GIBBONS, JIM (a Representative from Nevada)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H77 [30JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2883, intelligence services appropriations, H8849 [5DE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]

Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 3423), H10356 [18DE]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2165), H4113 [17JY]

———eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain a nonavailability-of-health-care statement relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for a pregnancy (see H.R. 1511), H1498 [4AP]

———establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H3804 [28JN]

———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7960 [8NO]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1556 [24AP]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve units activated in response to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 287), H8249 [15NO]

Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see H.R. 2989), H6136 [2OC]

———ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 1363), H1408 [3AP]

Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 118), H1716 [1MY]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H2142 [10MY]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H7852 [6NO]

Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H2083 [9MY]

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1467), H1485 (see H.R. 1467), H1495 [4AP]

Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1695), H1923 [3MY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H1717 [1MY]

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]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H5928 [21SE]

Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 164), H61 [6JA]

———limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 760), H442 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see H.R. 107), H650 [6MR]

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

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 1462), H4378 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9077 [6DE]

Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1010 [20MR]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H6260 [3OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H508 [28FE]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4541 [24JY] (see H.R. 2327), H3864 [10JY]

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

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 2829), H5338 [2AU]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act: designate Federal agencies responsible for implementation (see H.R. 1534), H1499 [4AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1488 [4AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 93), H112 [30JA]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 950), H826 [8MR]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1556 [24AP]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460, 1460), H3207 [18JN]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H3619 [26JN]

———encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H7717 [1NO]

Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H324 [13FE]

———establish Dept. of Defense and Dept. of Veterans Affairs demonstration project on the integrated management of health care resources (see H.R. 2667), H4779 [27JY]

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

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate the Richard J. Guadagno Headquarters and Visitors Center (see H.R. 3334), H8337 [16NO]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H742 [7MR]

Klamath Basin: authorize refunds of amounts collected from Klamath Project irrigation and drainage districts for operation and maintenance of transferred and reserved water works (see H.R. 2828), H5338 [2AU]

———respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project (see H.R. 2827), H5338 [2AU]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H3150 [13JN]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H955 [15MR]

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), H1346 [29MR]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H10910 [19DE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2114), H2997 [7JN]

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

National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H1718 [1MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1861 [2MY]

Native Americans: clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 2348), H8843 [4DE]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H7909 [7NO]

Pensions: 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: protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3805 [28JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H254 [8FE]

Public lands: establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands (see H.R. 2386), H3803 [28JN]

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), H1489 [4AP]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1410 [3AP]

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), H3806 [28JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: assist small communities with achieving or maintaining compliance with drinking water standards (see H.R. 3224), H7718 [1NO]

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

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H10065 [13DE]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: increase amount paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty (see H.R. 1015), H959 [19MR]

Social Security: improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H929 [14MR]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1190 [27MR]

Sprague River: conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam in Oregon (see H.R. 2585), H4378 [20JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H2712 [24MY] (see H.R. 2683), H5592 [11SE]

———allow qualified technological equipment and computer software to be expensed (see H.R. 1411), H3151 [13JN]

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

———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H7592 [31OC]

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

———expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H828 [8MR]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H1190 [27MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H109 [30JA]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H6781 [12OC]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H2680 [23MY]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H877 [13MR]

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

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H3357 [20JN]

———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]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H1410 [3AP]

———temporarily reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 2293), H5927 [21SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H3466 [21JN]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1466), H1485 (see H.R. 1466), H1495 [4AP]

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

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1013 [20MR]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 991), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of hard cider (see H.R. 3134), H7852 [6NO]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H650 [6MR]

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

———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]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H3519 [25JN]

Utah-Nevada Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 2054), H2888 [5JN]

Veterans: extend eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see H.R. 2247), H3356 [20JN]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H3151 [13JN]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 104), H1499 [4AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H877 [13MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H222 [7FE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]

———guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H1718 [1MY]

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

———Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 705), H397 [14FE]

———State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 1156), H1060 [21MR]

Wetlands: impose limitations on wetlands mitigation activities carried out through the condemnation of private property (see H.R. 2719), H5592 [11SE]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3150 [13JN]

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), H1114 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: appoint a Chief of the Veterinary Corps in the grade of brigadier general (see H.R. 2255), H3357 [20JN]

BLM: convey administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center (see H.R. 271), H109 [30JA]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a shooting range (see H.R. 2937), H5926 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: reimbursement for certain damages relative to BLM bonding regulations (see H.R. 447), H220 [7FE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 1074), H954 [15MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H220 [7FE]

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H395 [14FE]

Joseph E. Dini, Jr., Post Office, Yerington, NV: designate (see H.R. 1347), H1408 [3AP]

