COLLINS, MAC (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4588 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H2571 [22MY]

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), H739 [7MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H167 [31JA]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalynn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 399), H827 [8MR]

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]

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

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3519 [25JN]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

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]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (see H.R. 1884), H2280 [16MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H5927 [21SE]

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

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

———establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 2235), H4780 [27JY]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1489 [4AP]

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (see H.R. 2261), H3357 [20JN]

Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (see H. Res. 57), H442 [27FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H5340 [2AU]

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

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H2082 [9MY]

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

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 and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1190 [27MR]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3713 [27JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2713 [24MY]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]

G. Elliot Hagan Post Office Building, Sylvania, GA: designate (see H.R. 1183), H1113 [22MR]

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

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

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

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]

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]

Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H. Res. 16), H28 [3JA]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 1013), H1717 [1MY]

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), H2712 [24MY]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H1187 [27MR]

Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building, Valdosta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1432), H1483 (see H.R. 1432), H1493 [4AP]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 2553), H6137 [2OC]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H2023 [8MY]

———coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 3246), H7909 [7NO]

———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), H4724 [26JY]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H2680 [23MY]

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

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

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), H2998 [7JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

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), H650 [6MR]

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]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H3466 [21JN]

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

Social Security: ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]

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

Taxation: allow income tax refund (see H.R. 1208), H1121 [26MR]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H2710 [24MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1717 [1MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H1861 [2MY]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 909), H739 [7MR]

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

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H650 [6MR]

———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 alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 437), H1488 [4AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1926 [3MY]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H928 [14MR]

———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H9078 [6DE]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1661 [26AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1558 [24AP]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3712 [27JN]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H2183 [15MY]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2889 [5JN]

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

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H2679 [23MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H443 [27FE] (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]

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), H4216 [18JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Georgia: tribute to 48th Infantry Brigade of the Army National Guard upon deployment to Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 65), H955 [15MR]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H621 [1MR]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2997 [7JN]

Social Security: clarify coordination of benefits among health plans (see H.R. 2745), H5334 [2AU]

Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1067), H954 [15MR] (see H.R. 1141), H1059 [21MR]

Taxation: 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), H2710 [24MY]

———allow income tax refund (see H.R. 1227), H1188 [27MR]

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

———rates (see H.R. 942), H825 [8MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, replace the unified credit with a unified exemption, and increase the annual gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 1437), H1484 (see H.R. 1437), H1493 [4AP]

———reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 1342), H1407 [3AP]

———reduce the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1652), H1715 [1MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 871), H648 [6MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H1484 (see H.R. 1438), H1494 [4AP]

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

———treatment of natural gas pipelines, equipment, and infrastructure (see H.R. 2271), H3464 [21JN]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see H.R. 1986), H2709 [24MY]

———treatment of qualified rental office furniture (see H.R. 2744), H5334 [2AU]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (see H.R. 1341), H1407 [3AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1663 [27AP]

Remarks

Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8293 [16NO]

———prohibit duty free and quota free import of textiles and apparel, H8293 [16NO]

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), H5678 [14SE]

Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5910 [21SE]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures, H5910 [21SE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1167 [27MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2039 [9MY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (S. 360), H4033 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4588, H4589 [25JY]

Federal aid programs: provide emergency health coverage assistance, H10859 [19DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4059 [17JY]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2315), H4413, H4414, H4415 [23JY]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (H.R. 822), E260 [1MR]

Morrow, GA: National Archives and Records Administration building funding, H4588, H4589 [25JY]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Con. Res. 154), H3221 [19JN]

———tribute to members who were killed in the aircraft crash in south-central Georgia (H. Con. Res. 47), H681 [7MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H2718 [25MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1167 [27MR]

———extend Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Foster Care Independent Living programs, support mentoring programs for children of incarcerated parents, and assist youths aging out of foster care (H.R. 2873), H8093 [13NO]

Tariff: steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (H.R. 1067), E375 [15MR]

———steam or other vapor generating boilers used in nuclear facilities (H.R. 1141), E409 [21MR]

Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (H.R. 1987), E934 [24MY]

———allow income tax refund (H.R. 1227), E455 [27MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10859 [19DE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (H.R. 1412), E564 [5AP]

———rates, H1167 [27MR]

———rates (H.R. 3), H771 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 942), E324 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2221 [16MY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, replace the unified credit with a unified exemption, and increase the annual gift tax exclusion (H.R. 1437), E561 [5AP]

———reduce individual capital gains rates (H.R. 1342), E509 [3AP]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (H.R. 871), E287 [6MR]

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (H.R. 1895), E843 [17MY]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (H.R. 1986), E931 [24MY]

———treatment of timber sales by landowners (H.R. 1341), E512 [3AP]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E2115 [16NO]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5589 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H9003 [6DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2845 [25MY], H7908 [7NO], H7957 [8NO]

Songs

``Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?'' Alan Jackson, E2115 [16NO]

Tables

Standard deductions for married individuals, E325 [8MR]

Tax rate reductions, E324 [8MR]

Tributes

Cathy, Truett, H835 [13MR]

Cook, Mary, E108 [6FE]

Dillard, George, H6922 [17OC]

Elliott, J. Robert, E143 [8FE]

Jackson, Alan, E2115 [16NO]