TERRY, LEE (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2023 [8MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H3961 [11JY]

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H1458 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]

Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 1093), H1346 [29MR]

Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: clarify that reductions in compensation by amounts received from collateral sources that charitable contributions are not included in such sources (see H.R. 3376), H8843 [4DE]

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

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H3961 [11JY]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H878 [13MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

Aviation: establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H1924 [3MY]

———provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H6138 [2OC]

Baltic States: independence anniversary of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4635 [25JY]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 8), H166 [31JA]

———establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing, and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 193), H4013 [16JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H6136 [2OC]

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H8182 [14NO]

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

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H4113 [17JY]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4635 [25JY]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5456 [6SE]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H1013 [20MR]

———modify requirements for a child born abroad and out of wedlock to acquire citizenship based on the citizenship of the child's father (see H.R. 2766), H5335 [2AU]

Communications Act: increase penalties for common carrier violations (see H.R. 1765), H2022 [8MY]

Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information relative to cyber security of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 2435), H4114 [17JY]

———establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 2417), H6458 [9OC]

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

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]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H8732 [29NO]

Corps of Engineers: revise certain policies for the purpose of improving the Corps' community relations (see H.R. 2353), H3712 [27JN]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H5405 [5SE]

Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H7719 [1NO]

———establish Federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises (see H.R. 2795), H6919 [16OC]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H3149 [13JN]

———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), H325 [13FE]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3961 [11JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of Justice: identify organizations that recruit juveniles to participate in violent and illegal activities relative to the environment or animal rights and assist States to prevent such participation (see H.R. 1847), H2890 [5JN]

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

Dept. of Transportation: 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: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H959 [19MR]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1410 [3AP]

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

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), H4541 [24JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4217 [18JY] (see H.R. 2327), H4114 [17JY]

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

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H2387 [21MY]

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

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 2014), H3961 [11JY]

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

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H6919 [16OC]

FCC: fulfill support requirements for universal service for high cost areas (see H.R. 1171), H2142 [10MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6056 [25SE]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 2588), H8843 [4DE]

———coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H6138 [2OC]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H5616 [13SE]

Firearms: 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, 1460), H3207 [18JN]

Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H7960 [8NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1296 [28MR]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H1557 [24AP]

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), H3714 [27JN]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5705 [14SE]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H3358 [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), H8249 [15NO]

Government: nullify effects of certain Executive Orders (see H.R. 19), H6066 [28SE]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3069 [12JN]

Health: improve access to prescription drugs under Medicare and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and health care coverage for seniors, the self-employed, and children (see H.R. 1387), H1481 (see H.R. 1387), H1491 [4AP]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (see H.R. 1992), H5592 [11SE]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1490 [4AP]

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

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H1013 [20MR]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 1242), H1558 [24AP]

———improve procedures relative to the admission to, and departure from the U.S. (see H.R. 3077), H8843 [4DE]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 15), H224 [7FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 659), H1116 [22MR] (see H.R. 737), H956 [15MR]

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

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H10055 [12DE]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 598), H2184 [15MY]

Judiciary: provide for automatic annual increases in judicial salaries (see H.R. 570), H3465 [21JN]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H3806 [28JN]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H4009 [12JY]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 1626), H6919 [16OC]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6137 [2OC]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H3260 [19JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2632), H4633 [25JY]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), 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), H1013 [20MR]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H8420 [27NO]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H6380 [4OC]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1343 [29MR]

National 4-H Council: centennial of 4-H Youth Development Program (see H. Res. 112), H1490 [4AP]

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

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H3002 [8JN]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H223 [7FE]

National objectives: promote national unity and family renewal (see H. Con. Res. 124), H1924 [3MY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H5456 [6SE]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3961 [11JY]

New York, NY: tribute to firefighters killed in the line of duty during hardware store fire (see H. Res. 172), H3466 [21JN]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

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]

———require a more uniform formula for gasoline and diesel fuel so that fuels manufactured in one region may be transported and sold in other regions (see H.R. 2249), H3357 [20JN]

Political campaigns: increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1019), H1013 [20MR] (see H.R. 2252), H3357 [20JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H224 [7FE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]

Public utilities: revise regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 1101), H1010 [20MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H1190 [27MR]

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]

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), H3149 [13JN]

Schools: recognize right of students in public schools for silent prayer or meditation, encourage recitation of Pledge of Allegiance, and prevent discrimination based on religious character or speech (see H.J. Res. 54), H7852 [6NO]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 3495), H10066 [13DE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2083 [9MY]

Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H8949 [5DE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H3204 [14JN]

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

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H2679 [23MY]

———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H8949 [5DE]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H2184 [15MY]

Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168, 300), H2334 [17MY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1605 [25AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H6137 [2OC]

———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), H5927 [21SE]

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

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1864), H3260 [19JN]

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

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H323 [13FE]

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H253 [8FE]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 869), H1121 [26MR]

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include cool roofing (see H.R. 2184), H3201 [14JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H3068 [12JN]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H3151 [13JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H400 [14FE]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 200), H325 [13FE]

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

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

———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), H2387 [21MY]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H3358 [20JN]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H3068 [12JN]

———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), H64 [6JA]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H4541 [24JY]

———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]

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

———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H5616 [13SE]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 494), H222 [7FE]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H4113 [17JY]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2142 [10MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 1037), H1489 [4AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H2335 [17MY]

Telecommunications: establish a separate process for State commission evaluation of rural telephone company exemptions, suspensions, and modifications, relative to advanced capabilities (see H.R. 3142), H10966 [20DE]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

———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), H6057 [25SE]

Veterans: improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H1061 [21MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H325 [13FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H10910 [19DE]

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

———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), H224 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H876 [13MR]

Electric power: promote energy security, environmental protection, price stability, and reliability through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3089), H6700 [11OC]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3387), H8746 [30NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1039), H952 [15MR]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 2206), H3202 [14JN]

Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3066 [12JN]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (see H. Res. 293), H8343 [19NO] (see H. Res. 298), H8731 [29NO]

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, H7533 [31OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7533 [31OC]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1639 [26AP]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H5122 [1AU]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5122, H5141 [1AU]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4963 [31JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), consideration (H. Res. 214), H4914 [31JY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H3112 [13JN]

———prohibit any entity engaged in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from raising capital or trading its securities in the U.S., H3112 [13JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H8172 [14NO]

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), H5521 [11SE]

Veterans Day: maintain observance on November 11 and separate from any other Federal holiday (H. Res. 298), H8808 [4DE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9290 [12DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H504 [28FE]

Statements

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H1639 [26AP]