EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1438, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7097 [17OC]

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

North Atlantic Assembly, H77 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2999 [7JN]

Agriculture: reauthorize tree loss assistance program to compensate commercial orchardists and tree farmers who lose trees as a result of a natural disaster (see H.R. 1790), H2082 [9MY]

Air Force: enhance science and technology planning and budgeting (see H.R. 2659), H5340 [2AU]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 36), H1556 [24AP]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]

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

———permit carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays (see H.R. 1407), H1482 (see H.R. 1407), H1492 [4AP]

———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]

———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), H6259 [3OC]

Bob Davis Post Office Building, St. Ignace, MI: designate (see H.R. 2577), H6781 [12OC]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H111 [30JA]

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]

Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H8181 [14NO]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H955 [15MR]

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]

Dept. of Defense: develop inventory of sites within former military ranges containing unexploded ordnance or other abandoned munitions that pose health or safety threats and improve public awareness of such sites (see H.R. 2605), H4539 [24JY]

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: authorize appropriations for environmental research and development, scientific and energy research, development, and demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology bioenergy programs (see H.R. 2358), H3802 [28JN]

———develop plan for magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment to accelerate scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source (see H.R. 1781), H2281 [16MY]

———University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs funding (see H.R. 2126), H3066 [12JN]

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

———prevent the westward spread of aquatic nuisance species and provide rapid response capacity in certain Western States (see H.R. 2732), H5333 [2AU]

Detroit, MI: tricentennial (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1115 [22MR]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]

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

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 1858), H3961 [11JY]

———provide college scholarships to high school students who have demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and science (see H.R. 919), H740 [7MR]

Election Voting Systems Standards Commission: establish (see H.R. 1165), H3466 [21JN]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H826 [8MR]

Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 1306), H1344 [29MR]

EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H7528 [30OC]

———redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position (see H.R. 2438), H5406 [5SE]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3068 [12JN]

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

Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 1367), H2387 [21MY]

———recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H5928 [21SE]

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]

Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H5340 [2AU]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 2272), H4113 [17JY]

Foreign policy: support aspirations of the Tibetan people to safeguard their distinct identity (see H.R. 1779), H4724 [26JY]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3806 [28JN]

———implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H5333 [2AU]

———prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H740 [7MR]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8133 [13NO]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H3203 [14JN]

GAO: tribute to assistance enabling the House of Representatives to continue its work while House office buildings were closed due to anthrax bacteria outbreak (see H. Res. 294), H8421 [27NO]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H623 [1MR]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H. Con. Res. 152), H3261 [19JN]

———prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see H.R. 1680), H1860 [2MY]

Great Lakes Basin: affirm authority (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2890 [5JN]

Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H1487 (see H. Res. 115), H1499 [4AP]

Higher Education Act: make certain student loan interest rate formulas permanent (see H.R. 2781), H5336 [2AU]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 47), H26 [3JA]

Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2174), H3201 [14JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1330), H1406 [3AP]

Insurance: provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H1489 [4AP]

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: establish trust fund to address long-term food production and rural development needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics (see H.R. 3566), H10964 [20DE]

Investments: establish individual development accounts for certain individuals and families (see H.R. 2160), H3149 [13JN]

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

Medicare: coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8132 [13NO]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H3806 [28JN]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 36), H1556 [24AP]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3437), H9077 [6DE]

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]

Native Americans: require State approval of new gambling facilities, develop minimum Federal standards for Indian gaming, and establish commission to report on living standards on Indian lands (see H.R. 2244), H3259 [19JN]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 116), H2849 [25MY]

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

NIST: authorize work with manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration (see H.R. 2733), H5334 [2AU]

———establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (see H.R. 524), H252 [8FE]

———improve computer security (see H.R. 1259), H1293 [28MR]

NSF: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2023 [8MY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H4429 [23JY]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 550), H624 [1MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H1664 [27AP]

Peru: tribute to individuals injured or killed in missionary aircraft mistakenly shot down by a Peruvian fighter jet (see H. Con. Res. 117), H1716 [1MY]

Philip E. Ruppe Post Office Building, Lake Linden, MI: designate (see H.R. 1374), H6780 [12OC]

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

Power resources: authorizing appropriations for environmental research and development and Dept. of Energy and EPA Office of Air and Radiation energy technology programs, projects, and activities (see H.R. 2460), H4950 [31JY]

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

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 2950), H6380 [4OC]

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

Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 2369), H3802 [28JN]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]

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

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

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

Social Security: modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H5406 [5SE]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1187 [27MR]

