WELLER, JERRY (a Representative from Illinois)
Appointments
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]
Articles and editorials
How To Handle the Budget Surplus, by, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H829 [2MR], H1273 [16MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 1451), H2131 [15AP]
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H1405 [17MR]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), H378 [2FE]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), H4910 [24JN]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 9), H796 [24FE]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H644 [11FE]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H1164 [10MR]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H11144 [28OC]
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), H8968 [28SE]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H3860 [8JN]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H11068 [27OC]
Chicago, IL: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see H.R. 1191), H2470 [28AP]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H2203 [20AP]
China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), H718 [23FE]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H3171 [13MY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8873 [27SE]
———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]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H2298 [22AP]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H2921 [6MY]
———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]
———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]
Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 254), H8100 [9SE]
———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), H9242 [1OC]
———penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement officer (see H.R. 735), H643 [11FE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H10174 [18OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (see H.R. 852), H3392 [19MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H2133 [15AP]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), H7883 [5AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H1595 [23MR]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see H.R. 1472), H4129 [10JN]
Education: provide grants to certain local educational agencies or eligible consortium to establish or expand National Teachers Academies (see H.R. 1223), H2133 [15AP]
Electric power: restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by governmentally owned electric utilities and subject certain activities of such utilities to income tax (see H.R. 1253), H2203 [20AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see H.R. 1334), H3296 [18MY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H2138 [19AP]
Financial institutions: require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such regulations (see H.R. 530), H892 [2MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Food industry: collection of information regarding prices paid for the procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see H.R. 693), H585 [10FE]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H7886 [5AU]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H5572 [14JY]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H10770 [25OC]
———promote agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added products, and prepare for future bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations (see H.R. 817), H793 [24FE]
———require the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), H225 [6JA]
Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 1958), H3693 [26MY]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), H3860 [8JN]
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]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H12226 [17NO]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H717 [23FE]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 350), H379 [2FE]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H9022 [29SE]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H3461 [20MY]
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (see H.R. 3081), H10119 [14OC]
Indonesia: elections (see H. Res. 32), H377 [2FE]
Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H1259 [11MR]
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]
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 412), H379 [2FE]
Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 2785), H7883 [5AU]
———U.S. policy relative to recognition of Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 2529), H5686 [15JY]
Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 622), H1259 [11MR]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]
Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretive center on his life and contributions (see H.R. 3084), H10119 [14OC]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H5335 [1JY]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H6424 [26JY]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H2998 [11MY]
Medicare: establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospital services (see H.R. 1006), H2470 [28AP]
———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H2053 [14AP]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H6019 [20JY]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H2372 [27AP]
———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10119 [14OC]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H6019 [20JY]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H644 [11FE]
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), H460 [4FE]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), H4910 [24JN]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 79), H892 [2MR]
Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H586 [10FE]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H4342 [15JN]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H378 [2FE]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H717 [23FE]
Pearl Harbor Day: treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment (see H.R. 965), H3859 [8JN]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H1258 [11MR]
Power resources: authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products (see H.R. 2827), H10174 [18OC]
Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), H4127 [10JN]
———tax treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2139), H4127 [10JN]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H3860 [8JN]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
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]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), H1695 [24MR]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H4823 [23JN]
———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), H1804 [25MR]
———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 1918), H3604 [25MY]
———provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), H10032 [13OC]
———provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits (see H.R. 1919), H3604 [25MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1597 [23MR]
———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H4223 [14JN]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H11702 [8NO]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 1004), H2470 [28AP]
———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H2919 [6MY]
———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), H1804 [25MR]
———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]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H793 [24FE]
———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (see H.R. 2331), H4822 [23JN]
———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 research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), H4127 [10JN]
———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), H643 [11FE]
———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 263), H796 [24FE]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H240 [7JA] (see H.R. 464), H375 [2FE]
———increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 969), H956 [3MR]
———increase personal income tax exemption (see H.R. 766), H657 [12FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1014 [4MR]
———modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), H4022 [9JN]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H237 [7JA]
———partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and interest received by individuals (see H.R. 1891), H3460 [20MY]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H794 [24FE]
———permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans (see H.R. 616), H5335 [1JY]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2431), H5332 [1JY]
———permit early distributions from employee stock ownership plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer purchases (see H.R. 615), H5335 [1JY]
———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]
———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), H795 [24FE]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H268 [19JA]
———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), H4024 [9JN]
———provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), H1257 [11MR]
———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), H2922 [6MY]
