NUSSLE, JIM (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H2771 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

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: make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H90 [31JA]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H1764 [4AP]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1119 [16MR]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H922 [9MR]

———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. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4866), H6354 [17JY] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

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

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H574 [29FE]

Computers: promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (see H. Con. Res. 182), H758 [8MR]

———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), H922 [9MR]

Congress: make certain information available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 654), H757 [8MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H9011 [5OC]

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]

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), H255 [8FE]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5657 [29JN]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H998 [14MR]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H1675 [3AP]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1477 [28MR]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H342 [10FE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H7003 [25JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5241 [27JN]

Food: remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), H454 [15FE]

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

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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H3925 [6JN]

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

Medicare: expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H1852 [5AP]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H5955 [12JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2012 [10AP]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H10257 [18OC]

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), H1407 [23MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H1959 [6AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4036 [7JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H1118 [16MR]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H4591 [15JN]

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

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), H7366 [7SE]

Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3875), H4336 [13JN]

Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1593), H90 [31JA]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 4383), H4174 [9JN]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7933 [20SE]

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

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile takeovers of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), H6719 [20JY]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H2966 [11MY]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H757 [8MR]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2431), H4121 [8JN]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H6355 [17JY]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H4035 [7JN]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H2411 [2MY]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide that income averaging for farmers shall be applied by taking into account negative taxable income during the base period years (see H.R. 4381), H2605 [4MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1285 [22MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———repeal the targeted area limitation on the expense deduction for environmental remediation costs and extend the termination date of such deduction (see H.R. 4003), H1407 [23MR]

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

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

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 4715), H7991 [21SE]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H2655 [8MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H1764 [4AP]

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

Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H373 [14FE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H8406 [27SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 4397), H2769 [9MY]

Effigy Mounds National Monument: authorize the addition of certain lands (see H.R. 3745), H573 [29FE]

Taxation: allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 4666), H4484 [14JN]

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

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 5076), H7209 [27JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1481 [29MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3131 [16MY]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1978 [10AP]

———expand reporting requirements for unauthorized programs, H3137 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3093, H3095, H3099, H3131, H3134, H3135, H3136, H3137 [16MY]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), consideration (H. Res. 499), H3085 [16MY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4706 [20JN]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4866), H6427, H6429, H6430, H6431, H6432 [18JY]

———removal of analysis of budget functions from the budget resolution, H3135, H3136 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1305, H1349, H1392 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2254 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1978 [10AP]

Charles City, IA: Charles City High School recipient of the GRAMMY Signature School award, E598 [2MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3734 [24MY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), E71 [7FE]

Effigy Mounds National Monument: authorize the addition of certain lands (H.R. 3745), H8137 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1305 [23MR]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5360 [28JN]

Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 149), Senate amendments, H410 [15FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3143 [16MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H298 [10FE]

Votes: correction, E71 [7FE]

———position on missed, E1930 [25OC]

Tributes

Archer, Representative, H11418 [27OC]

Kasich, Representative, H11357 [26OC]

Reed, Kathy, E1947 [26OC]