REGULA, RALPH (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2861, H2900 [10MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4445, H4452, H4455, H4459, H4475 [14JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H4216 [12JN]
———H.R. 4475, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H7628 [14SE]
———H.R. 4578, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6928 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H11813 [2NO]
Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (see H.R. 4853), H6051 [13JY]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H11490 [28OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 244), H90 [31JA]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H7871 [19SE]
District of Columbia: designate the Washington Opera as the National Opera (see H.R. 4542), H3867 [25MY]
Education: establish international education policy (see H. Con. Res. 342), H4337 [13JN]
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]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H757 [8MR]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H1958 [6AP]
———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H2340 [13AP]
Ibanez, Manuel L.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 92), H1957 [6AP]
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]
Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (see H.R. 4315), H2412 [2MY]
Medicare: coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H7723 [18SE]
———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H7723 [18SE]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H1958 [6AP]
Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]
National Park Service: issue beneficial semipostal (see H.R. 5269), H7996 [22SE]
Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2606 [4MY]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H757 [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), H3412 [18MY]
Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H4122 [8JN]
Railroads: preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H7723 [18SE]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]
Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 93), H1957 [6AP]
Surface Transportation Board: resolve disagreements between mass transit authorities and freight railroads over access to freight track and rights-of-way for fixed guideway transportation (see H.R. 4507), H3474 [19MY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H2341 [13AP]
———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 2263), H757 [8MR]
———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]
———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs to contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see H.R. 2264), H757 [8MR]
———provide a credit for energy efficient appliances (see H.R. 4977), H7128 [26JY]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H6052 [13JY]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6470 [18JY]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7003 [25JY]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4115), H2341 [13AP]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5955 [12JY]
Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4578), H3923 [6JN]
Skimmer (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4413), H2770 [9MY]
Smithsonian Institution: rename the National Museum of American Art (see H.R. 5214), H7871 [19SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1574 [29MR], H1614, H1615 [30MR]
BIA: insure equitable distribution of Indian Health Service medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]
BLM: wilderness reinventory activities, H4451 [14JN]
———wildland fire management funding, H1574 [29MR]
Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3104 [16MY]
California: Yolo Bypass national wildlife refuge establishment funding, H4461 [14JN]
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center, H8655 [3OC]
Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2861, H2864 [10MY]
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8643 [3OC]
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2833, H2861, H2864, H2870, H2872, H2892, H2893, H2900, H2901, H2902 [10MY]
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2823 [10MY]
Committee on Appropriations (House): tribute to staff for efforts relative to Dept. of the Interior appropriations, H4314 [13JN]
Congress: staff exchange program with German Bundestag, E2
Conservation and Reinvestment Act: condition funding on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H2872 [10MY]
Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H4533, H4541, H4542, H4543 [15JN]
———Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Program funding, H4438 [14JN]
Dept. of the Interior: Casper, WY, National Trail Center funding through reductions in Escalante Science Center construction funding, H4459 [14JN]
———require study on methods to commemorate the national significance of the Lincoln Highway (H.R. 2570), H9961 [17OC]
———weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4545, H4550 [15JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), permission to file report, H3841 [25MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4314, H4319 [13JN], H4437, H4438, H4443, H4444, H4445, H4448, H4449, H4451, H4452, H4453, H4455, H4459, H4460, H4461, H4462, H4463, H4466, H4467, H4474, H4475, H4478 [14JN], H4509, H4533, H4535, H4541, H4542, H4543, H4545, H4550, H4551, H4552, H4553, H4555, H4561, H4574, H4575, H4576, H4577 [15JN], H6927 [25JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), conference report, H8649, H8650, H8655 [3OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 524), H4313 [13JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8642, H8643 [3OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), motion to instruct conferees, H6928 [25JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), permission to file conference report, H8431 [28SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11285 [26OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4965 [22JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11285 [26OC]
EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H4451 [14JN]
Everglades National Park: restoration and land acquisition funding, H4313 [13JN], H4453, H4461 [14JN]
———restoration plan, H10361
Forest Service: prohibit funding to purchase or paint Federal vehicles any color other than white, H4575 [15JN]
———recreation programs funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy petroleum technology programs, H4462, H4463 [14JN]
———watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs funding through reductions in Timber Sales Management Program, H4448, H4467 [14JN]
———wildland fire management funding through reductions in BLM wild horse and burro management program, H4443, H4444, H4445 [14JN]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), permission to file conference report, H8431 [28SE]
Indian Health Service: funding, H4561 [15JN]
Institute of Museum and Library Services: funding, H6928 [25JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: Federal and State conservation and wildlife programs funding, H8642, H8643 [3OC]
———require equal distribution of funds for purchase and maintenance of Federal lands, H2892, H2893 [10MY]
———require States to establish a dedicated State land acquisition fund to receive matching grants, H2900, H2901, H2902 [10MY]
Land use: urban park and recreation, farmland protection, and endangered and threatened species recovery programs funding, H2870 [10MY]
Lolo, MT: Travelers Rest Campsite funding through reductions in economic recovery base programs, H4466 [14JN]
Mineral Management Service: revise certain royalty-in-kind procedures relative to payments for transportation to wholesale market centers, H4455 [14JN]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H4535 [15JN]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4533 [15JN]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4533 [15JN]
National forests: prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands by agencies which fail to comply with certain wildland fire management policies, H4577 [15JN]
———prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]
National Park Service: funding, H2872 [10MY]
———land acquisition funding, H4455 [14JN]
———maintenance backlog alleviation funding, H4452 [14JN]
National parks and recreation areas: prohibit funding to enforce the payment of fines for violation of entrance fees, H4576 [15JN]
NOAA: tribute to the Jason Project for providing research material to elementary and secondary school students, H4965 [22JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H10602 [24OC]
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5075 [23JN]
———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1614, H1615 [30MR], H4475 [14JN]
Power resources: fuel cell power system development funding, H4451 [14JN]
———incorporation of biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel into strategic fuel reserves, H4475 [14JN]
———national energy policy, H1614, H1615 [30MR], H5075 [23JN]
———Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve funding through reductions in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H4551, H4552, H4553, H4555 [15JN]
Public lands: livestock grazing permits renewal process, H4460 [14JN]
Rapid City, SD: Rocky Mountain Research Station funding, H4466 [14JN]
Smithsonian Institution: rename the National Museum of American Art (S. 3201), H10013 [17OC]
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: land acquisition funding, H4509 [15JN]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: extend and improve, H1614, H1615 [30MR]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: require a report on genetically engineered fish, H4449 [14JN]
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4115), H7288, H7290 [7SE]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10361
———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11823 [3NO]
World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4802 [21JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3647 [23MY], H3804 [24MY], H4814 [21JN]
Tribute, H4319 [13JN], H9804 [11OC]
Reports filed
Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-914), H8551 [29SE]
———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 106-646), H3923 [6JN]
Tables
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4316-H4318 [13JN]
Tributes
Archer, Representative, H11421
Dicks, Representative, H4314 [13JN]
Kasich, Representative, H11357
Lerman, Miles, H3856 [25MY]
Packard, Representative, H10891
Porter, Representative, H10251