CANNON, CHRIS (a Representative from Utah)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

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

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H9901 [12OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H49 [27JA]

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

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

Coal: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases that may be held by an entity in any one State (see H.R. 4298), H2771 [9MY]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 5020), H7207 [27JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H2340 [13AP]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 205), H2654 [8MY]

———Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H2012 [10AP]

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

Dept. of the Interior: dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process (see H.R. 2825), H1477 [28MR]

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), H1163 [21MR]

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

Ecology and environment: establish standards for cleanup of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), H1958 [6AP]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H575 [29FE]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), H2512 [3MY]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H922 [9MR]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), H1477 [28MR]

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]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

Medicaid: waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H9901 [12OC]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H455 [15FE]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H2411 [2MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5737 [10JY]

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

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H922 [9MR]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H1285 [22MR]

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

Native Americans: payment of State taxes on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe (see H.R. 5244), H8201 [26SE]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

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), H6719 [20JY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H7212 [27JY]

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]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H4817 [21JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 4113), H2906 [10MY]

———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H255 [8FE]

———allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H1163 [21MR]

———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H4674 [19JN]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9505 [6OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1588 [29MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), H1120 [16MR]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

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

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

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2771 [9MY]

Terrorism: modify the enforcement of certain anti-terrorism judgments (see H.R. 3485), H1675 [3AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H998 [14MR]

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]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 4196), H3050 [15MY]

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

World War II: require disclosure of classified information on chemical and biological experiments carried out by Japan (see H.R. 3561), H5036 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (see H.R. 5673), H12531 [15DE]

Nursing homes: regulate the employment of persons with criminal backgrounds (see H.R. 4293), H2337 [13AP]

Rezai, Saeed: relief (see H.R. 5266), H7991 [21SE]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: establish (see H.R. 3605), H278 [9FE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H1587 [29MR]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Letters

Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. flag: by, S1842 [29MR]

Remarks

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7451 [12SE]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9048, H9049, H9052 [6OC]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6065 [17JY]

Crime: increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (H.R. 238), H8696 [3OC]

———provide incentives for voluntary monitoring of electronic commerce sites (H.R. 5673), E2233 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9705 [11OC]

Dept. of the Interior: Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes Program funding, E1028 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4515 [15JN], E1028 [15JN]

Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse, H8260 [27SE]

Duchesne City, UT: convey certain water rights (H.R. 3468), H6883, H6884 [25JY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8699, H8700, H8702, H8704 [3OC]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4515 [15JN]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (H.R. 3679), H7806 [19SE]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8260 [27SE]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), H5185, H5188, H5189 [27JN]

Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT, H9705 [11OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 4844), E1903 [25OC]

Rural areas: improve access to technological advancements, H8605 [2OC]

San Rafael Western Legacy District: designate certain areas as wilderness study areas, H3947, H3948, H3950 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), H259 [9FE], H3935, H3939, H3944, H3947, H3948, H3950, H3952, H3953, H3954, H3956, H3957, H3958 [7JN]

———establish (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res. 516), H3937 [7JN]

———expand boundaries to include the Factory Butte and Muddy Creek areas, H3944 [7JN]

———use of off-road vehicles, H3956, H3957, H3958 [7JN]

Summit County, UT: authorize contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (H.R. 3236), H6882, H6883 [25JY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7286, H7288, H7289, H7290 [7SE], E454 [30MR]

Utah: observance of Pioneer Day, H6722 [24JY]

Votes: correction, E1903 [25OC]

———position on missed, E2080 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8615 [2OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3236, Dept. of the Interior contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water to Summit County, UT, H6882 [25JY]

H.R. 3468, Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act, H6883 [25JY]

S. 1515, improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing, H5185-H5188 [27JN]

S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, H8699 [3OC]