CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee on Taxation (Joint), H416 [27FE]

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [3JA]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H416 [27FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2164), H3150 [13JN]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H1411 [3AP]

———increase basic pay (see H.R. 298), H1410 [3AP]

Army: prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard headgear until certification that the ammunition shortfall has been eliminated (see H.R. 1770), H4863 [30JY]

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]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H3519 [25JN]

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), H1410 [3AP]

Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad in future decennial censuses for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 1745), H2849 [25MY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

China, Republic of: membership in international institutions (see H. Con. Res. 219), H5455 [6SE] (see H. Res. 221), H5338 [2AU]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

Civil rights: limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H254 [8FE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7852 [6NO]

———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]

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

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H167 [31JA]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H828 [8MR]

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

Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H5703 [14SE]

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]

———ensure continuity of medical care following a major disaster by making private for-profit medical facilities eligible for Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 3239), H8339 [16NO]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H2023 [8MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H3807 [28JN]

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2680 [23MY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H2890 [5JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H8842 [4DE]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H8421 [27NO]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H1925 [3MY]

Federal aid programs: deny Federal public benefits to individuals who were participants in Nazi persecution (see H.R. 1910), H2890 [5JN]

Federal employees: coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H2713 [24MY]

———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 127), H1660 [26AP]

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), H9240 [11DE]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H5971 [24SE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H3203 [14JN]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H5592 [11SE]

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

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H4949 [31JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2185 [15MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H4429 [23JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H3204 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H3204 [14JN]

Immigration: allow acceptance of an affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original sponsor has died (see H.R. 1892), H2333 [17MY]

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H878 [13MR]

Interstate commerce: renewal of interstate economic protectionism (see H. Res. 230), H5339 [2AU]

Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H8182 [14NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H5488 [10SE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H827 [8MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H5405 [5SE]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H2679 [23MY]

Medicare: coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H5455 [6SE]

———delay the deadline for Medicare+Choice organizations to report plan information, including information on adjusted community rates (see H.R. 1993), H2710 [24MY]

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

———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]

———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), H877 [13MR]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H4780 [27JY]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6422 [5OC]

National objectives: promote national unity and family renewal (see H. Con. Res. 124), H2849 [25MY]

National Words Can Heal Day: designate (see H. Res. 235), H7358 [29OC]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H2999 [7JN]

NIH: expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H8949 [5DE]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H2998 [7JN]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3619 [26JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: provide compensation to the U.S. Government and individuals who suffered damages as a result of the attack on Kuwait by Iraq (see H.R. 1632), H3151 [13JN]

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. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H624 [1MR]

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

Russia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3553), H10963 [20DE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2890 [5JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H7127 [17OC]

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

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H1190 [27MR]

Taxation: allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 2970), H6260 [3OC]

———allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (see H.R. 3062), H6458 [9OC]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H6137 [2OC]

———allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts (see H.R. 1670), H1715 [1MY]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H2334 [17MY]

———clarify that certain small businesses are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 656), H1925 [3MY]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H5705 [14SE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 66), H6260 [3OC]

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

———deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 1702), H1923 [3MY]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H2082 [9MY]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H6919 [16OC]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 317), H1488 [4AP]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1605 [25AP]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H650 [6MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H2712 [24MY]

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

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 778), H4216 [18JY]

———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 individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 1342), H1661 [26AP]

———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 (see H.R. 437), H325 [13FE]

———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 excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H507 [28FE]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1658 [26AP]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H1925 [3MY]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H1411 [3AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H224 [7FE]

———repeal the alternative minimum tax and income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemptions, and the child tax credit (see H.R. 275), H109 [30JA]

———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H6137 [2OC]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1490 [4AP]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H1346 [29MR]

———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (see H.R. 3312), H8336 [16NO]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1498 [4AP]

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (see H.R. 1895, 1895), H3207 [18JN]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6260 [3OC]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H6380 [4OC]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1463), H1485 (see H.R. 1463), H1495 [4AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H2335 [17MY]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H395 [14FE]

