DeMINT, JIM (a Representative from South Carolina)

Appointments

Floyd Spence funeral attendees, H5372 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H399 [14FE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 2763), H5335 [2AU]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H1718 [1MY]

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

Budget: sequestration of Federal spending relative to gross domestic product (see H.R. 1521), H1498 [4AP]

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

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

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

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 (see H.R. 7), H3260 [19JN]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3358 [20JN]

Corps of Engineers: lease land at the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project to the South Carolina Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 649), H5405 [5SE]

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

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H222 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: limit exceptions to and expand Buy American Act requirements (see H.R. 1458), H1485 (see H.R. 1458), H1495 [4AP]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (see H.R. 966), H827 [8MR]

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H3150 [13JN]

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

District of Columbia: prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality (see H.R. 2390), H3803 [28JN]

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

———provide retroactive implementation and repeal sunset on individual income tax rate reductions (see H.R. 3050), H6702 [11OC]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H622 [1MR]

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

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 650), H395 [14FE]

———provide grants to rural educational agencies (see H.R. 1148), H1059 [21MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H2709 [24MY]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H2142 [10MY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H254 [8FE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H3806 [28JN]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 1832), H2183 [15MY]

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), H10356 [18DE]

Firearms: 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.: 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 trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5407 [5SE]

———extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3359 [20JN]

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

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8564 [28NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H4113 [17JY]

———protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H1116 [22MR]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H164 [31JA]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3204 [14JN]

Higher Education Act: make certain student loan interest rate formulas permanent (see H.R. 2781), H5336 [2AU]

———remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H6137 [2OC]

House Rules: prohibit the inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance (see H. Res. 123), H1605 [25AP]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H3807 [28JN]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H10067 [13DE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H8842 [4DE]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3519 [25JN]

———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), H648 [6MR]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1558 [24AP]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5340 [2AU]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H2996 [7JN]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H6056 [25SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H.R. 1782), H5340 [2AU]

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

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]

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: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 2950), H6380 [4OC]

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

Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1273), H1294 [28MR]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3806 [28JN]

SBA: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3230), H7910 [7NO]

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), H1926 [3MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2849 [25MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H3260 [19JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H2712 [24MY]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 832), H628 [5MR]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 930), H740 [7MR]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H4634 [25JY]

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

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H4725 [26JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1490 [4AP]

———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), H3203 [14JN]

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

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee in addition to the total amount of such taxes for such employee (see H.R. 1584), H1604 [25AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 317), H443 [27FE]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H2956 [6JN]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H650 [6MR]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3067 [12JN]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4725 [26JY]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1661 [26AP]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H877 [13MR]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H3619 [26JN]

———rates (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———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), 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), H224 [7FE]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 2717), H5332 [2AU]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H1605 [25AP]

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

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

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H4378 [20JY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 1037), H5927 [21SE]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H3260 [19JN]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H2679 [23MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4113 [17JY]

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

Bipartisan Social Security Reform and Results Commission: establish (see H.R. 1069), H954 [15MR]

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

Employment: exclude employer contributions to health care expenditure accounts from gross income for tax purposes and clarify applicability of ERISA to plans employing such accounts (see H.R. 2658), H4723 [26JY]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1484 (see H.R. 1441), H1494 [4AP]

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

Social Security: create individual accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, give Americans ownership of their retirement, and restore long-term solvency (see H.R. 3535), H10909 [19DE]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 3135), H6918 [16OC]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H394 [14FE]

———redesignate certain trust funds as accounting funds (see H.R. 1068), H954 [15MR]

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

———allow Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 1923), H2387 [21MY]

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

Lists

State homicide laws that recognize unborn victims, H1629 [26AP]

Poems

``Tribute . . . and Warning,'' Amy Farley, E1906 [16OC]

Remarks

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), H4263 [19JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1628 [26AP]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, H2606 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2606, H2624 [23MY]

———funding, H2624 [23MY]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 95), E706 [2MY]

Santee, CA: shooting of students at Santana High School, E355 [14MR]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (H. Con. Res. 248), H6792 [16OC]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4929 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4929 [31JY]

Spence, Floyd: tribute (H. Res. 234), H5371 [5SE]

Taxation: allow certain small businesses to defer tax payments (H.R. 3062), H6438 [9OC]

———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H2291 [17MY]

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), H5579 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5579 [11SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1721 [25SE], E1957 [30OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6456 [9OC]

Summaries

Business Retained Income During Growth and Expansion (BRIDGE) Act (H.R. 3062), H6439 [9OC]

Tables

Projected new jobs as a result of allowing certain small businesses to defer tax payments, H6440 [9OC]

Tributes

Farley, Amy, E1906 [16OC]

McCarroll, John A., E1526 [3AU]