GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5488 [10SE]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H10066 [13DE]
Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H2023 [8MY]
———authorize disability retirement to be granted posthumously for members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 2203), H5928 [21SE]
———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), H1556 [24AP]
Aviation: direct NIST to develop standards for effective aviation security technologies and direct the FAA to evaluate such technologies (see H.R. 3101), H7960 [8NO]
———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7358 [29OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H258 [12FE]
Bureau of the Census: establish a term limit for the Director of the Census and require that such Director report directly to the Sec. of Commerce (see H.R. 681), H444 [27FE]
Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 2985), H6135 [2OC]
Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 2521), H4950 [31JY]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H4541 [24JY]
Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H2333 [17MY]
Communications Act: increase penalties for common carrier violations (see H.R. 1765), H2022 [8MY]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]
Crime: penalties for the placing of sexually explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed (see H.R. 1655), H1715 [1MY]
———provide additional punishments for offenders committing fraud aimed at taking advantage of a national emergency (see H.R. 2986), H6136 [2OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide loan assistance to agricultural producers experiencing increased energy costs (see H.R. 478), H444 [27FE]
Dept. of Energy: 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), H2081 [9MY]
———establish a Natural Gas Reserve (see H.R. 245), H325 [13FE]
Dept. of HUD: increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1629), H3358 [20JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H5455 [6SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H508 [28FE]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H2023 [8MY]
———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 511), H222 [7FE]
———payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 879), H2022 [8MY]
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), H5407 [5SE]
———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 36), H1117 [22MR]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H412 [26FE]
Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 839), H828 [8MR]
———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1693), H1922 [3MY]
———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H443 [27FE]
———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 1858), H3961 [11JY]
———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1096), H1010 [20MR]
Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]
Election Voting Systems Standards Commission: establish (see H.R. 1165), H2387 [21MY]
EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H443 [27FE]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H9240 [11DE]
FDA: improve safety of imported foods (see H.R. 3075), H6504 [10OC]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H444 [27FE]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 746), H441 [27FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H2183 [15MY]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H2281 [16MY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2148 [14MY]
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: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H444 [27FE]
———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 manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H6137 [2OC]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H3961 [11JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]
Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 1949), H4863 [30JY]
Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1553), H3863 [10JY]
FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 2663), H6919 [16OC]
Government regulations: require peer review of scientific support data (see H.R. 281), H1346 [29MR]
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]
———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums and COBRA coverage premiums (see H.R. 1255), H1189 [27MR]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H9077 [6DE]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H9239 [11DE]
———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H3068 [12JN]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2712 [24MY]
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]
Higher Education Act: make certain student loan interest rate formulas permanent (see H.R. 2781), H5336 [2AU]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 936), H825 [8MR]
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), H6920 [16OC]
Immigration: allow the Dept. of State and INS electronic access to certain FBI criminal records to determine whether or not a visa applicant or applicant for admission has a criminal record (see H.R. 2965), H6919 [16OC]
INS: establish a suboffice in Nashville, TN (see H.R. 329), H163 [31JA]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H1410 [3AP]
Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H628 [5MR]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]
———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1007), H876 [13MR]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H4009 [12JY]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1556 [24AP]
———increase amount paid to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 1744), H5971 [24SE]
Medicaid: clarify that Native American women eligible for coverage under Indian health plans are eligible for optional breast and cervical cancer coverage (see H.R. 1383), H3619 [26JN]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H2888 [5JN]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1489 [4AP]
Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1490), H1487 (see H.R. 1490), H1496 [4AP]
———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3619 [26JN]
———coverage of additional hemodialysis treatments for certain patients and increased update in composite rate for dialysis services (see H.R. 2220), H5456 [6SE]
———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H8132 [13NO]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H5340 [2AU]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2849 [25MY]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H1861 [2MY]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H5406 [5SE]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H874 [13MR]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H10964 [20DE]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H7718 [1NO]
———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (see H.R. 1354), H5125 [1AU]
———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), H4113 [17JY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H1113 [22MR]
———make permanent the health coverage for certain disabled individuals that go back to work (see H.R. 481), H1116 [22MR]
———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), H648 [6MR]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H6781 [12OC]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H1489 [4AP]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1911), H4429 [23JY]
———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), H8420 [27NO]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H3068 [12JN]
———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1451), H2680 [23MY]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H7852 [6NO]
Moccasin Bend National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 980), H875 [13MR]
