CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (H. Con. Res. 69), H1088 [22MR]

Announcements

107th Congress Private Calendar official objectors, H4011 [16JY]

Appointments

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

Conferee: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H4954 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: tribute to organizations led by Afghan women that are providing humanitarian services and ensure inclusion of women in any newly established Government (see H. Res. 281), H8133 [13NO]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H2956 [6JN]

Aung San Suu Kyi: anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

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]

Burma: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 211), H5338 [2AU]

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2184 [15MY]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4216 [18JY]

China, Republic of: endorse and obtain observer status at the World Health Assembly summit in Switzerland (see H.R. 2739), H5334 [2AU]

———ensure that future is resolved peacefully through a democratic mechanism with the express consent of the Taiwanese people and free from outside threats (see H. Con. Res. 221), H5455 [6SE]

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

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H219 [7FE]

Civil rights: limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [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 (see H.R. 7), H2571 [22MY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H1116 [22MR]

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]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H3712 [27JN]

———give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]

Crime: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2734), H5334 [2AU] (see H.R. 2929), H5926 [21SE]

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

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see H.R. 863), H647 [6MR]

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

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

———human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]

Cyprus: membership in European Union (see H. Con. Res. 164), H5407 [5SE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recognize for purposes of employing physicians, board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc. (see H. Res. 75), H8949 [5DE]

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]

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

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H4217 [18JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: change due date for corporate estimated taxes (see H.R. 2825), H5338 [2AU]

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

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

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

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]

Food: 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]

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4540 [24JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1012 [20MR]

Immigration: prohibit issuance of visa to any citizen of the People's Republic of China who participates in or otherwise supports the harvesting, transplantation, or trafficking of organs of executed Chinese prisoners (see H.R. 2530), H4112 [17JY]

———prohibit issuance of visa to any physician from the People's Republic of China who seeks to train in organ or bodily tissue transplantation (see H.R. 2030), H2847 [25MY]

India: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and support ongoing aid efforts (see H. Con. Res. 15), H111 [30JA]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H9240 [11DE]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 280), H8842 [4DE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2387 [21MY]

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

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 2675), H5456 [6SE]

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]

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

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), H4863 [30JY]

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 242), H7719 [1NO]

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

Refugees: support victims of torture (see H. Con. Res. 168), H3357 [20JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2281 [16MY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 1805), H2141 [10MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H959 [19MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H741 [7MR]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1190 [27MR]

Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 1681), H2712 [24MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1490 [4AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4352 [19JY]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1675), H3519 [25JN]

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

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H1012 [20MR]

———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), H167 [31JA]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 1694), H1923 [3MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H10966 [20DE]

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

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

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H2571 [22MY]

Terrorism: declare a state of war between the U.S. and international terrorists and their sponsors (see H.J. Res. 62), H5615 [13SE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H3066 [12JN]

U.N.: transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4541 [24JY]

Ukraine: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5126 [1AU]

Voting: require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H3519 [25JN]

William Howard Taft National Historic Site: boundary adjustment and land exchange (see H.R. 1000), H876 [13MR]

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), H1346 [29MR]

Yugoslavia: commend transfer of Slobodan Milosevic and other alleged war criminals to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and provide aid to support economic and democratic reforms (see H. Res. 200), H5126 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (see H.R. 940), H825 [8MR]

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

Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see H.R. 2519), H4111 [17JY]

Schindler, Michael and Julie: relief (see H.R. 806), H507 [28FE]

Comments

Response to Democratic dissenting views on H.R. 7, Community Solutions Act, H4249-H4251 [19JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6337 [4OC]

———price supports for sugar, H6337 [4OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3916 [11JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5661 [14SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H524 [1MR]

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), H4248 [19JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, H1563 [25AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1609, H1615, H1616, H1617, H1641, H1642, H1643, H1648 [26AP]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), consideration (H. Res. 119), H1611 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H3916 [11JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2230 [16MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4046, H4065 [17JY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 189), H4035 [17JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: Dept. of State reporting requirements on compliance, H2230 [16MY]

———urge all contracting States to recommend the production of practice guides (H. Con. Res. 69), H1087 [22MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), consideration (H. Res. 118), H1565 [25AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), H656 [7MR]

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), H5508 [11SE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2131), H3819, H3820 [10JY]

William Howard Taft National Historic Site: boundary adjustment and land exchange (H.R. 1000), H2897 [6JN]

Tributes

Siniawski, Jake, H1356 [3AP]

Willig, Jim, H4547 [25JY]