HOSTETTLER, JOHN N. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H6007 [25SE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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), H2571 [22MY]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H10966 [20DE]

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), H2281 [16MY]

Aviation: provide for safety of U.S. aviation and suppression of terrorism (see H.R. 2896), H7960 [8NO]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H3806 [28JN]

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

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]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1485 (see H.R. 1467), H1495 [4AP]

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

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1695), H1923 [3MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2335 [17MY]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 22), H624 [1MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H3358 [20JN]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H8421 [27NO]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H2334 [17MY]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H325 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H2022 [8MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2956 [6JN]

Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1411 [3AP]

Diseases: 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), H5488 [10SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2327), H3711 [27JN]

Education: require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 385), H444 [27FE]

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

Elwood Haynes `Bud' Hillis Post Office Building, Kokomo, IN: designate (see H.R. 2043), H2848 [25MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H8421 [27NO]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H1664 [27AP]

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), H7718 [1NO]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H6919 [16OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H3466 [21JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H2185 [15MY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 382), H165 [31JA]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H3150 [13JN]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1121 [26MR]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460, 1460), H3207 [18JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H3204 [14JN]

———prohibit any U.S. department or agency from transferring funds to any individual or entity that prohibits the display of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 3201), H8133 [13NO]

Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements (see H.R. 2265), H3463 [21JN]

———improve cooperation and eliminate duplication between the Depts. of Agriculture and HHS in the area of food safety inspection (see H. Con. Res. 258), H7718 [1NO]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8249 [15NO]

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), H1661 [26AP]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 15), H8421 [27NO]

INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H8249 [15NO]

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

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), H1556 [24AP]

Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, New Albany, IN: designate (see H.R. 1583), H1604 [25AP]

Medicare: 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]

———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), H10355 [18DE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 108), H1345 [29MR]

Mexico: require safety inspections on trucks crossing into the U.S. (see H.R. 677), H4634 [25JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H3806 [28JN]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H.R. 2300), H3518 [25JN] (see H. Con. Res. 184), H3862 [10JY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H4862 [30JY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1926 [3MY]

Office of Homeland Security: establish Internet site for individuals to report suspicious activities to be used by the FBI or other Government entities in the war on terrorism or to protect homeland security (see H.R. 3353), H8420 [27NO]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1489 [4AP]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H1556 [24AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H5927 [21SE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H443 [27FE]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 91), H3260 [19JN]

Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H3618 [26JN]

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), H3864 [10JY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H8564 [28NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H2082 [9MY]

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

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), H8182 [14NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2185 [15MY]

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H10065 [13DE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H3806 [28JN]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1925 [3MY]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H3863 [10JY]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1490 [4AP]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1490 [4AP]

Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 2492), H4008 [12JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1407 [3AP]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H2848 [25MY]

———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), H3864 [10JY]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H959 [19MR]

———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H3069 [12JN]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 923), H740 [7MR]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 549), H444 [27FE]

———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H396 [14FE]

———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), H3802 [28JN]

———permit tax-exempt organizations to participate in political campaigns (see H.R. 277), H109 [30JA]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H3713 [27JN]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H827 [8MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H400 [14FE]

———rates (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———reduce and simplify income tax rates and eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 456), H877 [13MR]

———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]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1717 [1MY]

———treatment of nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 355), H164 [31JA]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H1717 [1MY]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see H.R. 2975), H6135 [2OC]

———update definition of piracy to include air piracy to allow for punishment and issuance of letters of marque and reprisal (see H.R. 3074), H8564 [28NO]

U.N.: reject any decree, proclamation, or treaty adopted by the Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects which would infringe on the right of U.S. citizens to bear arms (see H. Res. 197), H4112 [17JY]

U.S.: reaffirm as a republic (see H. Con. Res. 48), H3261 [19JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3358 [20JN]

Voting: 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), H112 [30JA]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3150 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1966), H2678 [23MY]

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]

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]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H826 [8MR]

———prohibit Federal agencies from issuing or enforcing certain rules that restrict the transportation or possession of a firearm on a public Federal road (see H.R. 2391), H3803 [28JN]

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]

Taxation: extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H8948 [5DE]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H1485 (see H.R. 1466), H1495 [4AP]

Lists

Constitutional challenges to State unborn victims of violence laws, E699 [2MY]

Press releases

Scientists Say ``Therapeutic Cloning'' Creates a Human Embryo: National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H4929 [31JY]

Remarks

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1247 [28MR]

Children and youth: abstinence education program funding through reductions in certain disease control programs and child care development grants, H6671 [11OC]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), E699 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H1247 [28MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2198 [16MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6671 [11OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5972 [24SE], H5992, H6007 [25SE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H5992 [25SE]

———prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality, H6007 [25SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4054 [17JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2198 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, E2403 [20DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8946 [5DE]

Testimonies

Unborn Victims of Violence Act: Michael Lenz (1999), E699 [2MY]