MR]
———ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see H.R. 1777), H4025 [9JN]
———establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient (see H.R. 989), H2273 [21AP]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H2133 [15AP]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H4342 [15JN]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H2921 [6MY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H1803 [25MR]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional assistance relative to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see H.R. 1477), H2547 [29AP]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5839 [19JY]
Israel: U.S. policy relative to recognition of Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 2529), H5686 [15JY]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1150), H5571 [14JY]
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (see H.R. 1368), H2374 [27AP]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H1164 [10MR]
Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H4616 [17JN]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H717 [23FE]
———provide death benefits to retired public safety officers (see H.R. 789), H2921 [6MY]
Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community development block grant funds used for public services and allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), H4024 [9JN]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1597 [23MR]
Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), H4616 [17JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1804 [25MR]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H1597 [23MR]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H4616 [17JN]
———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H2053 [14AP]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H9303 [4OC]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H717 [23FE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1804 [25MR]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2546 [29AP]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3860 [8JN]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H891 [2MR]
Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H6353 [22JY]
Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), H3862 [8JN]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H3392 [19MY]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1336 [16MR]
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 1886), H3460 [20MY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 678), H1260 [11MR]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1654), H3215 [17MY]
National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: establish (see H.R. 1556), H2922 [6MY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3861 [8JN]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), H7885 [5AU]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H2637 [4MY]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H1163 [10MR]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H2273 [21AP]
Organ donors: tribute to kidney donors (see H. Res. 94), H4472 [16JN]
Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7887 [5AU]
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), H4129 [10JN]
———reform (see H.R. 1102), H5093 [29JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]
Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see H.R. 3218), H11556 [4NO]
———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H1867 [12AP]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
———private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), H5335 [1JY]
Riverside, CA: designate memorial being built at Riverside National Cemetery to honor Medal of Honor recipients as a national memorial (see H.R. 1663), H2635 [4MY]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H539 [9FE]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
San Gabriel, CA: funding and implementation of a long-term solution to groundwater contamination and water supply problems (see H.R. 910), H889 [2MR]
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), H2921 [6MY]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 120), H1972 [13AP]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H1867 [12AP]
———ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 3012), H10725 [21OC]
———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), H5572 [14JY]
———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), H1867 [12AP]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H1867 [12AP]
———permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from coverage (see H.R. 133), H1697 [24MR]
———provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies (see H.R. 557), H2810 [5MY]
States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H11953 [10NO]
Sudan: condemn government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2134 [15AP]
Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), H5572 [14JY]
Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 682), H1867 [12AP]
———accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H1474 [18MR]
———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H2921 [6MY]
———allow credits for dependents within a household (see H.R. 373), H816 [25FE]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H7886 [5AU]
———allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), H1804 [25MR]
———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), H5367 [12JY]
———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. 741), H1697 [24MR] (see H.R. 936), H2470 [28AP] (see H.R. 1710), H2810 [5MY]
———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), H2470 [28AP]
———capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 14), H1867 [12AP]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2132 [15AP]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H793 [24FE]
———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 certain unfair provisions (see H.R. 2414), H5367 [12JY]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 1292), H4472 [16JN]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H4342 [15JN]
———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 1503), H5179 [30JN]
———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 1994), H3710 [27MY]
———extend deadline for contributions to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 570), H2373 [27AP]
———extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), H2203 [20AP]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H1867 [12AP]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 225), H1477 [22MR] (see H.R. 980), H3212 [14MY]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H2921 [6MY] (see H.R. 464), H1335 [16MR]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2636 [4MY]
———increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 969), H1867 [12AP]
———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), H2811 [5MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2546 [29AP]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1473 [18MR]
———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 760), H3171 [13MY]
———permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 275), H1597 [23MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H2471 [28AP]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H2133 [15AP]
———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see H.R. 53), H1803 [25MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H957 [3MR]
———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 1462), H2132 [15AP]
———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 937), H1697 [24MR]
———provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), H2636 [4MY]
———rates (see H.R. 3), H416 [3FE] (see H.R. 104), H2203 [20AP]
———reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 157), H1867 [12AP]
———reduce individual income tax rates (see H.R. 330), H2373 [27AP]
———reduce the maximum rate on certain unrecaptured gains (see H.R. 2054), H3858 [8JN]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H2922 [6MY]
———relief for families (see H. Res. 95), H1868 [12AP]
———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]
———repeal authority of NSF to tax the registration of domain names on the Internet (see H.R. 2797), H7884 [5AU]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 564), H2054 [14AP]
———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), H4223 [14JN]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H1804 [25MR]
———repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), H5572 [14JY]
———require congressional review of Federal agency rules that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), H6598 [29JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5334 [1JY]
