HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2891 [10MY], H2910 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3283 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H3813 [24MY]

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 4780), H8799 [4OC]

Armed Forces: provide that covered beneficiaries shall not be required to pay a copayment for health care services received under TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 3565), H2411 [2MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H6052 [13JY]

Children and youth: provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H8469 [28SE]

Computers: 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. 896), H2905 [10MY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7723 [18SE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1477 [28MR]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 4560), H5657 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6471 [18JY]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H3474 [19MY]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H165 [1FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H5084 [23JN] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H455 [15FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1764 [4AP]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H7212 [27JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 2544), H1764 [4AP]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H342 [10FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1123 [20MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H1958 [6AP]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H1123 [20MR]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H633 [1MR]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H7366 [7SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H4220 [12JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H3173 [16MY]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H633 [1MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H9505 [6OC]

Medicare: facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H2411 [2MY]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H8799 [4OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5241 [27JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

National forests: return of fair and reasonable fees for use and occupancy of land under the recreation residence program (see H.R. 3327), H511 [16FE]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H2239 [12AP]

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H4675 [19JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H90 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3558), H342 [10FE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H9011 [5OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3523 [22MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H8736 [3OC]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H10809 [24OC]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H7366 [7SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Rohna (H.M.T.): tribute to crew who lost their lives during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 408), H9011 [5OC]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7723 [18SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H4675 [19JN]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H5084 [23JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 1293), H1406 [23MR]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 1503), H2122 [11AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7991 [21SE]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H165 [1FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H1406 [23MR]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Veterans: presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H2411 [2MY]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 4196), H3926 [6JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 5302), H8200 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification at the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (see H.R. 3986), H1077 [15MR]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (see H. Res. 581), H7870 [19SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (see H. Res. 497), H2769 [9MY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (see H. Res. 422), H339 [10FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H254 [8FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (see H. Res. 524), H4219 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 603), H8616 [2OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (see H. Res. 532), H5168 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 598), H8405 [27SE]

Forest Service: convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (H.R. 4656), consideration (see H. Res. 634), H10035 [17OC]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 586), H7990 [21SE] (see H. Res. 592), H8060 [25SE] (see H. Res. 595), H8199 [26SE] (see H. Res. 599), H8467 [28SE]

Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 940), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 583), H7931 [20SE]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (see H. Res. 610), H8799 [4OC]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), consideration (see H. Res. 484), H2409 [2MY]

Monuments and memorials: require public participation and congressional approval prior to designation of any national monument in Washington (see H.R. 3683), H509 [16FE]

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), consideration (see H. Res. 433), H755 [8MR]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (see H. Res. 444), H1162 [21MR]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), consideration (see H. Res. 516), H3924 [6JN]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), consideration (see H. Res. 439), H996 [14MR]

Tariff: grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 3684), H509 [16FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (see H. Res. 455), H1674 [3AP]

Petitions and memorials

Oroville, WA, City Council: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E718 [11MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: international asparagus competitiveness grant and harvester funding, H5547 [29JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5547 [29JN], H5703 [10JY]

Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H1022 [15MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), H10519 [23OC]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), H7747, H7749 [19SE], H7887 [20SE]

———study the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant in Washington (H.R. 3986), consideration (H. Res. 581), H7885, H7886 [20SE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2470 [3MY], H2891, H2893, H2894 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2822 [10MY]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (H. Res. 422), H390, H392 [15FE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), E356 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5703 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3286, H3287 [17MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9643 [11OC]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H8415 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4504, H4506 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4504, H4506, H4512 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4311 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8641 [3OC]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5218 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), conference report, H8425 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration (H. Res. 532), H5207, H5208 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4733), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 598), H8412, H8415 [28SE]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1022 [15MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1188 [22MR]

Forest Service: convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (H.R. 4656), consideration (H. Res. 634), H10698 [24OC]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1188 [22MR]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E718 [11MY]

Journal: question of approval, H764 [9MR]

Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 940), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 583), H7943 [21SE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: require equal distribution of funds for purchase and maintenance of Federal lands, H2891, H2893, H2894 [10MY]

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area: establish (H.R. 2941), consideration (H. Res. 610), H8847 [5OC]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), consideration (H. Res. 484), H2461 [3MY]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4504, H4506, H4512 [15JN]

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), consideration (H. Res. 433), H762, H763 [9MR]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1188 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1178, H1181 [22MR]

Petroleum: Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding, H8415 [28SE]

Richland, WA: Office of River Protection at the Hanford Reservation funding, H3286, H3287 [17MY], H5218 [27JN], H8425 [28SE], H9643 [11OC]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H1022 [15MR]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res. 516), H3936 [7JN]

Small business: reauthorize assistance programs (H.R. 3843), consideration (H. Res. 439), H1030 [15MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: reauthorize, H8415 [28SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), consideration (H. Res. 455), H1801, H1802, H1806 [5AP]

Reports filed

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 586) (H. Rept. 106-882), H7990 [21SE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 592) (H. Rept. 106-888), H8060 [25SE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 595) (H. Rept. 106-902), H8199 [26SE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 599) (H. Rept. 106-909), H8467 [28SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 603) (H. Rept. 106-924), H8616 [2OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 598) (H. Rept. 106-908), H8405 [27SE]

Consideration of H.R. 701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 497) (H. Rept. 106-612), H2769 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1695, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 433) (H. Rept. 106-515), H755 [8MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 106-496), H339 [10FE]

Consideration of H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Establishment: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 610) (H. Rept. 106-935), H8799 [4OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2957, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 484) (H. Rept. 106-602), H2409 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 106-654), H3924 [6JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3671, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 106-558), H1674 [3AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3843, Small Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 439) (H. Rept. 106-524), H996 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3986, Bureau of Reclamation Study of a Water Exchange in Lieu of the Electrification of the Prosser Diversion Dam Chandler Pumping Plant: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 581) (H. Rept. 106-866), H7870 [19SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 524) (H. Rept. 106-671), H4219 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4656, Forest Service Conveyance of Certain Lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an Elementary School Site: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 634) (H. Rept. 106-985), H10035 [17OC]

Consideration of H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 532) (H. Rept. 106-701), H5168 [26JN]

Consideration of S. 1287, Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Pending Completion of the Nuclear Waste Repository: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 444) (H. Rept. 106-532), H1162 [21MR]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 940, Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 583) (H. Rept. 106-873), H7931 [20SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 532, consideration of H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H5207 [27JN]