RYUN, JIM (a Representative from Kansas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H1411 [3AP]

Armed Forces: accelerate elimination of out-of-pocket housing costs for members residing off-base (see H.R. 1995), H2956 [6JN]

———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]

———establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H4429 [23JY]

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2570 [22MY]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H2680 [23MY]

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 135), H2184 [15MY]

Children and youth: establish an international infant and child nutrition and education program (see H.R. 1700), H6137 [2OC]

———increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (see H.R. 1523), H2185 [15MY]

———protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3864 [10JY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 428), H1116 [22MR]

Civil rights: limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 22), H2713 [24MY]

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]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H3068 [12JN]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 99), H1115 [22MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H1717 [1MY]

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H5971 [24SE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H221 [7FE]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 331), H1717 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1190 [27MR]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (see H.R. 966), H1605 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1410 [3AP]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1661 [26AP]

———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H876 [13MR]

———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), H5488 [10SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H650 [6MR]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1746), H2571 [22MY]

Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1346 [29MR]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H3805 [28JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: change due date for corporate estimated taxes (see H.R. 2825), H5338 [2AU]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H622 [1MR]

———allow parents access to certain information about their children (see H.R. 1854), H2183 [15MY]

———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 385), H165 [31JA]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H1605 [25AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H3618 [26JN] (see H.R. 3333), H8732 [29NO]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H1664 [27AP]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H8948 [5DE]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H7718 [1NO]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 482), H624 [1MR]

Federal employees: coverage of chiropractic services in any Federal health plan (see H. Con. Res. 46), H2713 [24MY]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2148 [14MY]

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

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H1485 (see H.R. 1455), H1494 [4AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

———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]

———prohibit any U.S. department or agency from transferring funds to any individual or entity that prohibits the display of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 3201), H8421 [27NO]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3359 [20JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8339 [16NO]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H164 [31JA]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H3806 [28JN]

———separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 864), H1605 [25AP]

Hazardous substances: develop protocols for uniform national responses to public health emergencies involving dangerous biological or chemical agents (see H.R. 3176), H8133 [13NO]

House Rules: prohibit the inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance (see H. Res. 123), H1605 [25AP]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see H.R. 3210), H7717 [1NO]

———increase the amount of Servicemember's Group Life Insurance paid to survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty (see H.R. 1015), H1191 [27MR]

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H828 [8MR]

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

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H827 [8MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6422 [5OC]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H508 [28FE]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3619 [26JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H10966 [20DE]

———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]

———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), H9240 [11DE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H6781 [12OC]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority until certification that no excavation of the Temple Mount in Israel is being conducted (see H.R. 2566), H4352 [19JY]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1605 [25AP]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3960 [11JY]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1950), H2570 [22MY]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1718 [1MY]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5340 [2AU]

National Homeland Security Agency: establish (see H.R. 1158), H2184 [15MY]

National objectives: promote national unity and family renewal (see H. Con. Res. 124), H1924 [3MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 56), H2335 [17MY]

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), H2996 [7JN]

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), H3466 [21JN]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H2998 [7JN]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H6422 [5OC]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Peru: congratulate President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election, congratulate the people for the return of democracy, and express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 181), H3712 [27JN]

Petroleum: prohibit the exportation of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 1147), H1059 [21MR]

———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]

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

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H224 [7FE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H443 [27FE]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H2847 [25MY]

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

Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 1273), H3960 [11JY]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6920 [16OC]

———recognize right of students in public schools for silent prayer or meditation, encourage recitation of Pledge of Allegiance, and prevent discrimination based on religious character or speech (see H.J. Res. 54), H8339 [16NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H1926 [3MY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (see H.R. 1088), H1061 [21MR]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H222 [7FE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H394 [14FE]

———modify the deadline for compliance with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 1975), H4113 [17JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1605 [25AP]

———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H2184 [15MY]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 662), H1410 [3AP]

———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), H1557 [24AP]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1029), H2889 [5JN]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 368), H444 [27FE]

———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 from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 586), H323 [13FE]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H741 [7MR]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 869), H6422 [5OC]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H325 [13FE]

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

———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H396 [14FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H6380 [4OC]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H1557 [24AP]

———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 credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H827 [8MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H254 [8FE]

———rates (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———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]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 921), H7852 [6NO]

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

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

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

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1606 [25AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 1308), H1605 [25AP]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H1296 [28MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H5927 [21SE]

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H2890 [5JN]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H1190 [27MR]

———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H443 [27FE]

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), H2184 [15MY]

———require States to find convincing evidence of fraud before rejecting ballots submitted by absent military voters and direct the Dept. of Defense to develop an electronic voting plan for such voters (see H.R. 311), H624 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H1498 [4AP]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 2133), H3066 [12JN]

Taxation: allow credits for dependents within a household (see H.R. 1126), H1011 [20MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1561 [25AP], H6461 [10OC], H7531 [31OC]

Remarks

Air Force: Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft funding, H10933 [20DE]

Armed Forces: eliminate requirement that covered beneficiaries obtain nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (H.R. 1511), H1357 [3AP]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H6022 [25SE]

Aviation: Federal versus private employment status for aviation security personnel, H7532 [31OC]

———improve security (H.R. 3150), H7532 [31OC]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), H3637 [27JN], H5466 [10SE]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1162 [27MR]

Christian Adoption and Family Services: tribute to Snowflake Embryo Adoption Program, H4029 [17JY]

Colmery, Harry W.: posthumously award Presidential Medal of Freedom, H8185 [15NO]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1562 [25AP], H1628 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5772 [20SE], H6022 [25SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438), E2321 [17DE]

———funding, H1162 [27MR]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H5772 [20SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), conference report, H10929, H10933 [20DE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2192 [16MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), H5993 [25SE]

———prohibit extension of benefits to domestic partners, H5993 [25SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2605 [23MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests, H2605 [23MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H2192 [16MY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H3870 [11JY], H4029 [17JY]

Memorial Day: observance, E922 [24MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3154 [14JN], H3625 [27JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H7858 [7NO], H8425 [28NO]

Senate: action on House-passed legislation, H10058 [13DE]

Spence, Floyd: tribute (H. Res. 234), H5371 [5SE]

Taxation: allow credits for dependents within a household (H.R. 1126), H1126 [27MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2894 [6JN]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 104), H1300 [29MR]

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), H5584 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8750 [4DE]

Votes: position on missed, E1411 [24JY]

Willich, Frederick W.: Kansas Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H2137 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2994 [7JN]

Tributes

Chen Shui-bian, E888 [22MY]

Timanus, Eddie, H882 [14MR]