BLUNT, ROY (a Representative from Missouri)

Addresses

Union, Reconciliation, Readiness: James W. Symington, E1701 [21SE]

Appointments

National Historical Publications and Records Commission, H7962 [9NO]

Articles and editorials

State Needs Open Markets To Prosper, Robert B. Zoellick, Springfield (MO) News Leader, E1704 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 337, 338), H508 [28FE]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H2956 [6JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H878 [13MR]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H8565 [28NO]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H929 [14MR]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H4724 [26JY]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1117 [22MR]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H3519 [25JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H7960 [8NO]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

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

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3203 [14JN]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 583), H1660 [26AP]

Communications Act: increase penalties for common carrier violations (see H.R. 1765), H2335 [17MY]

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), H3067 [12JN]

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

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H1556 [24AP]

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]

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H1557 [24AP]

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

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H929 [14MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see H.R. 2002), H6505 [10OC]

———provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (see H.R. 396), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H5703 [14SE]

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]

———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), H8338 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H929 [14MR]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

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

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 64), H955 [15MR]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H5340 [2AU]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H651 [6MR]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H1555 [24AP]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H162 [31JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1558 [24AP]

———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 policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H2081 [9MY]

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]

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

Health: sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H9077 [6DE]

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

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 1542), H1554 [24AP]

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H956 [15MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 565), H444 [27FE]

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

Israel: elections (see H. Res. 31), H223 [7FE]

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

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1557 [24AP]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H1296 [28MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H112 [30JA]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3619 [26JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H5340 [2AU]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H3358 [20JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H1659 [26AP]

———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), H3068 [12JN]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 1839), H8338 [16NO]

———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), H8732 [29NO]

———waive late enrollment penalty and provide a special Part B enrollment period for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2073), H4541 [24JY]

Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 2161), H3149 [13JN]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H5334 [2AU]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1490 [4AP]

Music in Our Schools Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 64), H955 [15MR]

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H2571 [22MY]

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

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 513), H2848 [25MY]

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]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H2713 [24MY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

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

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H3260 [19JN]

———provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H4863 [30JY]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP] (see H.R. 2360), H3802 [28JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H877 [13MR]

———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3805 [28JN]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 12), H6066 [28SE]

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]

Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program: reauthorize and revise (see H.R. 2190), H3202 [14JN]

Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H4779 [27JY]

———promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3359 [20JN]

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), H6260 [3OC]

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

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]

Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H9082 [10DE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H1410 [3AP]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1489 [4AP]

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8337 [16NO]

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

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H1557 [24AP]

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1848), H2890 [5JN]

———adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1003), H876 [13MR]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H3806 [28JN]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1190 [27MR]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 1636), H2849 [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), H3519 [25JN]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H1717 [1MY]

———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), H508 [28FE]

———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]

———clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (see H.R. 2931), H5926 [21SE]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1908), H3068 [12JN]

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

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H955 [15MR]

———extend combat zone-related benefits to services performed by Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai (see H.R. 2066), H2888 [5JN]

———facilitate electric cooperative participation in a competitive electric power industry (see H.R. 1601), H2571 [22MY]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H2281 [16MY]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 538), H253 [8FE]

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

———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), H4949 [31JY]

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

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H2184 [15MY]

———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]

———provide Federal reimbursement to States for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3172), H7852 [6NO]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———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 motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H2712 [24MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H877 [13MR]

———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), H6702 [11OC]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H6422 [5OC]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H3713 [27JN]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H1660 [26AP]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H3519 [25JN]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 1507), H2335 [17MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (see H.R. 1895), H2333 [17MY]

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

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1268), H6380 [4OC]

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

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H5339 [2AU]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1604 [25AP]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 678), H2142 [10MY]

———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 986), H1489 [4AP]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H4724 [26JY]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 1037), H2082 [9MY]

Terrorism: tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see H.R. 247), H955 [15MR]

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), H3466 [21JN]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1190 [27MR] (see H.R. 303), H877 [13MR]

Vietnam: persecution of Montagnard peoples (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4541 [24JY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H6780 [12OC]

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

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), H3068 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Hughes, Langston: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 205), H4862 [30JY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (see H.R. 2546), H4215 [18JY]

Petroleum: 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]

Taxation: allow employers maintaining a defined non-Government benefit plan to treat certain employee contributions as pretax employer contributions (see H.R. 3012), H6259 [3OC]

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

Terrorism: compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H8731 [29NO]

Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers (see H.R. 1961), H2678 [23MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6312 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6312 [4OC]

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), H5642 [14SE]

Aviation: improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8306 [16NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5882, H5883 [21SE]

Bengsch, Harold: Community Foundation of the Ozarks Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E2387 [20DE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1168 [27MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H4602 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H686 [7MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4602 [25JY]

Drury University: tribute to Students in Free Enterprise Team, E974 [25MY]

Foreign trade: national objectives priority assignments, E1704 [21SE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), consideration (H. Res. 219), H5187 [2AU]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H3990, H3991 [12JY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (H.R. 2546), H8053 [13NO]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (H. Con. Res. 184), H7149 [23OC]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (H.R. 3167), consideration (H. Res. 277), H7864 [7NO]

Sisisky, Norman: tribute (H. Res. 107), H1336 [29MR]

Southwest Missouri State University: tribute to women's basketball team, E613 [24AP]

Springfield, MO: anniversary of History Museum for Springfield-Greene County, E1616 [10SE]

———tribute to Habitat for Humanity chapter, E2369 [20DE]

Stockton, MO: tribute to Stockton High School girls' basketball team, E642 [26AP]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 111), H1419 [4AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 83), H753 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2211 [16MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 153), H2828 [25MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 104), H1300 [29MR]

Terrorism: economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1704 [21SE]

———U.S. policy, E1701 [21SE]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (H.R. 247), H1077 [22MR]

Whitley, Marissa: Miss Teen USA pageant winner, E1588 [5SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6699 [11OC]

Statements

Aviation and Transportation Security Act Conference Report: Executive Office of the President, H8307 [16NO]

Tributes

Clark, M. Graham, E437 [22MR]

Cunningham, Frank, E639 [26AP]

Gallatin, Harlie, E639 [26AP]

Gilkey, Gerald, E637 [26AP]

Patton, William W., Jr., E2009 [6NO]

Pierpont, John T., E122 [6FE]

Rader, Roberta, E1628 [11SE]

Solomon, Gerald B.H., H7864 [7NO]

Stiles, Jackie, H632 [6MR], E346 [13MR]

Symington, James W., E1701 [21SE]

Winter, David K., E1051 [7JN]