PORTMAN, ROB (a Representative from Ohio)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 3009), H8181 [14NO]

Aviation: 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), H10355 [18DE]

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

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H959 [19MR]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H1557 [24AP]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H2142 [10MY]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 2081), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H506 [28FE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H651 [6MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]

District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 2580), H4377 [20JY]

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

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H8181 [14NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2713 [24MY]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 2272), H3464 [21JN]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 54), H26 [3JA]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9240 [11DE]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H1296 [28MR]

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1194), H1558 [24AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H8564 [28NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H3863 [10JY]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H7960 [8NO]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H5406 [5SE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H877 [13MR]

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5971 [24SE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H5455 [6SE]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries by targeting enrollment and eliminating beneficiary lock-in and other administrative barriers (see H.R. 2709), H6702 [11OC]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H5616 [13SE] (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 852), H5406 [5SE]

National Advisory Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification: establish (see H.R. 335), H163 [31JA]

National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3359 [20JN]

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]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H4863 [30JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2360), H3864 [10JY]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H4378 [20JY]

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]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2890 [5JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8337 [16NO]

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

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

Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1141, 1141), H3207 [18JN]

Taxation: allow individuals who claim a religious exemption from the self-employment tax to establish certain retirement plans (see H.R. 838), H622 [1MR]

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

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H3466 [21JN]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H2184 [15MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H648 [6MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H877 [13MR]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 909), H739 [7MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H3466 [21JN]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1727), H2083 [9MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H650 [6MR]

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

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H1191 [27MR]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 2576), H4352 [19JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H5704 [14SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H929 [14MR]

———treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement funds (see H.R. 1301), H1490 [4AP]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H1557 [24AP]

———treatment of qualified rental office furniture (see H.R. 2744), H9239 [11DE]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 496), H624 [1MR]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform: establish (see H.R. 14), H25 [3JA]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 249), H6137 [2OC]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 85), H827 [8MR]

Congress: joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. Con. Res. 28), H324 [13FE]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (see H.R. 2291), H3465 [21JN]

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

Tariff: dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see H.R. 2840), H5405 [5SE]

Taxation: promote, protect, and clarify status of professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2807), H5337 [2AU]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H64 [6JA]

———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2808), H5337 [2AU]

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H3465 [21JN]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]

William Howard Taft National Historic Site: boundary adjustment and land exchange (see H.R. 1000), H876 [13MR]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8291 [16NO]

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), H5672 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7677 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7677 [1NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5914 [21SE]

Bipartisan Commission on Social Security Reform: establish (H.R. 14), E1 [3JA]

Blue Ash, OH: tribute to Sister City partnership with Ilmenau, Germany, E1573 [5SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H768 [8MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1163 [27MR], H1260 [28MR]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Mount Washington American Legion Post 484, E189 [14FE]

Committee on Election Reform (House, Select): establish, H809 [8MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 249), H6102 [2OC]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 85), H810 [8MR]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4252 [19JY]

Congress: joint session for the State of the Union Message (H. Con. Res. 28), H278 [13FE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4609 [25JY]

Drugs: extend and modify the Drug-Free Communities Support Program and authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute (H.R. 2291), H5349 [5SE]

Health: guarantee Federal remedies that hold health plans accountable for medical decisions and limit non-economical and punitive damages, H5271 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5211, H5271 [2AU]

Hinton, Milton W.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E40 [30JA]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H809 [8MR], H1329, H1330 [29MR], H2975, H2976 [7JN], H6776, H6777 [12OC]

IRS: prohibit bonus or incentive payments to senior officials, H4609 [25JY]

Keating, William J.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E42 [30JA]

Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 852), H7749 [6NO]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 524), unanimous-consent agreement, H278 [13FE]

NTSB: establish a program of assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents (H.R. 554), unanimous-consent agreement, H278 [13FE]

One Earth One People (organization): anniversary, E1904 [16OC]

Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan, H1791 [2MY]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans, H1785 [2MY]

———protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans, H1818, H1819 [2MY]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8199 [15NO]

———reform, H2842 [25MY]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1785, H1788, H1791, H1814, H1816, H1818, H1819, H1821 [2MY]

———tax treatment of retirement benefits, H1791 [2MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2651 [23MY]

———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (H.R. 2873), H8094 [13NO]

South America: impact of free trade on drug interdiction efforts, H8291 [16NO]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H2976 [7JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7230 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10854 [19DE]

———rates, H1163 [27MR]

———rates (H.R. 3), H768 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2835, H2842 [25MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), motion to instruct conferees, H2651 [23MY]

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), H5549 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1933 [29OC]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8902, H8903 [5DE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2131), H3820 [10JY], E1068 [12JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2135 [10MY], H5963 [24SE], E457 [27MR]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9292 [12DE]

William Howard Taft National Historic Site: boundary adjustment and land exchange (H.R. 1000), H2896 [6JN]

Resignations

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H3927 [11JY]

Tributes

Burke, Michael J., E2275 [13DE]

Gibbs, Steve, E528 [3AP]

Gregory, Ted, E2215 [5DE]

Knue, Paul, E1055 [7JN]

Maruska, Edward J., E3 [3JA]

Matlock, Stan, E1739 [25SE]

Sasson, Jerry, E1224 [27JN]

Wehling, Robert L., E1222 [27JN]