Kingston, NV: sale and conveyance of certain lands for use as an emergency medical air evacuation site (see H.R. 1678), H1860 [2MY]

Nevada: sale of certain real property in the Newlands Project to the city of Fallon, NV (see H.R. 1870), H2280 [16MY]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H6378 [4OC]

Safe Drinking Water Act: provide grants to small public drinking water systems (see H.R. 1178), H1113 [22MR]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (see H.R. 2851), H5454 [6SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6461 [10OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H77 [30JA], H2573 [23MY], H3963 [12JY], H4028 [17JY]

Remarks

American Heart Month: observance, H328 [14FE]

Armed Forces: military response to terrorist attacks, H6461, H6463 [10OC]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7534 [31OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7534 [31OC]

Baltimore, MD: CSX train accident in tunnel, H4380 [23JY]

BLM: convey administrative site to Carson City, NV, for use as a senior center (H.R. 271), H4382 [23JY]

———suspension of certain regulations governing hardrock mining on public lands, H1063 [22MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H510 [1MR], H837 [13MR], H963 [20MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H2337 [21MY]

Bullentini, Debby: tribute to Comfort Quilts Project, H8424 [28NO]

California: energy crisis, H3810 [10JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5979 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior: hardrock mining regulations, H3428 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3428 [21JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4748 [27JY]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2574 [23MY]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, H2574 [23MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 28), H181 [6FE]

EPA: prohibit use of funds to delay implementation of revised drinking water standards for arsenic, H4748 [27JY]

Flag Day: observance, H3154 [14JN]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas, H1744 [2MY]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2187 [16MY], H2894 [6JN], H8751 [4DE], H10357 [19DE]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2315), H3868 [11JY], H4435 [24JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H4435 [24JY], H5181 [2AU]

House of Representatives: attendance at the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice President (H. Res. 11), H20 [3JA]

———morning hour debate, H20 [3JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H8849 [5DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), conference report, H9252 [12DE]

Kurian, Mathew: Congressional Gold Award recipient, H3264 [20JN]

Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit (H.R. 427), H4382, H4383 [23JY]

Memorial Day: observance, H2681 [24MY]

Mining and mineral resources: economic impact of Federal regulations on mining industry, H1126 [27MR]

———elimination of certain environmental regulations, H2155 [15MY]

Mount Nebo Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (H.R. 451), H4381 [23JY]

National Minority Donor Awareness Day: observance, H4992 [1AU]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H2390 [22MY]

Nevada: tribute to Air National Guard 152d Intelligence Squadron upon deployment to respond to terrorist attacks, H5934 [24SE]

Nuclear energy: extend indemnification authority for damages from nuclear incidents (H.R. 2983), H8367 [27NO]

———transportation of nuclear waste, H4380 [23JY]

Nuclear Waste Fund: budget status, H4996 [1AU]

Office of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 3026), H6424 [9OC]

107th Congress: goals, H78 [30JA]

Persian Gulf Conflict: anniversary of Desert Storm cease fire, H416 [27FE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H8136 [14NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4996 [1AU]

———national energy policy, H1503 [24AP], H3525 [26JN], H3625 [27JN], H3810 [10JY], H4870 [31JY]

———provide secure energy supplies (H.R. 2436), H3963 [12JY], H4029 [17JY], H4118 [18JY], H7914 [8NO], H8136 [14NO]

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 (H. Con. Res. 243), H7362 [30OC]

Reagan, Maureen: tribute (H.J. Res. 60), H8771 [4DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H23 [3JA], H1016 [21MR]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H261 [13FE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1570 [25AP]

———provide an income tax rebate to individuals and families, H3078 [13JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7221 [24OC], H9244 [12DE]

———rates, H170 [6FE], H204 [7FE], H631 [6MR], H837 [13MR], H944 [15MR], H1016 [21MR], H1562 [25AP]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2337 [21MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2852 [5JN]

———treatment of small businesses, H1937 [8MY]

Terrorism: combat environmental terrorism, H7857 [7NO]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5594 [13SE]

———condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5539 [11SE]

———Executive order to try suspected terrorists under a military tribunal, H8846 [5DE]

———provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project, H8185 [15NO]

———reopening of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6265 [4OC]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5539 [11SE]

Tourist trade: revitalize, H6070 [2OC]

Votes: correction, H4329 [19JY]

———position on missed, H3231 [19JN]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H8252 [16NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H504 [28FE], H6376 [4OC]

Special order: granted, H6915 [16OC], H8562 [28NO]

Tributes

Kretschmer, Chance, H8570 [29NO]

Moseley, T. Michael, H6874 [16OC]

Reagan, Ronald, H193 [6FE]

Turk, Tom, H7310 [25OC]

Weaver, Paul A., Jr., H8553 [28NO]