FLETCHER, ERNEST L. (a Representative from Kentucky)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]
Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H7871 [19SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7652 [14SE]
———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H7365 [7SE]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1120 [16MR]
Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (see H.R. 5203), H7870 [19SE]
Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 3125), H2905 [10MY]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H1406 [23MR]
Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3474 [19MY]
Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H7373 [11SE]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 4076), H5737 [10JY]
———provide law enforcement block grants (see H.R. 4999), H7206 [27JY]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H7211 [27JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H757 [8MR]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H5657 [29JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H2411 [2MY]
Diseases: distribution of information on the human papillomavirus (see H.R. 3248), H4174 [9JN]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H5737 [10JY]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H997 [14MR]
———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H5843 [11JY] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]
———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (see H.R. 4766), H5240 [27JN]
———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]
ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), H5436 [28JN]
FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H219 [7FE]
———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1477 [28MR]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H4336 [13JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5657 [29JN]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H2239 [12AP]
Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H2012 [10AP]
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]
Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H5436 [28JN]
Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H7212 [27JY]
———improve use of amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner account for demonstration programs to provide technical skills training for certain high demand occupations (see H.R. 4402), H3869 [25MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]
———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H2655 [8MY]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2607 [4MY]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H278 [9FE]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H1852 [5AP]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H8617 [2OC]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H7933 [20SE]
———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H6599 [19JY]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H4675 [19JN]
———increase awareness of the availability of cost-sharing assistance to eligible low-income beneficiaries (see H.R. 4797), H5654 [29JN]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H6719 [20JY]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H9635 [10OC]
Morgan Station, Paducah, KY: designate (see H.R. 5143), H7503 [12SE]
Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 4329), H4220 [12JN]
National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]
National Paralegals Day: designate (see H. Res. 430), H7003 [25JY]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H4174 [9JN]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H3173 [16MY]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H8200 [26SE]
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), H5436 [28JN]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4337 [13JN]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H3172 [16MY]
———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7207 [27JY]
Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H5843 [11JY]
———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H5656 [29JN]
———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), H5737 [10JY]
———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]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H922 [9MR]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1629 [30MR]
———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3709), H572 [29FE]
———provide tax incentives to enhance long-term care and convene a National Summit on Long-Term Care (see H.R. 4498), H3412 [18MY]
———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]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H3523 [22MY]
———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3173 [16MY]
Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]
Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate (see H.R. 5144), H7503 [12SE]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H5843 [11JY]
Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H4220 [12JN]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H7502 [12SE]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3813 [24MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4866), H6354 [17JY] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]
Tobacco products: provide export promotion assistance (see H.R. 5382), H8799 [4OC]
———provide for a more restrictive tariff-rate quota on imports (see H.R. 5381), H8799 [4OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), consideration (H. Res. 457), H1773 [5AP]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1261, H1262, H1263, H1264 [22MR]
———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt, decrease the statutory debt limit, and provide for retirement security (H.R. 5203), H7797 [19SE]
———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4703, H4705, H4706 [20JN]
———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4866), H6428, H6430 [18JY]
———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), H7683 [18SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1261, H1262, H1263, H1264 [22MR], H1311, H1357 [23MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1261, H1262, H1263, H1264 [22MR]
Crime: provide law enforcement block grants (H.R. 4999), H7817 [19SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), consideration (H. Res. 560), H6619 [20JY]
Dyor, Deborah: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1167
Hurt, Hobert: Fayette County, KY, Middle School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1639
Lexington, KY: anniversary of Lions Club, E545
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2695 [9MY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2495 [3MY]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5355 [28JN]
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H6619 [20JY]
Montgomery, Mardi: Kentucky Teacher of the Year award recipient, H13 [27JA]
National Police Week: observance, E746
Newton, Carrie: Fayette County, KY, Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1637
Parliamentary inquiry, H6619 [20JY]
Pett, Joel: recipient of Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, E1394
Point of order, H6428 [18JY]
Ravenna, KY: anniversary of the Ravenna Church of the Nazarene, E1627
Smith, Jacqueline Y.: Kentucky Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1167
Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H324 [10FE]
———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H324 [10FE]
Tibbs, Emma: Points of Light Foundation Daily Points of Light Award recipient, E1164
Votes: correction, H2928
———position on missed, H2469
Wood, Rebecca: Fayette County, KY, High School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1641
Tributes
Little, Oran, E1168
Sebastian, Julian, E1655
Underwood, Hazel L., E543