National Day of Remembrance: designate (see H. Con. Res. 230), H5928 [21SE]
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: commemorate fallen firefighters by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff during the memorial service in Emmitsburg, MD (see H.J. Res. 42), H1345 [29MR]
National Health Service Corps: reauthorize, amend scholarship and loan programs tax status and repayment rules, and simplify application process (see H.R. 1968), H2678 [23MY]
Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4863 [30JY]
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H3260 [19JN]
NIST: 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: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1472), H1486 (see H.R. 1472), H1495 [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), H1489 [4AP]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H10966 [20DE]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H1013 [20MR]
———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]
Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 238), H5704 [14SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 380), H165 [31JA]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H108 [30JA]
———protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 181), H6381 [4OC]
Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2324), H3618 [26JN]
Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see H.R. 624), H650 [6MR]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H5126 [1AU]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1558 [24AP]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H3149 [13JN]
SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 1035), H5592 [11SE]
Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1812), H2141 [10MY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H5340 [2AU]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H2889 [5JN]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H959 [19MR]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H5488 [10SE]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1116 [22MR]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H4353 [19JY]
———improve benefit computation formula for workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 870), H648 [6MR]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H1485 (see H.R. 1464), H1495 [4AP]
———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H2679 [23MY]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1411 [3AP]
Solid waste: State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H2998 [7JN]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 322), H224 [7FE]
———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), H3358 [20JN]
———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), H3864 [10JY]
———allow investments by certain retirement plans in principal residences of children and grandchildren of participants who are first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2308), H5456 [6SE]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military Reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military Reserve participants (see H.R. 394), H5488 [10SE]
———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), H2998 [7JN]
———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1134), H5125 [1AU]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4352 [19JY]
———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see H.R. 769), H505 [28FE]
———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H5405 [5SE]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H508 [28FE] (see H.R. 1676), H1860 [2MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H1013 [20MR]
———expand the enhanced deduction for corporate donations of computer technology to senior centers and community centers (see H.R. 2259), H3357 [20JN]
———foster innovation and technological advancement in the development of the Internet and electronic commerce, and assist States in simplifying their sales and use taxes (see H.R. 1410), H1482 (see H.R. 1410), H1492 [4AP]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H258 [12FE]
———permanently extend research credit (see H.R. 1329), H2334 [17MY]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H650 [6MR]
———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H3864 [10JY]
———provide Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [15NO]
———provide Federal reimbursement to States for a limited tax holiday (see H.R. 3172), H7852 [6NO]
———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1296 [28MR]
———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H5704 [14SE]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H3619 [26JN]
———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 treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H4428 [23JY]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H7852 [6NO]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H1484 (see H.R. 1434), H1493 [4AP]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H3260 [19JN]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H4353 [19JY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H3069 [12JN]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H5339 [2AU]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1557 [24AP]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2462), H5340 [2AU]
———treatment of information technology job training expenses (see H.R. 1769), H2081 [9MY]
———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H3358 [20JN]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 496), H222 [7FE]
Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H7959 [8NO]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to assist families of victims of attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2907), H5971 [24SE]
Tobacco products: make leaf tobacco eligible under the Market Access Program (see H.R. 1610), H1718 [1MY]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H4724 [26JY]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H2082 [9MY]
———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 639), H5405 [5SE]
———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2123), H3066 [12JN]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1557 [24AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H224 [7FE]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H1717 [1MY]
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. 752), H1489 [4AP] (see H.R. 2275), H5340 [2AU]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8565 [28NO]
———establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]
Water: authorize appropriations for municipal construction grant program for wastewater treatment (see H.R. 1751), H2021 [8MY]
———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 1750), H2021 [8MY]
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), H3806 [28JN]
Remarks
Doyle, Patrick: tribute to recycling efforts at Middle Tennessee State University, E2131
Gainesboro, TN: tribute to Jackson County High School girls' basketball team, E393
Hendersonville, TN: tribute to Beech High School girls' softball team, E1028
———tribute to Girl Scout Troop 2765 for relief efforts surrounding the terrorist attacks, E2306
Murfreesboro, TN: tribute to Riverdale High School football team, E2212
NIST: improve computer security (H.R. 1259), H8355 [27NO]
Smyrna, TN: tribute to Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp., plant, E1290
White House, TN: anniversary, E1344
Remarks in House relative to
Gordon, Peyton M.: tribute on birth, E411 [21MR]
Tributes
Bramel, Justin, E2184
Dedman, Gary D., E770
Elam, Ed (Sonny), E2132
Finkel, Louis, E2183
Goldin, Dan, E2039
Goldin, Daniel S., E2071
Harter, Daniel, E2390
Pittard, John, E1268
Reed, Tom, E1705
Smith, Gene, E1358
Walraven, Tracy, E810