GALLEGLY, ELTON (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1478 [28MR]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animal Welfare Act: regulate the personal possession of certain wild animals and prohibit the transport or possession of certain wild animals for purposes of hunting them (see H.R. 5057), H7208 [27JY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H9505 [6OC]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H574 [29FE]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H575 [29FE]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5084 [23JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H455 [15FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 72), H166 [1FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H454 [15FE]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11207 [26OC]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (see H.R. 5203), H7870 [19SE]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 5173), H7723 [18SE]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H5036 [22JN]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H2012 [10AP]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2906 [10MY]

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), H6471 [18JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H574 [29FE]

Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2512 [3MY]

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

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H8200 [26SE]

Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H3309 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: collect and maintain information on public memorials commemorating military conflicts and service of individuals in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 345), H4592 [15JN]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H1285 [22MR]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7366 [7SE]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H7365 [7SE]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1477 [28MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4818 [21JN]

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

Education: support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]

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

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H2512 [3MY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), H7281 [6SE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H255 [8FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H165 [1FE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2123 [11AP]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H219 [7FE]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H4174 [9JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1119 [16MR]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

Immigration: improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 3767), H922 [9MR]

———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H7365 [7SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H2967 [11MY]

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), H7281 [6SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H5036 [22JN]

Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 347), H7578 [13SE]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2905 [10MY]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H2512 [3MY]

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), H3049 [15MY]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H1406 [23MR]

———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H165 [1FE]

———implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2419), H3413 [18MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7282 [6SE]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H7212 [27JY]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H5656 [29JN]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7723 [18SE]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

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), H2905 [10MY]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H5656 [29JN]

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), H2412 [2MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

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

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), H3869 [25MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H454 [15FE]

Taxation: allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H1119 [16MR]

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

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3309 [17MY]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H574 [29FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7211 [27JY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

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

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7652 [14SE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7373 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity (see H.R. 5298), H8199 [26SE]

Latin America: tribute to democratic elections in Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, and Uruguay (see H. Res. 404), H49 [27JA]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H5955 [12JY]

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H340 [10FE]

Venezuela: commend disaster recovery efforts and consider providing additional disaster assistance (see H. Res. 405), H49 [27JA]

Remarks

American Commercial Bank: tribute, E1850 [19OC]

Barrett, Martha: Ventura County, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1473 [13SE]

Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (H.R. 4697), H6950, H6951 [25JY]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7554 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3714 [24MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 460), H9988 [17OC]

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), H1229 [22MR]

Hope, Claire: SBA Veteran Advocate of the Year award recipient, E644 [4MY]

Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (H.R. 1871), E1400 [6SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), E639 [4MY]

Mexico: elections (H. Res. 544), H6945, H6946 [25JY]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (H. Res. 549), H6843 [25JY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6509 [19JY]

Rascon, Alfred: Medal of Honor recipient, E117 [10FE]

Roth, Rollie: Simi Valley, CA, Education Foundation honoree, E323 [15MR]

Simi Valley, CA: tribute to Simi Valley High School Academic Decathlon Team, E102 [9FE], E404 [23MR], E643 [4MY]

———Valley View Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E828 [24MY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H597 [1MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (H.R. 3293), H2663, H2666 [9MY]

Votes: position on missed, E145 [15FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 544, Mexican elections, H6945 [25JY]

H.R. 4697, International Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Act, H6950 [25JY]

Tributes

Brennan, Walter, E1825 [19OC]

Dulay, Elie, E1848 [19OC]

Fitzgerald, Ruth Coder, H2666 [9MY]

Gelb, Robbi and Rickey, E636 [4MY]

Gillette, Dennis, E833 [25MY]

Goulet, Arthur E., E377 [22MR]

Hadley, Al (Skipper), E2003 [28OC]

Isley, Barbara Rose, E1336 [27JY]

McCoy, Jim and Marie, E1402 [6SE]

McCrea, Joel, E1825 [19OC]

McGrath, Alice, E985 [13JN]

Meister, Larry and Barbara, E988 [13JN]

Ortiz, Leonard and Lupe, E990 [13JN]

Paskow, Shimon, E1089 [23JN]