HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide market loss assistance for apple producers (see H.R. 2128), H3066 [12JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]

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

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

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1189 [27MR]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 1323), H1411 [3AP]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 718), H398 [14FE]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into two circuits (see H.R. 1203), H1925 [3MY]

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

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H5736 [19SE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H5406 [5SE]

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

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]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 1462), H3260 [19JN]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1346 [29MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H10910 [19DE]

Ecuador: condemn kidnapping and murder of individuals by terrorists and support U.S. efforts to combat such terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3714 [27JN]

Education: improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 611), H2848 [25MY]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 650), H395 [14FE]

———provide funding to States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 949), H1410 [3AP]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see H.R. 692), H955 [15MR]

———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 385), H877 [13MR]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1717 [1MY]

———provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 381), H877 [13MR]

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]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 1832), H2183 [15MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H2082 [9MY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H1717 [1MY]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3151 [13JN]

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H3806 [28JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1664 [27AP]

———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]

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

Gambling: protect amateur athletics and combat illegal sports gambling (see H.R. 641), H2387 [21MY]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392), H8842 [4DE]

Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 2737), H5334 [2AU]

Health: improve access to health care services for uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under served areas (see H. Res. 87), H1191 [27MR]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H4009 [12JY]

Immigration: Federal reimbursement for indirect costs of incarcerating illegal aliens and for emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 823), H622 [1MR]

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), H1717 [1MY]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1115 [22MR]

Medicare: adjust wages and wage-related costs for certain items and services furnished in geographically reclassified hospitals (see H.R. 1375), H4352 [19JY]

———coverage of medically necessary pancreas transplantation procedures (see H.R. 1361), H3619 [26JN]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1759), H4353 [19JY]

———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), H4378 [20JY]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H959 [19MR]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2549), H8564 [28NO]

———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), H8421 [27NO]

———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), H10355 [18DE]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H5406 [5SE]

———State accreditation of diabetes self-management training programs (see H.R. 836), H3619 [26JN]

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), H5927 [21SE]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H3069 [12JN]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply (see H.R. 1679), H1860 [2MY]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Pipelines: improve safety and community access to information (see H.R. 2749), H8843 [4DE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

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]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H1557 [24AP]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6702 [11OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1296 [28MR]

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), H1489 [4AP]

Rural areas: improve access to telecommunications and Internet services (see H.R. 2669), H5340 [2AU]

———promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 2157), H5456 [6SE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H400 [14FE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H3806 [28JN]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H4009 [12JY]

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

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), H224 [7FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1861 [2MY]

———allow a tax credit for incremental hydropower for additional generating capacity and increased efficiency at existing at FERC-licensed dams (see H.R. 1677), H2083 [9MY]

———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]

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

———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 1179), H1113 [22MR]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 294), H624 [1MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 154), H167 [31JA]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H111 [30JA] (see H.R. 1026), H4216 [18JY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3261 [19JN]

———provide a credit for higher education loan interest payments (see H.R. 1072), H1411 [3AP]

———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 738), H441 [27FE]

———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), H167 [31JA]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 436), H929 [14MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H224 [7FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H9078 [6DE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H828 [8MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H3203 [14JN]

———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1711), H2571 [22MY]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H2281 [16MY]

———treatment of computers and Internet access provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 1835), H4113 [17JY]

———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H4353 [19JY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H5340 [2AU]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H2142 [10MY]

———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1267), H1294 [28MR]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1664 [27AP]

———treatment of loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1401), H3151 [13JN]

———treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 167), H167 [31JA]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H5340 [2AU]

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

Voting: 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), H4113 [17JY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H5488 [10SE]

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), H1717 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration (see H. Res. 248), H6135 [2OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), consideration (see H. Res. 183), H3713 [27JN]

Committee on Resources (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 175), H3348 [20JN]

Congress: set date for convening of 107th Congress, 2d session (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (see H. Res. 322), H10908 [19DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 98), H27 [3JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (see H. Res. 174), H3356 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 267), H6918 [16OC]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 135), H2021 [8MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), consideration (see H. Res. 163), H3066 [12JN]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 156), H2887 [5JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 216), H4948 [31JY]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), consideration (see H. Res. 89), H926 [14MR]

Washington: tribute to firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains (see H. Res. 201), H4216 [18JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 248), H6167 [3OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), consideration (H. Res. 183), H3738, H3743 [28JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 171), H3283 [20JN]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1196 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 136), H2029 [9MY]

Congress: set date for convening of 107th Congress, 2d session (H.J. Res. 80), consideration (H. Res. 322), H10916, H10917 [20DE]

Dept. of Energy: environmental management account funding, H2029 [9MY]

———Environmental Managment Program funding, H1196 [28MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 174), H3362, H3363 [21JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2311), consideration (H. Res. 180), H3642 [27JN]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), consideration (H. Res. 135), H2050, H2051 [9MY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H3362 [21JN]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 1157), consideration (H. Res. 163), H3081, H3082 [13JN]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2913 [6JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Lee Hartwell for physiology and medicine, E2114 [16NO]

Nuclear energy: storage of spent nuclear fuel, H3283 [20JN]

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), H4994, H4995, H5000, H5005 [1AU]

Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), consideration (H. Res. 89), H931 [15MR]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5557 [11SE]

Reports filed

Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 156) (H. Rept. 107-87), H2887 [5JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 267) (H. Rept. 107-247), H6918 [16OC]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 80, Set Date for Convening of 107th Congress, 2d Session: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 322) (H. Rept. 107-351), H10908 [19DE]

Consideration of H.R. 4, Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 107-178), H4948 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 327, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 89) (H. Rept. 107-22), H926 [14MR]

Consideration of H.R. 581, Wildfire Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 135) (H. Rept. 107-59), H2021 [8MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1157, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 163) (H. Rept. 107-99), H3066 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 107-106), H3356 [20JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2330, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 183) (H. Rept. 107-118), H3711 [27JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 248) (H. Rept. 107-226), H6135 [2OC]