THUNE, JOHN R. (a Representative from South Dakota)

Amendments

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6162 [2OC], H6271 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1121), H1011 [20MR]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H6459 [9OC]

Armed Forces: tribute to U.S. servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3466 [21JN]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC]

———provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3007), H6381 [4OC]

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

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

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H1923 [3MY]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

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

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]

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

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), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H8732 [29NO]

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), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (see H.R. 2792), H6702 [11OC]

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

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

Education: reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see H.R. 692), H397 [14FE]

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

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H6505 [10OC]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H1485 (see H.R. 1455), H1494 [4AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]

Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H6702 [11OC]

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), H3960 [11JY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 3318), H8843 [4DE]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2996), H6702 [11OC]

National Day of Appreciation for Emergency Response and Rescue Workers: designate (see H. Res. 259), H6505 [10OC]

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

National 4-H Council: centennial of 4-H Youth Development Program (see H. Res. 112), H1409 [3AP]

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]

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

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

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: award to officers killed, injured, or involved in rescue efforts in the aftermath of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 243), H6421 [5OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1296 [28MR]

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

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), H3149 [13JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H3863 [10JY]

Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2899), H5927 [21SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1116 [22MR]

Sports: make antitrust laws applicable to the elimination or relocation of Major League Baseball franchises (see H.R. 3288), H8249 [15NO]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H325 [13FE]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H5455 [6SE]

———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), H3466 [21JN]

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

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H224 [7FE]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H223 [7FE]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 224), H63 [6JA]

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

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

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 42), H26 [3JA]

———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), H650 [6MR]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H8949 [5DE]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H6422 [5OC]

Terrorism: establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address threats of agricultural bioterrorism (see H.R. 3293), H10067 [13DE]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H252 [8FE]

———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), H6781 [12OC]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H6380 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: grants to assist value-added agricultural businesses (see H.R. 1093), H959 [19MR]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 82), H741 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 1526), H1498 [4AP]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1321), H1345 [29MR] (see H.R. 1949), H2570 [22MY]

Lead, SD: conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (see H.R. 3299), H8248 [15NO]

Power resources: ensure energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. and promote environmental quality through use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 2423), H3805 [28JN]

Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H7909 [7NO]

Taxation: allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see H.R. 1094), H959 [19MR]

———allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 1636), H1659 [26AP]

———reestablish certain marketing aspects of agricultural cooperatives and allow declaratory judgment relief for such cooperatives (see H.R. 1821), H2141 [10MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6309 [4OC]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6177 [3OC], H6269, H6271, H6309 [4OC]

———establish interagency task force on agricultural competition, H6271 [4OC]

———Federal farm policies, H3505, H3507, H3510, H3511 [25JN]

———require GAO study to determine how producer income would be affected by updating yield bases, H6271 [4OC]

———respond to the continuing economic crisis adversely affecting agricultural producers (H.R. 2213), H3505 [25JN]

Air Force: use of B-1B Lancer bombers in military action against Afghanistan, H8161 [14NO]

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

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), H5654 [14SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7568, H7569 [31OC], H7625, H7638, H7680 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7568, H7569 [31OC], H7638, H7680 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 274), H7625 [1NO]

———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), H5887 [21SE]

———security standards relative to airport size, H7568, H7569 [31OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H812 [8MR]

California: energy crisis, H2380 [21MY]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program, H6269 [4OC]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 82), H708 [7MR]

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), H4271 [19JY], E1413 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: Energy Sun Partnership Program funding, H5113 [1AU]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2199 [16MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3654, H3655 [27JN]

Farmable Wetlands Pilot Program: expand to all States, H6271 [4OC]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (H.R. 1949), E924 [24MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2199 [16MY]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5257 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5257 [2AU]

House of Representatives: authorize recess for joint session to receive Australian Prime Minister John Howard, H5008 [1AU]

———authorize recess for joint session to receive Mexican President Vicente Fox, H5008 [1AU]

Lead, SD: conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (H.R. 3299), E2100 [15NO]

———conveyance of certain real property for construction of a science laboratory (S. 1389), H10217 [18DE]

Missouri River: Corps of Engineers river management funding, H3654, H3655 [27JN]

National Guard and Reserve Day: observance, H353 [14FE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5113, H5141 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H2380, H2382 [21MY], H3447 [21JN]

South Dakota: impact of energy crisis on tourism and agriculture, H3447 [21JN]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1398, H1400, H1401, H1402, H1403, H1404 [3AP]

———rates, H1398 [3AP]

———rates (H.R. 3), H812 [8MR]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1312 [29MR]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts, H5257 [2AU]

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), H5501, H5567 [11SE]

———economic impact of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5887 [21SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), E2246 [10DE]

Votes: position on missed, H2134 [10MY], H2365 [21MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H389 [14FE], H824 [8MR], H3463 [21JN], H5453 [6SE], H8180 [14NO], H8246 [15NO]