———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1274), H1294 [28MR]

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

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see H.R. 3005), H6259 [3OC]

U.N.: transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4009 [12JY]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 51), H3067 [12JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H3519 [25JN]

Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H5339 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 3009), H6259 [3OC]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3129), H6918 [16OC]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H4633 [25JY]

Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H. Con. Res. 119), H1716 [1MY]

Foreign trade: extend Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 3010), H6259 [3OC]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H8564 [28NO]

———exclude services of certain providers from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 3094), H6701 [11OC]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 777), H505 [28FE]

———clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (see H.R. 2931), H5926 [21SE]

———exempt deduction for charitable contributions from the phase-out of itemized deductions (see H.R. 776), H505 [28FE]

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

———provide corporate income tax rate reductions (see H.R. 872), H648 [6MR]

———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (see H.R. 2153), H3149 [13JN]

———reduce alternative minimum tax rates (see H.R. 873), H648 [6MR]

———reduce individual income tax rates and repeal phaseouts of itemized deductions and personal exemptions (see H.R. 874), H648 [6MR]

———repeal corporate income tax and estate and gift taxes, impose flat tax on earned income of individuals, and provide amnesty for tax liability from prior taxable years (see H.R. 2313), H3618 [26JN]

———treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement funds (see H.R. 1301), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1268), H1294 [28MR]

———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1267), H1294 [28MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H505 [28FE]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H4215 [18JY]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6165 [3OC]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8289, H8295 [16NO]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1208 [28MR]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), H4309 [19JY]

Colombia: failure to comply with contractual obligations and binding arbitration decisions with U.S. companies, H8295 [16NO]

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, H4260 [19JY]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H8965 [6DE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2642 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, E2333 [19DE]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H2642 [23MY]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (H.R. 2149), H8996 [6DE]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), H8383 [27NO]

GAO: enhance pension funding by classifying payments to defined benefit plans as a liability loss carryback under the Internal Revenue Code, H1791 [2MY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5204 [2AU]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Con. Res. 280), H8879 [5DE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (H.R. 3363), E2161 [28NO]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (H.R. 3391), H8798 [4DE]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8205 [15NO]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1791 [2MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4965 [31JY]

Schools: honor Native Americans for their contributions to U.S. history, culture, and education (H. Res. 168), H3276 [20JN]

South America: impact of free trade on drug interdiction efforts, H8289 [16NO]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions, H4252, H4260 [19JY]

———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (H.R. 777), E243 [28FE]

———exempt deduction for charitable contributions from the phase-out of itemized deductions (H.R. 776), E241, E242 [28FE]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (H.R. 909), E308 [7MR]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1434 [4AP]

———provide corporate income tax rate reductions (H.R. 872), E287 [6MR]

———provide for an election to exchange research-related tax benefits for a refundable tax credit, for the recapture of refunds in certain circumstances (H.R. 2153), E1094 [13JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10866 [19DE]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2884), H5607 [13SE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H769 [8MR]

———reduce alternative minimum tax rates (H.R. 873), E289 [6MR]

———reduce individual income tax rates and repeal phaseouts of itemized deductions and personal exemptions (H.R. 874), E286 [6MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1311 [29MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2296 [17MY]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (H.R. 1268), E465 [28MR]

———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (H.R. 1267), E468 [28MR]

———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (H.R. 2550), E1358 [18JY]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (H.R. 1934), E887 [22MY]

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), H5510 [11SE]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (H.R. 3008), H8956, H8959 [6DE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H7887 [7NO], H8848 [5DE], H8996 [6DE]

Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 55), H4648 [26JY]

———normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51), H5439 [6SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4377 [20JY], H4426 [23JY], H5399 [5SE]

Tributes

Armey, Representative, E2303 [14DE]

Reagan, Ronald, H192 [6FE]

Scudder, James A., H6165 [3OC]

Vanden Bosch, Bob, H6165 [3OC]