———treat certain dealer derivative financial instruments, hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary assets (see H.R. 1713), H3606 [25MY]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 681), H1972 [13AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2636 [4MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2811 [5MY]
———treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement funds (see H.R. 580), H4129 [10JN]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits as earned income for purposes of earned income credit (see H.R. 932), H1804 [25MR]
———treatment of contributions to standard and education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1357), H1802 [25MR]
———treatment of depreciable business assets (see H.R. 1602), H3296 [18MY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 607), H717 [23FE]
———treatment of education expenses (see H.R. 600), H957 [3MR]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H2470 [28AP]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H796 [24FE]
———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 2004), H3711 [27MY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans (see H.R. 876), H3296 [18MY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H4129 [10JN]
———treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care (see H.R. 586), H2054 [14AP]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 838), H2811 [5MY]
———treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), H1803 [25MR]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), H717 [23FE]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H4129 [10JN]
———treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of scholarships received under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program (see H.R. 1414), H2547 [29AP]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H3296 [18MY]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 688), H1867 [12AP] (see H.R. 761), H4735 [22JN]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H7885 [5AU]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 27), H717 [23FE]
Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and certain health care facilities (see H.R. 1746), H2997 [11MY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H378 [2FE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 2221), H8149 [13SE]
U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development while maintaining sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (see H. Res. 118), H1335 [16MR]
———oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7025 [4AU]
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H3170 [13MY]
———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H6964 [3AU]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H2922 [6MY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H11952 [10NO]
Women: recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 64), H3695 [26MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet domain names (see H.R. 2162), H4127 [10JN]
Education: use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding for science scholarships (see H. Con. Res. 153), H5456 [13JY]
Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 3189), H11196 [1NO]
Korea, Republic of: designate for Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 1896), H3460 [20MY]
Pornography: impact of obscenity and sexual objectification on society (see H. Res. 239), H5334 [1JY]
Safe Drinking Water Act: civil actions against public water systems in compliance with safe drinking water standards (see H.R. 1674), H2635 [4MY]
———provide for parity in civil actions against private and public entities relative to ownership or operation of public water systems (see H.R. 1492), H2202 [20AP]
Social Security: investment of trust funds in marketable securities (see H.R. 1268), H1696 [24MR]
States: allow use of a portion of welfare block grants for general education spending (see H.R. 2320), H4822 [23JN]
Taxation: repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1234), H1596 [23MR]
Lists
National Hispanic Recognition Program finalists from California's 41st Congressional District, H565
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H11069 [28OC]
Remarks
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: revise and extend (H.R. 2506), H8912 [28SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H4030 [10JN]
Bikini Atoll: assist in resettlement and relocation of people (H.R. 2368), H8117
Brown, Lizette: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E657
Budget: ensure solvency of Social Security and Medicare prior to enacting any tax cuts, H1826 [12AP]
———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt (H. Res. 306), H8894 [28SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1722 [25MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), conference report, H1990 [14AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), motion to instruct conferees, H1826 [12AP]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H5462 [14JY]
Building a Better America Caucus: establish, H10773 [26OC]
California: flood control projects funding, H2487
———tribute to National AP Scholars from the 41st District, E704
Casanova, Gina: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E654
Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, H4411 [16JN]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet domain names (H.R. 2162), H9905 [13OC]
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 1480), H2487
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), H3019 [12MY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5110 [30JN]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4411 [16JN]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), H10887
Dept. of Agriculture: Chino Dairy Preserve funding relative to flooding, H4030 [10JN]
Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), H388
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), H4757 [23JN]
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1184), E744
Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5871
———increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-based aid programs (H. Con. Res. 88), H2576 [4MY]
———promote and incorporate financial literacy training into State and local education programs (H. Con. Res. 213), H11210 [2NO]
———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H5871
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10424
———use of elementary and secondary teacher training funding for science scholarships, H5871
Ellingson, Leslie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E651
FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1551), H8322 [15SE]
———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 99), H394 [3FE]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), E2044
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H284 [2FE]
Jackson, Teresa: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E650
Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (H.R. 3189), E2532
Kasper, Marcie: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E648
Laguna Niguel, CA: tribute to IRS Taxpayer Advocate Office, E2381
Los Angeles, CA: proposal to only use unionized contractors on Los Angeles Unified School District construction projects, H1482 [23MR]
Medicare: reform, H1990 [14AP]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), H3311 [19MY]
National Hispanic Recognition Program: tribute to finalists from California's 41st Congressional District, H565 [10FE]
National Teacher Day: observance, E885
Navy: anniversary of Naval Reserve, H897 [3MR]
Seto, Cheryl: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E646
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1722 [25MR], H1990 [14AP], H11070 [28OC], H11488 [4NO]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), H3664 [26MY]
———create a fair and modern Social Security Program to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of every U.S. citizen (H.J. Res. 32), H849 [2MR]
———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H385 [3FE], H1722 [25MR]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), H2096 [15AP]
———extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (H.R. 1376), H2100
———oppose increases to fund additional Government spending (H. Con. Res. 208), H10785 [26OC]
———rates, H1990 [14AP]
Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E885
Upland, CA: anniversary of San Antonio Community Hospital, E1779
Votes: position on missed, H2225
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4991 [25JN]
Special order: granted, H1404 [17MR]
Resolutions by organizations
Arrowhead Credit Union Anniversary: Inland Empire Congressional Delegation, E1257
Tributes
Carlson, Karin, E646
Chen, Albert, E2008
Flores, Al and Eileen, E2212
Hoefler, Stanton C., E1731
Rumsey, Robert L., E850
Wisner, Gene, E1781