UPTON, FRED (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4821 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H5656 [29JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H4036 [7JN]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H7651 [14SE]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7578 [13SE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H3050 [15MY]

———prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H373 [14FE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H455 [15FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5956 [12JY]

Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H8061 [25SE]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to assist low and moderate income individuals to finance construction, refurbishing, and servicing of household water well systems in rural areas (see H.R. 3910), H2341 [13AP]

Dept. of Energy: assess effectiveness of policy and site performance in the areas of safeguards and security and cyber security (see H.R. 3906), H996 [14MR]

———external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 3907), H996 [14MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1588 [29MR]

———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H3649 [23MY]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H7212 [27JY]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6719 [20JY]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1477 [28MR]

———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H1675 [3AP]

Drugs: enhance consumer protection in the purchase of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 5476), H10036 [17OC]

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

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H6052 [13JY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H10473 [19OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (see H.R. 4766), H5240 [27JN]

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

Employment: provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a reciprocal agreement with the country of which the transferee is a national (see H.R. 2662), H373 [14FE]

EPA: make grants for the remediation of sediment contamination in certain areas of the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4283), H4220 [12JN]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H50 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H50 [27JA]

Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H632 [1MR]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H6719 [20JY]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H998 [14MR]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H255 [8FE]

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]

Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H11195 [25OC]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H4174 [9JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), H633 [1MR]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H1764 [4AP]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H373 [14FE]

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

Insurance: make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H7652 [14SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2607 [4MY]

Law enforcement: ban the transfer and receipt of handguns or ammunition by persons subject to restraining orders (see H.R. 4778), H5435 [28JN]

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

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2771 [9MY]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H5954 [12JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1852 [5AP]

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H165 [1FE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1764 [4AP] (see H.R. 5151), H11207 [26OC]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H574 [29FE]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice program payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7282 [6SE]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H8062 [25SE]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]

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

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), H5737 [10JY]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H1120 [16MR]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National Environmental Education Act: redesignate in honor of John H. Chafee, establish the John H. Chafee Memorial Fellowship Program, and extend programs (see H.R. 4745), H5168 [26JN]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H7651 [14SE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8062 [25SE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H4122 [8JN]

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]

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

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

Political campaigns: require sponsors of certain election-related communications to provide information regarding their identities and sources of funds (see H.R. 4621), H4173 [9JN]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2607 [4MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H1629 [30MR]

Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H2770 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5843 [11JY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5085 [23JN]

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]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

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), H4485 [14JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H6719 [20JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 2906), H373 [14FE]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H6719 [20JY]

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

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

———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), H3050 [15MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1958 [6AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H165 [1FE]

———increase retirement savings opportunities (see H.R. 1546), H4783 [20JN]

———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), H922 [9MR]

———prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 1707), H3523 [22MY]

———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7128 [26JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H922 [9MR]

———provide incentives for production, sale, and use of highly fuel-efficient, advanced-technology motor vehicles (see H.R. 4270), H2336 [13AP]

———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), H931 [13MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H455 [15FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3173 [16MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3872), H1958 [6AP]

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

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H5843 [11JY]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see H.R. 4713), H4817 [21JN]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), 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), H1675 [3AP]

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), H7211 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 407), H8061 [25SE]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H7577 [13SE]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 428), H9900 [12OC]

Voting: move the legal public holiday known as Washington's Birthday to election day in Presidential election years (see H.R. 5644), H12045 [7DE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1 [24JA]

Letters

LSC funding: John Engler, Governor of Michigan, H4972 [22JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H351 [14FE]

Remarks

Agriculture: disaster assistance to fruit producers, H5705 [10JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5705 [10JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7514 [13SE]

Colleges and universities: enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), H8005, H8006 [25SE]

———enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for a college education (S. 1455), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 407), H8006 [25SE]

Dept. of Energy: Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4441 [14JN]

Dept. of Justice: Weed and Seed Program funding, H5151 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4441 [14JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4972 [22JN], H5151 [26JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10384 [19OC]

Diseases: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research funding, H8255 [27SE]

Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H55, H57, H60 [31JA]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), H8002 [25SE]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (H.R. 3822), H1223 [22MR]

Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (S. 632), H230, H231, H232 [8FE]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (H. Con. Res. 247), H352, H353, H354, H356 [14FE]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H352 [14FE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3572 [23MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H8002 [25SE]

LSC: funding, H4972 [22JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H498 [16FE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5373 [28JN]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), H9629 [10OC]

———require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 428), H9852 [12OC]

Nordwind, Willy and Thekla Stein: return of Nazi-confiscated art to rightful heirs by Germany, E2229 [15DE]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1183, H1189, H1192 [22MR]

———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), motion to commit, H1198 [22MR]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (H.R. 45), H1189 [22MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8255 [27SE]

Stupak, Bartholomew, Jr.: funeral arrangements, H3067 [16MY]

Taxation: prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (H.R. 1291), H3059 [16MY]

Western Michigan University: Environmental Research Institute Kalamazoo River watershed study funding, H10384 [19OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5841 [11JY]

Texts of

S. 632, Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act, H230 [8FE]

Tributes

Abraham, Senator, E2245 [2JA]

Avveduti, Joseph P., E463 [30MR]

Bliley, Representative, H9877 [12OC]

Dolsen, Robert, E1306 [24JY]

Gribbs, Roman S., E1775 [13OC]

Kimmerly, Robert, E2239 [2JA]

Lasch, Ronald, H5819, H5820 [11JY]

Wile, Larry, E1118 [26JN]