GANSKE, GREG (a Representative from Iowa)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H6471 [18JY]

Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 329), H3523 [22MY]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1367), H50 [27JA]

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]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4042), H1764 [4AP]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H7211 [27JY]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H165 [1FE]

Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see H.R. 3140), H3049 [15MY]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H1852 [5AP]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2340 [13AP]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1407 [23MR]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H6599 [19JY]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H1284 [22MR]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7933 [20SE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H342 [10FE]

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), H3523 [22MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2512 [3MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

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), H757 [8MR]

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 4013), H3649 [23MY]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H1958 [6AP]

———prevent companies from reinsuring income in Bermuda or other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4192), H8200 [26SE]

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

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3926 [6JN]

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

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H1852 [5AP]

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

Water: prohibit use and provide for remediation of water contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 4303), H5436 [28JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H7211 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (see H.R. 5367), H8735 [3OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H1956 [6AP]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4743), H5168 [26JN]

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]

Brochures

Why Is Ethanol Good for Your Car? Mobil Corp., H1281 [22MR]

Bulletins

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Dick Newpher, American Farm Bureau Federation, H1277 [22MR]

Letters

Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) potential for water contamination: Ed Wiederstein, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, H1278 [22MR]

———Eric Vaughn, Renewable Fuels Association, H1277 [22MR]

———Leon Corzine, Illinois Corn Growers Association, H1278 [22MR]

———Lynn Jensen, National Corn Growers Association, H1277 [22MR]

Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's: by, S7516 [25JY]

Memorandums

Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Potential for Water Contamination: EPA, H1274 [22MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9697 [11OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1508 [29MR]

Black History Month: observance, H154 [1FE]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices, H552 [29FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H273 [9FE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H273 [9FE]

China, People's Republic of: admission into World Trade Organization, H156 [1FE]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3300 [17MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1106, H1109 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1106, H1109 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: implement GAO recommendations on improving the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act (H.R. 5367), H8728, H8730, H8731 [3OC]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4642 [19JN], H5042 [23JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5042 [23JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4642 [19JN], H4849 [21JN]

Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9697 [11OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2501 [3MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), veto, H9668 [11OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco, H7087, H7088 [26JY]

———grant authority to regulate tobacco (H.R. 4207), H1847-H1849 [5AP], H2114 [11AP], H2503 [3MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to Medicare Rx 2000 Act, H5302 [28JN]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms, H2502 [3MY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H9697 [11OC]

Foreign policy: development of comprehensive U.S. policies on trade, economic sanctions, normal trade relations, and fast-track authority, H154-H157 [1FE]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, H154-H157 [1FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H3756, H3757, H3758, H3759, H3760, H3761, H3762 [24MY], H3860-H3863 [25MY], H5638, H5643, H5648 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5621 [29JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2110-H2114 [11AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H130 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H130, H157 [1FE], H248-H252 [8FE], H275 [9FE], H376, H426 [15FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2504 [3MY], H2745, H2750 [9MY], H5831, H5834, H5835, H5836 [11JY], H7086, H7088 [26JY], H7572-H7575 [13SE], H7985-H7988 [21SE], H12012-H12016 [5DE], H12036-H12040 [7DE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 723), H970-H974 [14MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H6448-H6450 [18JY], H7087 [26JY], H7986 [21SE]

Health care professionals: allow a patient's medical care and treatment to be decided between the health care professional and the patient, H5648 [29JN]

———negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5638, H5643 [29JN]

House of Representatives: selection process for appointment of Chaplain, H552 [29FE]

Medicare: correct reductions to service provider payment rates previously reduced under the Balanced Budget Act, H7985 [21SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H4920 [21JN], H7983-H7985 [21SE], H8732, H8733 [3OC], H12036-H12040 [7DE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5302 [28JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H4920 [21JN]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H9668 [11OC]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (H.R. 4011), H1272, H1274, H1277, H1278, H1280 [22MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H426, H427, H428, H429, H430, H431 [15FE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H2715 [9MY]

Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into personal investment plans, H3404, H3405, H3406, H3407, H3408, H3409 [18MY]

———reform, H3404, H3405, H3406, H3407, H3408, H3409 [18MY]

Space policy: space station program funding, H4849 [21JN]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H273 [9FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2810 [10MY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), motion to recommit, H4161 [9JN]

———rates, H2501 [3MY]

———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), veto, H2501 [3MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS, H4161 [9JN]

Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H426 [15FE], H970-H974 [14MR]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, H1847-H1849 [5AP]

Reports

Economic Effects of Replacing Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (MTBE) With Ethanol: Dept. of Agriculture, H1275-H1277 [22MR]

Ethanol Use in Gasoline: Sarah R. Armstrong, Cambridge Environmental, Inc., H1278-H1280 [22MR]