SAWYER, TOM (a Representative from Ohio)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6700 [11OC]

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5407 [5SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H1660 [26AP]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]

Aviation: establish consumer protections for airline passengers and promote carrier competition (see H.R. 1734), H5455 [6SE]

———improve security (see H.R. 3110), H7529 [30OC]

———preempt State laws requiring approval prior to the construction or operation of certain airport development projects (see H.R. 2107), H3864 [10JY]

———provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2955), H6260 [3OC]

Bankruptcy: extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H10910 [19DE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H4634 [25JY]

Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H4009 [12JY]

Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (see H.R. 2869), H5592 [11SE]

Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H10065 [13DE]

Children and youth: improve access to books (see H.R. 116), H741 [7MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H3863 [10JY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H4352 [19JY]

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]

Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]

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]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H4216 [18JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 2688), H4948 [31JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2081 [9MY]

———provide grants to communities to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured (see H.R. 504), H508 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: make grants to travel agencies, car rental companies, and businesses in the ancillary airline industry to provide compensation for losses incurred as a result of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2945), H6138 [2OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H2956 [6JN]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1013 [20MR]

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]

Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 819), H621 [1MR]

Education: provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 573), H955 [15MR]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1431), H1483 (see H.R. 1431), H1493 [4AP]

———reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]

ERISA: increase the phase-in limitation for benefit improvements made prior to plan termination (see H.R. 2134), H3619 [26JN]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H1717 [1MY]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]

Flag—U.S.: 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 aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H441 [27FE]

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1988), H3713 [27JN]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H1497 [4AP]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H3863 [10JY]

``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 3051), H6421 [5OC]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling and conduct a study on the environmental impact of potential future drilling (see H.R. 2167), H3261 [19JN]

Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 1674), H2956 [6JN]

———availability of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 943), H2712 [24MY]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2405), H3804 [28JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H252 [8FE] (see H.R. 2563), H4351 [19JY]

———support Federal funding of pluripotent stem cell research (see H. Con. Res. 17), H3864 [10JY]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H2335 [17MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H3961 [11JY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H3961 [11JY]

Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1191 [27MR]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H2082 [9MY]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 623), H2281 [16MY]

Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 1266), H4113 [17JY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H444 [27FE]

———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H1060 [21MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: establish trust fund to address long-term food production and rural development needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics (see H.R. 3566), H10964 [20DE]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]

Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7333 [25OC]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H2711 [24MY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2184 [15MY]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1489 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 2057), H3864 [10JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3961 [11JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3519 [25JN]

———coverage of pharmacist services (see H.R. 2799), H6422 [5OC]

———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), H5125 [1AU]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H1482 (see H.R. 1400), H1491 [4AP]

———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), H8843 [4DE]

Mexico: compliance of Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. with certain safety and environmental regulations (see H. Res. 152), H3864 [10JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H396 [14FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H10966 [20DE]

National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H7217 [23OC]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H4635 [25JY]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H3149 [13JN]

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]

Pensions: 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]

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]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 1564), H1555 [24AP]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 970), H827 [8MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2608), H4725 [26JY]

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H4541 [24JY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]

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

———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8337 [16NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 1470), H1558 [24AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1191 [27MR]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H3711 [27JN]

———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for a Phoenix Fund for Victim Assistance (see H.R. 2902), H5928 [21SE]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3260 [19JN]

———incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources (see H.R. 2108), H2997 [7JN]

———provide individual income tax rate reductions, relief to families with children, marriage penalty relief, and eliminate the estate tax for certain decedents (see H.R. 1398), H1482 (see H.R. 1398), H1491 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———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), H2712 [24MY]

———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6056 [25SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H2082 [9MY]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6260 [3OC]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]

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]

———prevent, prepare for, and respond to threats (see H.R. 3555), H10963 [20DE]

———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), H6260 [3OC]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (see H.R. 3019), H8843 [4DE]

U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H2680 [23MY]

———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1011 [20MR]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 212), H4863 [30JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]

Veterans: add diabetes mellitus to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 862), H4113 [17JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H929 [14MR]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8843 [4DE]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H5339 [2AU]

Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 911), H1351 [30MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H1489 [4AP]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3619 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Foreign countries: require the President to report on the effectiveness of the imposition of unilateral economic sanctions by the U.S. (see H.R. 1828), H2147 [14MY]

Government: ensure confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 2136), H3066 [12JN]

Population: encourage the U.S. to develop, promote, and implement policies to slow global population growth by voluntary means (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1012 [20MR]

Privacy: protect consumer privacy (see H.R. 2135), H3066 [12JN]

Public utilities: provide for expansion of electricity transmission networks to encourage competition, ensure reliability, and modernize regulation in the electric power industry (see H.R. 2814), H5337 [2AU]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7911 [8NO]

Remarks

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans, H7912 [8NO]

Cleveland, OH: NASA Glenn Research Center funding, E1447 [26JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H8175 [14NO]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4730 [27JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4730 [27JY]

FERC: impose cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market, H5143 [1AU]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), E1096 [13JN]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks, H5121 [1AU]

Petroleum: condemn gasoline price-gouging following hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Res. 238), H5684 [14SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5012, H5121, H5143 [1AU]

Science: allow the cloning of certain human tissues for research purposes, H4939 [31JY]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2505), H4939 [31JY]

Social Security: ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (H.R. 3323), H8776 [4DE]

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), H5515 [11SE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H8996 [6DE]

Veterans Day: observance, H7912 [8NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H102 [30JA]

Statements

Tribute to Soujourner Truth: Faye H. Dambrot, E937 [24MY]

Subpoena Notices

Court of Common Pleas of Summit County, OH, H5458 [10SE]

Tributes

Ayres, William H., E67 [30JA]

Perduyn, John P., E2171 [29NO]

Truth, Sojourner, E937 [24MY]