REGULA, RALPH (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2861, H2900 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4445, H4452, H4455, H4459, H4475 [14JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]

———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7628 [14SE]

———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6928 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H11813 [2NO]

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (see H.R. 4853), H6051 [13JY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H11490 [28OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H90 [31JA]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H7871 [19SE]

District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (see H.R. 4542), H3867 [25MY]

Education: establish international education policy (see H. Con. Res. 342), H4337 [13JN]

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]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H757 [8MR]

Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H1958 [6AP]

———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H2340 [13AP]

Ibanez, Manuel L.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 92), H1957 [6AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (see H.R. 4315), H2412 [2MY]

Medicare: coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H7723 [18SE]

———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H7723 [18SE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H1958 [6AP]

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

National Park Service: issue beneficial semipostal (see H.R. 5269), H7996 [22SE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2606 [4MY]

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), H757 [8MR]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H4122 [8JN]

Railroads: preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H7723 [18SE]

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

Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 93), H1957 [6AP]

Surface Transportation Board: resolve disagreements between mass transit authorities and freight railroads over access to freight track and rights-of-way for fixed guideway transportation (see H.R. 4507), H3474 [19MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H2341 [13AP]

———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 2263), H757 [8MR]

———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), H1589 [29MR]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs to contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see H.R. 2264), H757 [8MR]

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

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H6052 [13JY]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6470 [18JY]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7003 [25JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H2341 [13AP]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5955 [12JY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4578), H3923 [6JN]

Skimmer (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4413), H2770 [9MY]

Smithsonian Institution: rename the National Museum of American Art (see H.R. 5214), H7871 [19SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1574 [29MR], H1614, H1615 [30MR]

BIA: insure equitable distribution of Indian Health Service medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]

BLM: wilderness reinventory activities, H4451 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding, H1574 [29MR]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3104 [16MY]

California: Yolo Bypass national wildlife refuge establishment funding, H4461 [14JN]

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H8655 [3OC]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861, H2864 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8643 [3OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2833, H2861, H2864, H2870, H2872, H2892, H2893, H2900, H2901, H2902 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2823 [10MY]

Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Dept. of the Interior appropriations, H4314 [13JN]

Congress: staff exchange program with German Bundestag, E2 [24JA]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872 [10MY]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4533, H4541, H4542, H4543 [15JN]

———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4438 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Casper, WY, National Trail Center funding through reductions in Escalante Science Center construction funding, H4459 [14JN]

———require study on methods to commemorate the national significance of the Lincoln Highway (H.R. 2570), H9961 [17OC]

———weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4545, H4550 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4314, H4319 [13JN], H4437, H4438, H4443, H4444, H4445, H4448, H4449, H4451, H4452, H4453, H4455, H4459, H4460, H4461, H4462, H4463, H4466, H4467, H4474, H4475, H4478 [14JN], H4509, H4533, H4535, H4541, H4542, H4543, H4545, H4550, H4551, H4552, H4553, H4555, H4561, H4574, H4575, H4576, H4577 [15JN], H6927 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8649, H8650, H8655 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4313 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8642, H8643 [3OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to instruct conferees, H6928 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), permission to file conference report, H8431 [28SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11285 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4965 [22JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11285 [26OC]

EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H4451 [14JN]

Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H4313 [13JN], H4453, H4461 [14JN]

———restoration plan, H10361 [19OC], H11823 [3NO]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to purchase or paint Federal vehicles any color other than white, H4575 [15JN]

———recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4462, H4463 [14JN]

———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4448, H4467 [14JN]

———wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4443, H4444, H4445 [14JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), permission to file conference report, H8431 [28SE]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4561 [15JN]

Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H6928 [25JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, H8642, H8643 [3OC]

———require equal distribution of funds for purchase and maintenance of Federal lands, H2892, H2893 [10MY]

———require States to establish a dedicated State land acquisition fund to receive matching grants, H2900, H2901, H2902 [10MY]

Land use: urban park and recreation, farmland protection, and endangered and threatened species recovery programs funding, H2870 [10MY]

Lolo, MT: Travelers Rest Campsite funding through reductions in economic recovery base programs, H4466 [14JN]

Mineral Management Service: revise certain royalty-in-kind procedures relative to payments for transportation to wholesale market centers, H4455 [14JN]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H4535 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4533 [15JN]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4533 [15JN]

National forests: prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

National Park Service: funding, H2872 [10MY]

———land acquisition funding, H4455 [14JN]

———maintenance backlog alleviation funding, H4452 [14JN]

National parks and recreation areas: prohibit funding to enforce the payment of fines for violation of entrance fees, H4576 [15JN]

NOAA: tribute to the Jason Project for providing research material to elementary and secondary school students, H4965 [22JN]

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

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5075 [23JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1614, H1615 [30MR], H4475 [14JN]

Power resources: fuel cell power system development funding, H4451 [14JN]

———incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475 [14JN]

———national energy policy, H1614, H1615 [30MR], H5075 [23JN]

———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding through reductions in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4551, H4552, H4553, H4555 [15JN]

Public lands: livestock grazing permits renewal process, H4460 [14JN]

Rapid City, SD: Rocky Mountain Research Station funding, H4466 [14JN]

Smithsonian Institution: rename the National Museum of American Art (S. 3201), H10013 [17OC]

Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition funding, H4509 [15JN]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1614, H1615 [30MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: require a report on genetically engineered fish, H4449 [14JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7288, H7290 [7SE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10361 [19OC]

———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11823 [3NO]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4802 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3647 [23MY], H3804 [24MY], H4814 [21JN]

Tribute, H4319 [13JN], H9804 [11OC]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-914), H8551 [29SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-646), H3923 [6JN]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4316-H4318 [13JN]

Tributes

Archer, Representative, H11421 [27OC]

Dicks, Representative, H4314 [13JN]

Kasich, Representative, H11357 [26OC]

Lerman, Miles, H3856 [25MY]

Packard, Representative, H10891 [25OC]

Porter, Representative, H10251 [18OC]