BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)
Amendments
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6145, H6146 [2OC], H6226 [3OC]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H903 [14MR]
Conferee: H.R. 2883, intelligence services appropriations, H8849 [5DE]
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, H7155 [23OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5456 [6SE]
Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide compensation for loss markets to farm owners and producers who have entered into production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 1339), H1925 [3MY]
Agriculture: provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 230), H64 [6JA]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H10910 [19DE]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H4634 [25JY]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H877 [13MR]
Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 1363), H1408 [3AP]
———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H6779 [12OC]
———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 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]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H1558 [24AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote to pass legislation that would result in a deficit (see H.J. Res. 53), H3357 [20JN]
———make process more transparent (see H.R. 1257), H1189 [27MR]
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), H1013 [20MR]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]
Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H1923 [3MY]
———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H1410 [3AP]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 188), H4635 [25JY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]
Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3863 [10JY]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7853 [6NO]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7718 [1NO]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see H.R. 2002), H6505 [10OC]
Dept. of the Interior: 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), H2334 [17MY]
———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), H2999 [7JN]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]
———provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]
Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1117 [22MR]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H2334 [17MY]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H1013 [20MR]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]
Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H1346 [29MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H2713 [24MY]
Floods: reduce losses (see H.R. 2021), H2847 [25MY]
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. 3477), H10065 [13DE]
Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1321), H1345 [29MR] (see H.R. 1949), H2570 [22MY]
———expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 1082), H954 [15MR]
Government: enhance citizen access to information and services through use of Internet-based information technology (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]
Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see H.R. 2059), H3619 [26JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H929 [14MR]
House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on appointment and election of new Members if a significant number of Members can no longer serve due to a national emergency (see H.J. Res. 67), H7333 [25OC]
Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H828 [8MR]
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]
Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H7308 [24OC]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H2184 [15MY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H3863 [10JY]
———require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 287), H3465 [21JN]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]
Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 1013), H2023 [8MY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H10909 [19DE]
———tribute for efforts in battling the use and production of methamphetamine (see H. Res. 114), H1487 (see H. Res. 114), H1499 [4AP]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H9078 [6DE]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1013 [20MR]
Medicare: 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), H7127 [17OC]
———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), H2148 [14MY]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H2142 [10MY]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H2956 [6JN]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1718 [1MY]
Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3261 [19JN]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H4724 [26JY]
Music in Our Schools Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1117 [22MR]
National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H2890 [5JN]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 1348), H3863 [10JY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2281 [16MY]
National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7719 [1NO]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H2334 [17MY]
Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 270), H8421 [27NO]
OMB: establish a Federal Chief Information Officer (see H.R. 2458), H3959 [11JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H955 [15MR]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H9078 [6DE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 608), H393 [14FE]
———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]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H224 [7FE]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H877 [13MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1948), H2713 [24MY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1296 [28MR]
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]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4541 [24JY]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H4634 [25JY]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H4949 [31JY]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H2184 [15MY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]
———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), H1121 [26MR]
———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on bows and arrows (see H.R. 2001), H2710 [24MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H2889 [5JN]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2022 [8MY]
———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1026), H928 [14MR]
———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1316), H1344 [29MR]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1819), H2141 [10MY]
———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 2794), H6919 [16OC]
———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H4014 [16JY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2184 [15MY]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1438), H5125 [1AU]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H5340 [2AU]
Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3310), H8336 [16NO]
Unemployment: expand coverage options for unemployed workers to receive and pay for COBRA health insurance benefits and provide for a program of enhanced unemployment coverage (see H.R. 3471), H10054 [12DE]
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. 303), H929 [14MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H222 [7FE]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H5928 [21SE]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]
———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H4724 [26JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 633), H4724 [26JY]
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), H3203 [14JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 2847), H5454 [6SE]
Corps of Engineers: convey remaining water supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake to the Rathbun Regional Water Association (see H.R. 2372), H3802 [28JN]
Medicare: improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see H.R. 2483), H4008 [12JY]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry: establish to work in conjunction with State registries and to create a partnership to launch an outreach and education campaign on organ and tissue donation (see H.R. 2645), H4634 [25JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H6226, H6227 [3OC]
Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7677 [1NO]
———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7677 [1NO]
———preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), H5902 [21SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H769 [8MR]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (H.R. 2847), H5445 [6SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Government-owned and farmer-stored renewable energy reserve program, H6226, H6227 [3OC]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6392, H6402 [5OC]
———enhance intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the prevention of terrorism, H6392 [5OC]
National security: establish a commission to assess the performance of Federal agencies responsible for preparedness and prevention of terrorism and clarify membership eligibility and authorities, H6402 [5OC]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), consideration (H. Res. 162), H3096 [13JN]
Taxation: rates (H.R. 3), H717 [7MR], H769 [8MR]
Remarks in House relative to