REHBERG, DENNIS (a Representative from Montana)

Articles and editorials

Broken Promise, Peter Maas, Parade (publication), E1639 [13SE]

Kid's First Elk Rifle, Gary Marbut, American Hunter (publication), E1790 [3OC]

Lawmaker Honored for Years of Service, Bob Anez, Helena (MT) Independent Record, H6824 [16OC]

Montana Officials Recall Mansfield as Quiet, Dignified Leader, Bob Anez, Associated Press (news service), H9153 [11DE]

Rehberg Gets Earful on Forests, Sherry Devlin, Missoula (MT) Missoulian, E546 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: authorize State committees appointed to carry out agricultural credit programs to permit the emergency commercial use of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 3438), H9077 [6DE]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 1093), H959 [19MR]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H2142 [10MY]

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), H2956 [6JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1295 [28MR]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H4014 [16JY]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 1363), H1408 [3AP]

———improve security (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H9078 [6DE]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H7529 [30OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H4634 [25JY]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]

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), H8843 [4DE]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 1203), H1925 [3MY]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H5405 [5SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program by making loans available to assist producers in providing storage for hay (see H.R. 3499), H10066 [13DE]

Dept. of Energy: develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H3961 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H2023 [8MY]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H3068 [12JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H1717 [1MY]

Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1010 [20MR]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4217 [18JY]

Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H1605 [25AP]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see H.R. 692), H1295 [28MR]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H2185 [15MY]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H5406 [5SE]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H6137 [2OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H1486 (see H.R. 1474), H1495 [4AP]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H4216 [18JY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H4780 [27JY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H4541 [24JY]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H3151 [13JN]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H9078 [6DE]

———protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H828 [8MR]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H4010 [12JY]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H5339 [2AU]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 737), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 835), H2281 [16MY]

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

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: provide greater protection of private property rights (see H.R. 1592), H3713 [27JN]

Lumber industry: importation of unfairly traded Canadian lumber (see H. Con. Res. 54), H741 [7MR]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1717 [1MY]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2849 [25MY]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H2849 [25MY]

———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), H2148 [14MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2996), H6702 [11OC]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3619 [26JN]

National Guard: authorize small arms competitions and athletic competitions (see H.R. 1705), H4009 [12JY]

National Rural Development Partnership: authorize (see H.R. 3473), H10055 [12DE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H1556 [24AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H2889 [5JN]

Power resources: ensure energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. and promote environmental quality through use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 2423), H6056 [25SE]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H443 [27FE]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H1605 [25AP]

Public lands: establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands (see H.R. 2386), H3803 [28JN]

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6379 [4OC]

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]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1410 [3AP]

Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H4779 [27JY]

———promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3359 [20JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H8248 [15NO]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2680 [23MY]

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), H5736 [19SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 373), H165 [31JA]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1489 [4AP]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H2083 [9MY]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H6056 [25SE]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]

Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 2492), H4008 [12JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H3260 [19JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4725 [26JY]

———allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H1346 [29MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1407 [3AP]

———allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see H.R. 1094), H959 [19MR]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 2076), H3619 [26JN]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H2142 [10MY]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 1636), H3806 [28JN]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H2148 [14MY]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 424), H8338 [16NO]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H2710 [24MY]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1908), H5592 [11SE]

———encourage the development of a cost effective commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 2177), H3201 [14JN]

———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 1179), H1717 [1MY]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H1556 [24AP]

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H1190 [27MR]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H2142 [10MY]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H4378 [20JY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H6260 [3OC]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H1660 [26AP]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H507 [28FE]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments (see H.R. 2253), H3357 [20JN]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H2889 [5JN]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 224), H63 [6JA]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H6137 [2OC]

———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H1488 [4AP]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H4352 [19JY]

———reduce and simplify income tax rates and eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 456), H877 [13MR]

———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 estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H1488 [4AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H1190 [27MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2082 [9MY]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H6702 [11OC]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H2335 [17MY]

Terrorism: authorize issuance of letters of marque and reprisal to respond to acts of air piracy (see H.R. 3076), H8338 [16NO]

———encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]

———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]

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (see H.R. 3074), H8338 [16NO]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H4216 [18JY]

U.N.: reject any decree, proclamation, or treaty adopted by the Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects which would infringe on the right of U.S. citizens to bear arms (see H. Res. 197), H4112 [17JY]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1121 [26MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1060 [21MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H1116 [22MR]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 159), H112 [30JA]

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), H1114 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: increase basic pay (see H.R. 298), H110 [30JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: convey Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and Intake Irrigation Project to local control (see H.R. 2202), H3202 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of several water systems in Montana (see H.R. 1946), H2570 [22MY]

Francis Bardanouve U.S. Post Office Building, Harlem, MT: designate (see H.R. 2876), H5487 [10SE]

Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Butte, MT: designate (see H.R. 3282), H8132 [13NO]

Taxation: provide credits for costs of travel for purposes of making retail purchases in States that do not impose sales tax (see H.R. 3384), H8731 [29NO]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see H.R. 3305), H8248 [15NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6316 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6316, H6333 [4OC]

———grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (H.R. 1093), H1089 [22MR]

———price supports for sugar, H6333 [4OC]

———price supports for wool and mohair, H3913 [11JY]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), H3537 [26JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3913 [11JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5155 [1AU]

Armed Forces: increase basic pay (H.R. 298), H79 [30JA]

Bremner, Connie: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1223 [27JN]

Cobell, Elouise: tribute to efforts relative to Federal accounting of Native American trust funds, E1639 [13SE]

Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, H3429 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3417, H3429 [21JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3653 [27JN]

Francis Bardanouve U.S. Post Office Building, Harlem, MT: designate (H.R. 2876), H6823 [16OC]

Mike Mansfield Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Butte, MT: designate (H.R. 3282), H9153 [11DE]

Missoula, MT: roundtable discussion on forest health issues, E546 [5AP]

Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 852), H7748 [6NO]

National monuments: prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing, H3417 [21JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5155 [1AU]

———fuel cell power system development funding, H3789 [28JN]

———national energy policy, H3440 [21JN], H3626 [27JN], H3789 [28JN]

———provide secure energy supplies (H.R. 2436), H4120 [18JY]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (H.R. 1094), H1089 [22MR]

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), H5540 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, H6005 [25SE], E246 [28FE]

Western Environmental Technology Office: funding, H3653 [27JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1110 [22MR], H3463 [21JN]

Testimonies

Forest Health Issues in Montana: Kim Liles, E547 [5AP]

Tributes

Incashola, Tony, H7362 [30OC]

Marbut, Gary, E1790 [3OC]