St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 143), H325 [13FE]

States: authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1927), H3260 [19JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H5488 [10SE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H400 [14FE]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H3203 [14JN]

———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), H648 [6MR]

———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), H3203 [14JN]

———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]

———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H3260 [19JN]

———classify qualified rental office furniture as 5-year property for depreciation purposes (see H.R. 3098), H6701 [11OC]

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

———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1864), H3713 [27JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 1863), H2280 [16MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1717 [1MY]

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

———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H1925 [3MY]

———provide a credit for charitable contributions to fight poverty (see H.R. 673), H828 [8MR]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see H.R. 2322), H3807 [28JN]

———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]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1368), H5406 [5SE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

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

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H1661 [26AP]

———treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in connection with delinquent real property taxes (see H.R. 3381), H8731 [29NO]

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

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (see H.R. 1895, 1895), H3207 [18JN]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 774), H4009 [12JY]

———treatment of telecommuting (see H.R. 1012), H876 [13MR]

Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]

———improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H400 [14FE]

Traverse City, MI: modify reversionary interest in certain real property conveyed to school district (see H.R. 3370), H8732 [29NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H10910 [19DE]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H2022 [8MY]

———authorize use of certain Federal funding programs to remove arsenic from drinking water when the EPA promulgates a new national primary drinking water regulation for arsenic (see H.R. 2112), H3260 [19JN]

``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 66), H955 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 100, 101), H27 [3JA]

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H26 [3JA]

———make grants for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern and authorize assistance for research and development of innovative technologies for such purposes (see H.R. 1070), H954 [15MR]

Food: permit States to use administrative funds to pay costs relating to the processing, transporting, and distributing of donated wild game to eligible food distribution agencies (see H.R. 3466), H10054 [12DE]

Government regulations: require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 66), H26 [3JA]

SBA: reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 1860), H2279 [16MY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1608), H1658 [26AP]

Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 102), H27 [3JA]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (see H.R. 2275), H3464 [21JN]

Remarks

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7532 [31OC], H7678 [1NO]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7532 [31OC], H7678 [1NO]

———improve security (S. 1447), conference report, H8303 [16NO]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7288 [24OC]

Camp Fire Boys and Girls (organization): tribute to ``Absolutely Incredible Kid Day'', E382 [15MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to posthumously present the Congressional Gold Medal to Charles M. Schulz (H. Con. Res. 149), H2860 [5JN]

Capitol Police: tribute (H. Res. 309), H9125 [11DE]

Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 148), H2861 [5JN]

Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (H. Res. 148), H2861 [5JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4561 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: benefit claims processing funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4692 [26JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4085 [17JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10436, H10437 [19DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4689, H4692 [26JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2407, H2408 [22MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10111 [13DE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, H2407, H2408 [22MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 100), H4802, H4805, H4807 [30JY]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education, H10436, H10437 [19DE]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (H.R. 1858), H4801 [30JY]

Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), H8384 [27NO]

Grand Rapids, MI: anniversary of St. Isidore School, E260 [1MR]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H2860 [5JN]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H339 [14FE]

Michigan: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E652 [26AP]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H5128 [1AU]

NIST: establish electronic commerce extension program to ensure that small businesses participate fully in the electronic commerce revolution (H.R. 524), H345 [14FE]

———funding, H4085 [17JY]

NOAA: funding, H4085 [17JY]

NSF: funding, H4689 [26JY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H3943 [11JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H4970 [31JY], H5128 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H2576 [23MY], H2864 [5JN], H3349, H3350, H3352 [20JN], H3943 [11JY], H4970 [31JY]

SBA: reauthorize Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 1860), H5938 [24SE]

Stonesifer, Patricia Q.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 26), H9124 [11DE]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response, H7283 [24OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5635 [14SE], H7220 [24OC]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5559 [11SE]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5559 [11SE]

———U.S. policy, H7283 [24OC]

Votes: position on missed, H10113 [13DE]

Voting: direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns, H9290 [12DE]

———direct NIST to develop standards to ensure accuracy and validation of the voting process and provide grants to States to improve voting methods and voter education campaigns (H.R. 2275), H4561 [25JY], E1183 [21JN]

———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H9290 [12DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2885 [5JN], H5330 [2AU], H5701 [14SE], H7307 [24OC]

Tributes

Holcombe, Anne, H3787, H3788 [28JN]

Holliman, Mattie M., E631 [25AP]

Lubbers, Arend D., E1032 [6JN]

Sebo, Cindy, H3787, H3788 [28JN]

Stallsworth, Vicky, H3787, H3788 [28JN]