PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3619 [26JN]

Appointments

British-American Interparliamentary Group, H1672 [1MY]

Conferee: H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H4130 [18JY]

———S. 1447, Airport Security Federalization Act, H7782 [6NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 2763), H5335 [2AU]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2023 [8MY]

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 47), H399 [14FE]

———permit States to purchase certain pesticides sold in Canada (see H.R. 1084), H1191 [27MR]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 1016), H927 [14MR]

Armed Forces: establish a combat artillery medal (see H.R. 653), H3260 [19JN]

———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: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 1363), H2571 [22MY]

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

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H3864 [10JY]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H9078 [6DE]

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

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 680), H396 [14FE]

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

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H1346 [29MR]

Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H1556 [24AP]

———increase the availability and quality of child care for disabled children (see H.R. 2787), H5336 [2AU]

———promote financial education (see H.R. 61), H1410 [3AP]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3466 [21JN]

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4352 [19JY]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (see H.R. 556), H3260 [19JN]

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: 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), H508 [28FE]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H5736 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H10067 [13DE]

———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), H10055 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

Dept. of Energy: study potential regulatory improvements that may help alleviate high fuel prices (see H.R. 1834), H2183 [15MY]

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

———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 3480), H10065 [13DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1557 [24AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

District of Columbia: review appropriateness of reopening Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House (see H. Res. 125), H1660 [26AP]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H224 [7FE]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H1410 [3AP]

———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H4112 [17JY]

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

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1410 [3AP]

EPA: conduct a feasibility study of developing regional vehicle fuel specifications and of implementing the use of a uniform blend of gasoline in the Midwest (see H.R. 2017), H2847 [25MY]

———increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H955 [15MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify that Christmas tree farming is agriculture (see H.R. 3486), H10066 [13DE]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H6260 [3OC]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]

Federal Elections Review Commission: establish (see H.R. 57), H64 [6JA]

Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H4949 [31JY]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H1926 [3MY]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see H.R. 2312), H3617 [26JN]

Floods: reduce losses (see H.R. 2021), H2847 [25MY]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2248), H3357 [20JN]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H1117 [22MR]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H955 [15MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H5971 [24SE]

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), H6056 [25SE]

House of Representatives: post all lobbying registrations and reports on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 48), H399 [14FE]

Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H8182 [14NO]

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

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H444 [27FE]

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

James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, CA: designate (see H.R. 621), H393 [14FE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H5616 [13SE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4216 [18JY]

Medicare: coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H3864 [10JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H6919 [16OC]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H10964 [20DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 1510), H1661 [26AP]

Motor vehicles: extend child passenger protection education grant funding (see H.R. 691), H1061 [21MR]

———provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H1558 [24AP]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1558 [24AP]

National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 2515), H5928 [21SE]

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

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 834), H622 [1MR]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (see H.R. 1533), H1499 [4AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H3358 [20JN]

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

Pipelines: improve safety (see H.R. 3609), H10965 [20DE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1150), H1059 [21MR]

———limit contributions by nondistrict or out-of-State residents and entities other than individuals in congressional elections (see H.R. 2122), H3066 [12JN]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone (see H.R. 283), H1012 [20MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: recognize birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 420), H219 [7FE]

———require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (see H.R. 577), H650 [6MR]

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), H7128 [17OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]

———use State and private sector initiatives to provide for the competitive operation of Northeast rail corridor and Autotrain (see H.R. 3591), H10965 [20DE]

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

Rivers: reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 1800), H2140 [10MY]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H9077 [6DE]

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]

Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H6055 [25SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

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

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H4353 [19JY]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H741 [7MR]

Taxation: allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), 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]

———apply graduated income tax rates for principal campaign committees of congressional candidates to comparable committees of candidates for State and local offices (see H.R. 1881), H2571 [22MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 959), H878 [13MR]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H224 [7FE]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H1295 [28MR]

———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), H508 [28FE]

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

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

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H254 [8FE]

———improve electric reliability, enhance transmission infrastructure, and facilitate access to the electric transmission grid (see H.R. 1459), H1605 [25AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H959 [19MR]

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

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools (see H.R. 379), H165 [31JA]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H1490 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H4541 [24JY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 42), H254 [8FE]

———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 motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H1411 [3AP]

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

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H5125 [1AU]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H4353 [19JY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H112 [30JA]

Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 85), H112 [30JA]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H394 [14FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H253 [8FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2281 [16MY]

Voting: increase the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to participate in Federal elections (see H.R. 1997), H3068 [12JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2889 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abshir, Abdullahi M. (see H.R. 3356), H8421 [27NO]

Abshir, Madina M. (see H.R. 3356), H8421 [27NO]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend relative to voluntary early retirement benefits and medical benefits (see H.R. 2558), H4216 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (see H.R. 1505), H1497 [4AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H3259 [19JN]

Elections: require certain disclosure and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 150), H60 [6JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination in the offering of benefits by employers to associates of employees who are not spouses or dependents (see H.R. 515), H223 [7FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: ensure protection for employees of traveling sales crews (see H.R. 3070), H6458 [9OC]

Gul, Mariam M. (see H.R. 3356), H8421 [27NO]

McDermott, Thomas, Sr.: relief (see H.R. 1538), H1500 [4AP]

Musse, Mohamed A. (see H.R. 3356), H8421 [27NO]

———relief (see H.R. 2434), H3805 [28JN]

National Commission on Marginal Tax Rates for the Working Poor: establish (see H.R. 1687), H1860 [2MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 151), H60 [6JA]

Social Security: establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see H.R. 2110), H2997 [7JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1927 [7MY], H5457 [10SE], H6063 [28SE], H7359 [30OC], H8328 [16NO], H8341 [19NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1927 [7MY], H6063 [28SE], H8341 [19NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: conservation programs funding, H6309 [4OC]

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

Davis, Lee: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame inductee, E1034 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for pricing milk (H.R. 1505), E554 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8513 [28NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, H10930 [20DE]

Dept. of Education: pilot program to establish performance agreements with school districts to consolidate certain Federal funds and to allow flexibility in the use of such funds, H2541 [22MY]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, H2312 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata water project funding, H3671 [27JN]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2312 [17MY], H2541 [22MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10093 [13DE], E2329 [19DE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), H3671 [27JN]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), consideration (H. Res. 256), H6468 [10OC]

Motor vehicles: prohibit States from requiring a license or fee relative to motor vehicles providing interstate pre-arranged ground transportation service (H.R. 2546), H8055 [13NO]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 95), H1687 [1MY]

National Commission on Marginal Tax Rates for the Working Poor: establish (H.R. 1687), H1744 [2MY]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E269 [1MR]

Point of order, H8513 [28NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), E1523 [3AU]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4965 [31JY]

Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (H.R. 3429), E2232 [7DE]

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), H5555 [11SE]

———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8513 [28NO]

Votes: position on missed, H5683 [14SE]

WOMT-Radio (Manitowoc, WI): anniversary, E114 [6FE]

Tributes

McMurry, James A., E1806 [5OC]