EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5231 [27JN]

Appointments

Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]

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]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H5843 [11JY]

Aviation: prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3812 [24MY]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7129 [26JY]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H5085 [23JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H6355 [17JY]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H49 [27JA]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H255 [8FE]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H2411 [2MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see H.R. 4688), H7578 [13SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: use of facilities as polling places for Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 5174), H7650 [14SE]

Diseases: international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1764 [4AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H4591 [15JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8201 [26SE]

Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]

———prevent abuse of inhalants (see H.R. 4565), H5657 [29JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H2607 [4MY]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H997 [14MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H2123 [11AP]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H455 [15FE]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H1629 [30MR]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H7991 [21SE]

Foreign trade: require disclosure of source of gem-quality diamonds and gem-quality diamond products imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 3188), H6599 [19JY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 5516), H11781 [1NO]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 4191), H1851 [5AP]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), H1629 [30MR]

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

Law enforcement: combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H4485 [14JN]

Library of Congress: establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (see H.R. 5410), H9504 [6OC]

———establish the National Recording Registry (see H.R. 4846), H6051 [13JY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H633 [1MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H3474 [19MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H7652 [14SE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9900 [12OC]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 3530), H1120 [16MR]

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), H509 [16FE]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]

Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H50 [27JA]

Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see H.R. 3218), H10257 [18OC]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H757 [8MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H7933 [20SE]

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]

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

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H4337 [13JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H7212 [27JY]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H1477 [28MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7211 [27JY]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H2607 [4MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 3466), H2607 [4MY]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4783 [20JN]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H3869 [25MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H3649 [23MY]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H2512 [3MY]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 3819), H1852 [5AP]

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

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4485 [14JN]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H5843 [11JY]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see H.R. 4713), H7003 [25JY]

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), H997 [14MR]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7502 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 5195), H7722 [18SE]

———make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H2337 [13AP]

Government regulations: require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 4414), H2905 [10MY]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H756 [8MR]

Privacy: prohibit mailing of matter which bears an individual's Social Security number on its outside (see H.R. 4910), H6717 [20JY]

Tariff: vacuum cleaners (see H.R. 3868), H757 [8MR]

Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

Remarks

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7439 [12SE]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H11504 [29OC]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9051 [6OC]

Calvin College: tribute to men's basketball team, E414 [23MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 130), H10705 [24OC]

Christmas Day: observance, H12053 [8DE]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (H. Res. 422), H391 [15FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H11201 [26OC]

Customs Service: prohibit import of diamonds from certain conflict regions in Africa, H8630 [3OC], H8744 [4OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5009 [22JN], H5066 [23JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4493 [15JN]

Education: apply research findings to all students learning to read English, promote family literacy projects, and reauthorize the inexpensive book distribution program (H.R. 4307), H7507 [13SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H5848 [12JY], H10616, H10617, H10621 [24OC]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4272), H5848 [12JY]

———national policy to improve system, H7705, H7706, H7707 [18SE]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7467 [12SE]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (H. Res. 578), H8186 [26SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5231 [27JN]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1017 [15MR]

Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages (H. Res. 280), H4189, H4190 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5919 [12JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5919 [12JY]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 644), H10753 [24OC]

Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

———tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E643 [4MY]

Great Lakes: sustainable water use management study funding, H5231 [27JN]

INS: airport inspector funding, H5009 [22JN]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (H. Con. Res. 269), H1437, H1438, H1439 [28MR]

Michigan: Library of Congress Local Legacies Project participants, E810 [23MY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), conference report, H7605 [14SE]

NSF: authorize competitive grant awards to public and private schools to hire master teachers, H10621 [24OC]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10602 [24OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5066 [23JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11201 [26OC]

Science: increase Federal technology research and development funding, H9454 [6OC]

Sierra Leone: condemn crimes and human rights abuses and ensure those responsible for such acts are held accountable, H4178 [12JN], H8630 [3OC], H8744 [4OC]

Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4273), H5848 [12JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7220 [6SE]

Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), H8276 [27SE], H11849 [13NO]

``United States Capitol'': authorize printing (S. Con. Res. 141), H10705 [24OC]

Votes: position on missed, H6087 [17JY], H7443 [12SE], E2017, E2018 [29OC]

Voting: importance, H9640 [11OC]

Wayne County, MI: Wayne County Metro Airport construction funding, H1017 [15MR]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (H.R. 4884), H7224 [6SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2010 [10AP], H11617 [30OC]

Tributes

Goodling, Representative, H7507 [13SE], H8624 [3OC]

Irving, W. Lee, E118 [10FE]

Lewis, Albert M., E814 [23MY]