DANNER, PAT (a Representative from Missouri)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H574 [29FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]

Aviation: prohibit employment of certain individuals in positions affecting air transportation security (see H.R. 4529), H3869 [25MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 53), H1164 [21MR]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H5656 [29JN]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H5036 [22JN]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H7992 [21SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

Clark, William: posthumous promotion to the grade of captain in the Army (see H.R. 3621), H632 [1MR]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 4377), H7003 [25JY]

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), H6777 [24JY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7365 [7SE]

Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H50 [27JA]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H921 [9MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6600 [19JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H7652 [14SE]

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), H7282 [6SE]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H6471 [18JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H9767 [11OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5843 [11JY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H7723 [18SE]

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

Education: improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4538), H7723 [18SE]

———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs (see H.R. 2344), H11194 [25OC]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H7578 [13SE]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to enable them to recruit and retain qualified school administrators (see H.R. 2789), H7502 [12SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (see H.R. 4508), H7871 [19SE]

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]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H6471 [18JY]

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

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H1588 [29MR]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4040), H1852 [5AP]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1852 [5AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

Firearms: prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders (see H.R. 5194), H7722 [18SE]

———prevent possession of firearms by certain violent juvenile offenders, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5194), H8201 [26SE]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H1285 [22MR]

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H5084 [23JN]

———prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H8469 [28SE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H455 [15FE]

Health: increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H455 [15FE]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

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), H7365 [7SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5180), H7872 [19SE]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H3869 [25MY]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H7002 [25JY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H1852 [5AP]

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]

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

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H3413 [18MY]

———establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 4954), H7002 [25JY]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1164 [21MR]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 3584), H2340 [13AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3649 [23MY]

———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (see H.R. 4386), H2606 [4MY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H2122 [11AP]

———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), H3869 [25MY]

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

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7281 [6SE]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 4495), H7652 [14SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN] (see H.R. 5151), H9011 [5OC]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7503 [12SE]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3869 [25MY]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7003 [25JY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H9505 [6OC]

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H7281 [6SE]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H6719 [20JY]

———improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates (see H.R. 4951), H7212 [27JY]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H7503 [12SE]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H10036 [17OC]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5956 [12JY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H5955 [12JY]

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (see H.R. 5222), H8469 [28SE]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H8469 [28SE]

———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H1077 [15MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H1285 [22MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H9011 [5OC]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H5956 [12JY]

Missouri River: improve environmental quality and public use and appreciation, and expand Corps of Engineers authority to protect, enhance, and restore the fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 4754), H5168 [26JN]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H2123 [11AP]

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6600 [19JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), 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]

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]

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]

———suspend exports of Alaskan North Slope crude oil pending an economic assessment of foreign crude oil supplies and demands (see H.R. 4007), H1675 [3AP]

Pharmaceuticals: abbreviate applications for the approval of new drugs (see H.R. 5231), H10473 [19OC]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H9768 [11OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5169 [26JN]

———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), H3813 [24MY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H2340 [13AP]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7578 [13SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H1764 [4AP]

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

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

Schools: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H9505 [6OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7503 [12SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2512 [3MY]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H5436 [28JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow a credit for conversion of heating oil to natural gas or to a renewable energy source (see H.R. 4958), H7212 [27JY]

———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H373 [14FE]

———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H7723 [18SE]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H7503 [12SE]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5084 [23JN]

———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), H2122 [11AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4784 [20JN]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3925 [6JN]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H7871 [19SE]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 5184), H7651 [14SE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2239 [12AP]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2967 [11MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7503 [12SE]

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

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H1406 [23MR]

———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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H50 [27JA]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H5843 [11JY]

Volunteer firefighters: issue postage stamp in recognition of service (see H. Con. Res. 392), H7365 [7SE]

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

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H8201 [26SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3413 [18MY]

World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H7933 [20SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Tariff: 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, its salts and esters (see H.R. 3797), H631 [1MR]

———2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (see H.R. 3796), H631 [1MR]

Remarks

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3639), H3591 [23MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2693 [9MY]

National Maritime Day: observance, E803 [22MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H194 [2FE], H299 [10FE]

Votes: position on missed, H9826 [12OC]

Tributes

Wiggins, Harry, E434 [28MR]