WELLER, JERRY (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H1925 [3MY]

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]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]

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]

Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H1606 [25AP]

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

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 245), H6458 [9OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2571 [22MY]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes, and cancel the removal, and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound students who are long-term U.S. residents (see H.R. 1918), H4780 [27JY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

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

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), H5925 [21SE]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H4634 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H7529 [30OC]

Dept. of HUD: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 888), H648 [6MR]

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

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H2082 [9MY]

———require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 2088), H2955 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H1717 [1MY]

Disasters: 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: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H8133 [13NO]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

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

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1558 [24AP]

EPA: conduct a feasibility study of developing regional vehicle fuel specifications and of implementing the use of a uniform blend of gasoline in the Midwest (see H.R. 2017), H2847 [25MY]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 2163), H6919 [16OC]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 827), H1605 [25AP]

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]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H8339 [16NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2956 [6JN]

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

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H395 [14FE]

Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H741 [7MR]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H877 [13MR]

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

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3260 [19JN]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H3806 [28JN]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H507 [28FE]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H4113 [17JY]

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

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

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H1925 [3MY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H9239 [11DE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4724 [26JY]

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

Medicare: coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5456 [6SE]

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

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1861 [2MY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H2712 [24MY]

———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), H5456 [6SE]

———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H3519 [25JN]

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

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H3619 [26JN]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H7128 [17OC]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H1925 [3MY]

National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H8248 [15NO]

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), H4634 [25JY]

Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (see H.R. 2983), H6135 [2OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]

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

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 608), H393 [14FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H3619 [26JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

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

Science: benefits of biotechnology (see H. Res. 173), H3358 [20JN]

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

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

———create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (see H.R. 3497), H10066 [13DE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H5455 [6SE]

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

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

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

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H258 [12FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H5488 [10SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H5456 [6SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H6918 [16OC]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H875 [13MR]

———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), H4113 [17JY]

———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), H2142 [10MY]

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

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors or their heirs or estates (see H.R. 1940), H2570 [22MY]

———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 1179), H1113 [22MR]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H624 [1MR]

———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers (see H.R. 2259), H3357 [20JN]

———expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and terminate the minimum tax preference for incentive stock options (see H.R. 2383), H3803 [28JN]

———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1238), H4009 [12JY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from biomass (see H.R. 1657), H2281 [16MY]

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

———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 1514), H2712 [24MY]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1485 (see H.R. 1459), H1495 [4AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H1190 [27MR]

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

———permanently extend environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 1439), H1484 (see H.R. 1439), H1494 [4AP]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H112 [30JA]

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

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1727), H2023 [8MY]

———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 the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H3806 [28JN]

———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. 2794), H5336 [2AU]

———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), H64 [6JA]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H4724 [26JY]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H2142 [10MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H5339 [2AU]

———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), H1346 [29MR]

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

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H3203 [14JN]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1661 [26AP]

———treatment of charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research (see H.R. 744), H5455 [6SE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H5126 [1AU]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H5927 [21SE]

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

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

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H3806 [28JN]

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]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7852 [6NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H2889 [5JN]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H396 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H741 [7MR]

Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1603), H1658 [26AP]

Taxation: allow businesses to expense qualified security devices (see H.R. 2970), H6056 [25SE]

———allow qualified technological equipment and computer software to be expensed (see H.R. 1411), H1482 (see H.R. 1411), H1492 [4AP]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1134), H1012 [20MR]

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

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 2264), H3463 [21JN]

———promote fair, efficient, and simple cross-border tax collection regimes that maintain market neutrality and promote free trade on all sales distribution channels within a globally networked economy (see H. Res. 151), H2711 [24MY]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 2147), H3149 [13JN]

———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]

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

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]

———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H2081 [9MY]

———treatment of welfare benefit funds for certain employer plans (see H.R. 2370), H3802 [28JN]

Remarks

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas, H5141 [1AU]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7646 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7646 [1NO]

California: energy crisis, H2685 [24MY]

Channahon, IL: tribute to Channahon Fire Protection District, E2073 [14NO]

Chicago, IL: development of South Suburban Airport, E653 [26AP]

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), H4315, H4321, H4323, H4325 [19JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 107th Congress, H10144, H10146, H10147 [13DE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3565 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program funding, H4659 [26JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4659 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7275 [24OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), E1380 [20JY]

Joliet, IL: anniversary of Joliet Township High Schools, E199 [14FE]

Joliet Junior College: anniversary, E178 [14FE]

Morris, IL: anniversary of Immaculate Conception Church, E2210 [5DE]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 56), H2339 [21MY]

———observance (S. Con. Res. 44), H8368 [27NO]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1790 [2MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5141 [1AU], E1568 [3AU]

———national energy policy, H2685 [24MY]

———provide secure energy supplies (H.R. 2436), H10146 [13DE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4964 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H365 [14FE]

Taxation: allow qualified technological equipment and computer software to be expensed (H.R. 1411), E569 [5AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty, H113 [31JA], H170 [6FE], H365-H367 [14FE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, H2830 [25MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 1552), H6806 [16OC]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind, E1568 [3AU]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes, E1568 [3AU]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H6785 [16OC], H7275 [24OC], H10144, H10147 [13DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7233 [24OC]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10857 [19DE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), consideration (H. Res. 320)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 319), H10500 [19DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H763 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 153), H2830 [25MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1307, H1308, H1309, H1310, H1311, H1313, H1321, H1322, H1323, H1324 [29MR]

———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (H.R. 3312), E2122 [16NO]

———treatment of welfare benefit funds for certain employer plans (H.R. 2370), E1261 [29JN]

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), H5500 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9005 [6DE], H10146 [13DE]

Votes: position on missed, H8815 [4DE], E653 [26AP]

Will County, IL: Lewis University Airport expansion project funding, H3565 [26JN]

Tributes

Avalos, Hugh C., E2256 [12DE]

Harshbarger, Mike, E376 [15MR]