McCRERY, JIM (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

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

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Drugs: require the U.S. Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs (see H.R. 4764), H5240 [27JN]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H4592 [15JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

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]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), H7652 [14SE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H50 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1120 [16MR]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H5656 [29JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7723 [18SE]

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

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2606 [4MY]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5843 [11JY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H2341 [13AP]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7652 [14SE]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7992 [21SE]

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), H758 [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), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H4174 [9JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7212 [27JY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]

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

Taxation: 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), H2411 [2MY]

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

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H9635 [10OC]

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

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H4592 [15JN]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5040), H7207 [27JY]

———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. 4214, 4245), H2607 [4MY]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H10257 [18OC]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 4204), H1956 [6AP]

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H4035 [7JN]

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

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7212 [27JY]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H931 [13MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———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), H1589 [29MR]

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

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2906 [10MY]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4556), H6719 [20JY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H931 [13MR]

Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H575 [29FE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H1120 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Red River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 4318), H2338 [13AP]

Tariff: dispersol black XF grains (see H.R. 3730), H573 [29FE]

———dispersol crimson SF grains (see H.R. 3723), H572 [29FE]

———ortho-phenyl phenol (see H.R. 3726), H573 [29FE]

———procion crimson H-EXL (see H.R. 3722), H572 [29FE]

———procion navy H-EXL (see H.R. 3724), H572 [29FE]

———procion yellow H-EXL (see H.R. 3725), H572 [29FE]

———pyridaben (see H.R. 3719), H572 [29FE]

———quinclorac (see H.R. 3729), H573 [29FE]

———SAMe (see H.R. 3721), H572 [29FE]

———tepraloxydim (see H.R. 3718), H572 [29FE]

———3,5-difluroaniline (see H.R. 3728), H573 [29FE]

———2-acetylnicotinic acid (see H.R. 3720), H572 [29FE]

———2-methoxypropene (see H.R. 3727), H573 [29FE]

———vinclozolin (see H.R. 3717), H572 [29FE]

Taxation: allow employees and self-employed individuals to deduct taxes paid for Social Security and Medicare (see H.R. 5064), H7208 [27JY]

———enhance competitiveness of the U.S. leasing industry (see H.R. 5063), H7208 [27JY]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6614 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11496, H11497 [29OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H847 [9MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2491, H2492, H2493 [3MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H7855, H7856, H7857, H7858 [19SE]

———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11496, H11497 [29OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6522, H6523 [19JY]

Red River National Wildlife Refuge: establish (H.R. 4318), H7389 [12SE]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11245 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1446 [28MR]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act, H11245 [26OC]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4154 [9JN]

———relief, H11245 [26OC]

Tributes

Haskins, Ron, E2013 [28OC]

Thomas, Charles W., E1952 [26OC]

Zanca, Vince, E1889 [24OC]