VITTER, DAVID (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6601 [19JY], H6642, H6720 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3444 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5038 [22JN], H5153, H5155 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4042 [7JN], H4244 [13JN]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H5737 [10JY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 9), H3173 [16MY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H2607 [4MY]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H8469 [28SE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H6470 [18JY]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H511 [16FE]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H511 [16FE]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H255 [8FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), H3309 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H8062 [25SE]

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 Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H9635 [10OC]

———prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H212 [3FE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H50 [27JA]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3813 [24MY]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4485 [14JN]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H7128 [26JY]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H2967 [11MY]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR]

———permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1272), H1077 [15MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7871 [19SE]

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

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4121 [8JN]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H10809 [24OC]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7002 [25JY]

———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), H8617 [2OC]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H1406 [23MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H4121 [8JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H2512 [3MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H1852 [5AP]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10037 [17OC]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H1284 [22MR]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [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), H7211 [27JY]

Panama Canal: U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H50 [27JA]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]

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

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H255 [8FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H2411 [2MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5373), H9011 [5OC]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7207 [27JY]

———increase earnings limit (see H.R. 107), H921 [9MR]

Tariff: fipronil technical (see H.R. 4223), H2341 [13AP]

———prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H10257 [18OC]

Taxation: 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), H165 [1FE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H3869 [25MY]

———eliminate noncorporate capital gains tax (see H.R. 106), H2905 [10MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2606 [4MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1284 [22MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1077 [15MR]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H3308 [17MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7212 [27JY]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 107), H921 [9MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H2411 [2MY]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H6470 [18JY]

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

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 5004), H7366 [7SE]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 107), H921 [9MR]

Telephones: require carriers to completely and accurately itemize charges and taxes collected with telephone bills (see H.R. 3011), H255 [8FE]

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

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2967 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H510 [16FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior (see H.R. 4127), H1588 [29MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4090), H1405 [23MR]

National security: U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 5536), H10808 [24OC]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Taxation: allow certain deductions for school bus owner-operators (see H.R. 4050), H1163 [21MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H7991 [21SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1784 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3284 [17MY]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H4682 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: review of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rules and policies, H1707 [4AP]

Dept. of State: purchase of property by the People's Republic of China's Xinhu news agency approval funding, H5155 [26JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6642, H6643 [20JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3444, H3446, H3447 [19MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5153, H5154, H5155 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4244, H4245 [13JN]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H354 [14FE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1707 [4AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2452 [3MY]

———funding through reductions in various education programs, H4244, H4245 [13JN]

Louisiana: authorize water quality restoration projects for Lake Pontchartrain Basin (H.R. 2957), H2463, H2466 [3MY]

New Orleans, LA: Navy Information Technology Center funding, H3284 [17MY]

———opening of addition to Ochsner Foundation Hospital, E1547 [20SE]

———prohibit funding for construction of an additional runway at New Orleans International Airport, H3444, H3446, H3447 [19MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas funding through reductions in IRS administrative account, H6642, H6643 [20JY]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (H.R. 5100), E13671 [27JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2135 [12AP]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with the Antiballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty, H5153, H5154 [26JN]

Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10861 [25OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3918 [6JN]

Tributes

Morrison, James H., H7071, H7072 [26JY]