———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]
———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (see H.R. 3047), H9645 [7OC]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H585 [10FE]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 681), H585 [10FE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2374 [27AP]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H2304 [26AP]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H717 [23FE]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H796 [24FE]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H5335 [1JY]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), H2469 [28AP]
———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H2471 [28AP]
———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 2747), H7882 [5AU]
Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and certain health care facilities (see H.R. 1746), H2997 [11MY]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals (see H.R. 89), H378 [2FE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H891 [2MR]
Tuscola, IL: recognize the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library as a National Korean War Veterans Museum (see H. Res. 320), H11372 [2NO]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H645 [11FE]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H9899 [12OC]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H3695 [26MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), return to Senate (see H. Res. 393), H12793 [18NO]
Crime: penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (see H.R. 1791), H3169 [13MY]
Federal employees: provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage errors (S. 1232), return to Senate (see H. Res. 394), H12793 [18NO]
Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee level (see H. Con. Res. 10), H243 [7JA]
John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1377), H1971 [13AP]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Res. 392), H12793 [18NO]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1287), H1799 [25MR]
Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1593), H2468 [28AP]
———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]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 1292), H1799 [25MR]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2416), H5332 [1JY]
———modify holding period used to determine whether horses are assets (see H.R. 1174), H1407 [17MR]
———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (see H.R. 1176), H1471 [18MR]
———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (see H.R. 3102), H10339 [19OC]
World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see H. Res. 384), H12226 [17NO]
Letters
Eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts: Michelle and Shad Halklan, H589 [11FE]
Investigation of alleged abuses by State taxing authorities against former residents: by, E1773
Press releases
Eliminate Marriage Tax Penalty by Adjusting Income Tax Rate Brackets and Standard Deduction Amounts: Speaker Hastert, H589 [11FE]
Remarks
Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity (S. 4), return to Senate (H. Res. 393), H12832, H12833 [18NO]
Budget: balance, H6023 [21JY]
———provide discretionary spending offsets (H.R. 3085), H10229 [19OC]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 131), H1705 [25MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H313 [2FE], H689 [23FE], H6801 [2AU]
Chicago, IL: divert a percentage of airport passenger facility charges to the Illinois Dept. of Transportation, H4311 [15JN]
———flood control projects funding, H2488 [29AP]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 57), H6441 [27JY]
Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H252 [19JA]
Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H11147 [1NO]
———legislative achievements of Republican majority, H10728 [25OC]
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 1480), H2488 [29AP]
Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H4418 [16JN]
———penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (H.R. 1791), H9832 [12OC]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4418 [16JN]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center, H3524 [25MY]
Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1833), H3524 [25MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), conference report, H8312
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), H5392
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), conference report, H6595
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), H4760 [23JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans extended care facilities funding, H8053 [9SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8053 [9SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 328), H10040 [14OC]
Disasters: tribute to rescue efforts following the Amtrak ``City of New Orleans'' crash in Bourbonnais, IL, E738
Education: national policy to improve system, H252 [19JA], H1870 [13AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), H6524
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), H4311 [15JN]
Federal employees: provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage errors (S. 1232), return to Senate (H. Res. 394), H12834 [18NO]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6667
———making appropriations (H.R. 3196), consideration (H. Res. 362), H11569
Foreign trade: miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws (H.R. 435), H521 [9FE], H3736 [7JN]
Grundy County, IL: anniversary of Walnut Grove Retirement Community, E375
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (H. Res. 323), H9424 [6OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), consideration (H. Res. 323), H9424 [6OC]
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1367
Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H6667
John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R. 1377), H3470 [24MY], E741
Marseilles, IL: National Guard training facility funding, H5392
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (H. Con. Res. 24), H1297
———Wye River Accords funding, H11569
Morris, IL: anniversary of VFW John Martin Steel Post 6049 and Ladies' Auxillary, E2115
Ottawa, IL: tribute to Ottawa Township High School Music Dept., E1015
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (H.R. 1287), E577
Republican Party: national agenda, H1147 [10MR], H1271 [16MR], H1870 [13AP], H3218 [18MY], H5753 [19JY], H11147 [1NO], H11975 [16NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H252 [19JA], H313 [2FE], H1175 [11MR], H1870 [13AP], H3218 [18MY], H5753 [19JY], H8971 [29SE], H9312 [5OC], H10229 [19OC], H11073 [28OC]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), H3672 [26MY]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration (H. Res. 186), H3650 [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), H852 [2MR]
———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 (H.R. 1180), H10261 [19OC]
———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 (H.R. 1180), conference report, H12828 [18NO]
———grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), consideration (H. Res. 367), H11864 [10NO]
———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H276 [2FE], H827 [2MR], H1272 [16MR]
Streator, IL: tribute to St. Anthony's School students for efforts relative to Pluto's status as a planet, E164
Tariff: HIV antiviral drug production, H3736 [7JN]
Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (H.R. 1593), E798
———deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (H.R. 2038), E1178
———eliminate marriage tax penalty, H8103 [13SE], H8387 [21SE], H8472 [22SE]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, H9828 [12OC]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H589 [11FE], H726, H761 [24FE], H827-H829 [2MR], H963 [4MR], H1272 [16MR], H1870 [13AP], H4229 [15JN], H4674 [22JN], H4997 [29JN], H6968 [4AU]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (H.R. 1292), E596
———modify holding period used to determine whether horses are assets (H.R. 1174), E458
———rates, H276, H313 [2FE], H689 [23FE], H1142, H1143, H1145, H1147 [10MR], H1175 [11MR], H1870 [13AP], H3218 [18MY], H9312 [5OC], H10373 [20OC]
———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), H5753 [19JY], H6023, H6192 [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, H6968 [4AU], H7266 [5AU], H8155 [14SE], H8293 [15SE], H8387 [21SE]
———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, H6801 [2AU]
———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), veto, H8619 [23SE], H8971 [29SE], H9828 [12OC]
———reform laws and filing procedures, H1142, H1143, H1145, H1147 [10MR]
———relief for families, H1142, H1143, H1145, H1147 [10MR]
———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (H.R. 1176), E487
Votes: position on missed, H6725
Will County, IL: redevelopment of Joliet Arsenal Ammunition Plant relative to landfill, H8312
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H264 [19JA], H332 [2FE], H707 [23FE], H792 [24FE], H1160 [10MR]
Reports
State Taxing Agencies Are Abusing Former Taxpayers in Violation of the Constitution, E1773
Tables
Comparison between individual and married tax filers, H1272 [16MR]
Marriage penalty example, H828 [2MR]
Tributes
Graves, Gordon, E149
Harris, William J., E394
Rudman, Eris L., E1662
Wingo, Albert V., E191
Wohlwend, Ron, E740