GALLEGLY, ELTON (a Representative from California)

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H1672 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H7960 [8NO]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 2270), H3464 [21JN]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H623 [1MR]

Aviation: preserve nonstop service to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for certain communities in case of airline bankruptcy (see H.R. 2387), H4014 [16JY]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4780 [27JY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

California: implement program to increase water yield and environmental benefits, improve water system reliability, quality, use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection (see H.R. 1985), H2709 [24MY]

Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2184 [15MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917), H6919 [16OC]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H5928 [21SE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H6422 [5OC]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H5340 [2AU]

Dept. of Energy: impose interim limitations on the cost of electric energy to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable prices in the electric energy market (see H.R. 238), H1925 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H393 [14FE]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4429 [23JY]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1435), H2387 [21MY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H2082 [9MY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 2069), H4009 [12JY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H399 [14FE]

Earthquakes: provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses and establish a national disaster mitigation program (see H.R. 1669), H2849 [25MY]

Education: provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see H.R. 613), H444 [27FE]

Export Administration Act: extend (see H.R. 2602), H4539 [24JY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1010 [20MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H10067 [13DE]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H7960 [8NO]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1157), H1060 [21MR]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5705 [14SE]

Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 1139), H1605 [25AP]

———terminate the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program and offset lost revenues by prohibiting engineering support funding for sales of timber from National Forest System lands (see H.R. 908), H828 [8MR]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1346 [29MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H5406 [5SE]

Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 1366), H2335 [17MY]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 825), H622 [1MR]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see H. Con. Res. 175), H3712 [27JN]

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1113 [22MR]

Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6380 [4OC]

———establish a temporary moratorium on visas for certain aliens (see H.R. 3286), H8132 [13NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H1346 [29MR]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1861 [2MY]

INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H8249 [15NO]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H324 [13FE]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1557 [24AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H444 [27FE]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

Karekin II: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2571 [22MY]

Law enforcement: limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H1061 [21MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4352 [19JY]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1717 [1MY]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H1558 [24AP]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H1116 [22MR]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3260 [19JN]

———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. 868), H5736 [19SE]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H9240 [11DE]

Motor vehicles: prohibit operation with drugs or alcohol in the body of the driver at a land border port of entry (see H.R. 2155), H5928 [21SE]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]

Native Americans: improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H2680 [23MY]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (see H.R. 3167), H7308 [24OC]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H2680 [23MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3863 [10JY]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]

———limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents and entities other than individuals in congressional elections (see H.R. 1445), H1484 (see H.R. 1445), H1494 [4AP] (see H.R. 2122), H3066 [12JN]

Power resources: allow any business or individual in any State experiencing a power emergency to operate any type of power generation available to ensure their economic stability (see H.R. 1874), H2280 [16MY]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6380 [4OC]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7719 [1NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 2715), H5332 [2AU]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School (see H. Con. Res. 57), H878 [13MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H3519 [25JN]

Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2899), H6260 [3OC]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H443 [27FE]

———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1660 [26AP]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H741 [7MR]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H324 [13FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H5927 [21SE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H4541 [24JY]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H223 [7FE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H2281 [16MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H1717 [1MY]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H508 [28FE]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H6137 [2OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2142 [10MY]

Terrorism: issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5928 [21SE]

———tribute to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 232), H6781 [12OC]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3359 [20JN]

Ukraine: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1661 [26AP]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H741 [7MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H.R. 1198), H3466 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]

Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]

Caribbean nations: establish coordinated program to provide economic and development assistance (see H.R. 502), H222 [7FE]

Crime: create an offense of solicitation or recruitment of persons in criminal street gang activity (see H.R. 1775), H2081 [9MY]

Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 489), H221 [7FE]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H221 [7FE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H27 [3JA]

Foreign policy: express appreciation to NATO, European Union, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and European countries for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 303), H8948 [5DE]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229), H7851 [6NO]

Northern Ireland: support implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Northern Ireland (see H. Res. 185), H3805 [28JN]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 640), H395 [14FE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty relative to income limits for Individual Retirement Account deductions (see H.R. 1611), H1658 [26AP]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H25 [3JA]

Tobacco products: prohibit importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 1454), H1485 (see H.R. 1454), H1494 [4AP]

———strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 1453), H1485 (see H.R. 1453), H1494 [4AP]

Yugoslavia: commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic and other alleged war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and provide aid to support economic and democratic reforms (see H. Res. 200), H4216 [18JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5678 [14SE]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War, H5781 [20SE]

Booker, Lorenzo: Gatorade National High School Football Player of the Year award recipient, E2308 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5781 [20SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses, H4905 [31JY], H9148 [11DE]

———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (H.R. 2540), H4905 [31JY]

Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (H.R. 489), E133 [7FE]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (H.R. 490), E133 [7FE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (H.R. 93), H80, H85 [30JA]

Gelb, Ricky: Fernando Award recipient, E237 [28FE]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), E894 [22MY]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: adjust boundaries (H.R. 640), H2899 [6JN]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5563 [11SE]

Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 310), H9148 [11DE]

Votes: position on missed, E1796 [4OC]

World War II: preserve certain Federal court actions relative to Japanese companies compensating former prisoners of war used as slave labor (H.R. 1198), E1172 [21JN]

Tributes

Dobbs, Willa, E812 [16MY]

Ebensteiner, Paul S., E25 [6JA]

Evan, J. Handel, E652 [26AP]

Gonzalez, Sheila, E539 [4AP]

Hair, Charles M., E1682 [20SE]

Hogan, Ed and Lynn, E1551 [3AU]

Maguire, Cathy, E2204 [4DE]

Nesbitt, David E., E22 [6JA]

Prosser, Brian C., E2229 [7DE]

Rascon, Alfred, E1201 [26JN]

Roy, Rob, E1963 [31OC]