SIMMONS, ROB (a Representative from Connecticut)
Amendments
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6161 [2OC], H6261 [3OC], H6405 [5OC]
Appointments
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H626 [5MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1408 [3AP]
Afghanistan: condemn the destruction of pre-Islamic statues by the Taliban regime (see H. Con. Res. 52), H741 [7MR]
———provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6920 [16OC]
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5456 [6SE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H3466 [21JN]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H7723 [5NO]
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act: clarify that reductions in compensation by amounts received from collateral sources that charitable contributions are not included in such sources (see H.R. 3376), H10067 [13DE]
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1606 [25AP]
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), H218 [7FE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H507 [28FE]
Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 3423), H9076 [6DE]
Armed Forces: accelerate elimination of out-of-pocket housing costs for members residing off-base (see H.R. 1995), H2710 [24MY]
———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 nonavailability-of-health-care statements relative to obstetrics and gynecological care for pregnancies (see H.R. 1511), H3358 [20JN]
———establish employment and tuition assistance program for military spouses (see H.R. 2413), H3804 [28JN]
———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]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H955 [15MR]
———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (see H.R. 3240), H7908 [7NO]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H112 [30JA]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H3806 [28JN]
Aviation: ensure fair resolution of labor integration issues relative to airline mergers (see H.R. 2989), H6136 [2OC]
———improve security (see H.R. 3150), H7127 [17OC]
———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. 2946), H6057 [25SE]
———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H10067 [13DE]
———regulate flight schools and flight school applicants to enhance national security and aviation safety (see H.R. 2988), H6136 [2OC]
———require screening of all property carried in aircraft (see H.R. 3029), H7529 [30OC]
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]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 8), H166 [31JA]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H3150 [13JN]
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), H5406 [5SE]
Cemeteries and funerals: urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans on Memorial Day (see H. Res. 120), H1718 [1MY]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]
China, People's Republic of: condemn detention and call for immediate release of U.S. scholars of Chinese ancestry (see H. Res. 160), H3261 [19JN]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H1410 [3AP]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1699), H2335 [17MY]
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), H10067 [13DE]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to officers, emergency personnel, and governmental employees who responded to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H.R. 3054), H7718 [1NO]
———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]
Connecticut River: congressional consent to interstate compact on restoration of Atlantic salmon and Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission reauthorization (see H.R. 2062), H2888 [5JN]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 1111), H1296 [28MR]
Correctional institutions: increase monitoring of inmate conversations to detect and deter crimes committed by inmates using Federal telephones (see H.R. 45), H1012 [20MR]
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H5406 [5SE]
Crime: condemn violence directed at Sikhs in the aftermath of hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Res. 255), H6380 [4OC]
———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H6505 [10OC]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 534), H1061 [21MR]
Dept. of Defense: expand program which allows State and local law enforcement agencies to procure certain equipment to include counter-terrorism equipment (see H.R. 3025), H10055 [12DE]
———review military service records to determine if certain Jewish war veterans should be awarded the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 606), H1489 [4AP]
———tribute to the U.S.S. Eisenhower Battle Group during its extended deployment for the war effort in Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 279), H8421 [27NO]
Dept. of Education: establish national mentoring program (see H.R. 1501), H2023 [8MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H1717 [1MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 28), H111 [30JA]
Dept. of State: increase rewards program payments in connection with the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2894), H5703 [14SE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track (see H.R. 1020), H1925 [3MY]
———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]
———prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 1008), H3260 [19JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 811), H621 [1MR]
———clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H650 [6MR]
———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1136), H5971 [24SE]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]
———make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (see H.R. 2792), H5336 [2AU]
———make various improvements to veterans benefits programs (see H.R. 2540), H4215 [18JY]
———provide benefits to children of Vietnam-era veterans for diseases associated with parental exposure to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 1541), H1661 [26AP]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 1746), H2021 [8MY]
Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1167), H1925 [3MY]
———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H1605 [25AP]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5407 [5SE]
———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 1254), H2956 [6JN]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 1168), H1925 [3MY]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H6135 [2OC]
Education: establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 1476), H2185 [15MY]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 490), H2956 [6JN]
———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see H.R. 613), H1013 [20MR]
———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching (see H.R. 1119), H1191 [27MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H1923 [3MY]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
EPA: establish a grant program to support research on critical infrastructure protection for water supply systems (see H.R. 3178), H8339 [16NO]
FAA: establish a program to train Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to be volunteers in the Federal Air Marshal Program (see H.R. 3190), H7591 [31OC]
Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (see H.R. 1471), H2387 [21MY]
Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H878 [13MR]
FEMA: develop a plan for stockpiling potassium iodide tablets in areas near nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 783), H7718 [1NO]
Financial institutions: 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), H10067 [13DE]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2847 [25MY]
Fish and fishing: conserve Atlantic highly migratory species of fish (see H.R. 1367), H1409 [3AP]
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]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 755), H741 [7MR]
Foreign trade: prohibit importation of diamonds unless the countries exporting the diamonds have in place certain controls to verify the source of the diamonds (see H.R. 918), H3358 [20JN]
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: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H8732 [29NO]
Head Start Act: ensure that every eligible child has the tools to learn to read (see H.R. 1201), H1717 [1MY]
Health: 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]
———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H5406 [5SE]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H6422 [5OC]
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 2716), H5332 [2AU]
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), H7719 [1NO]
———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2414), H3804 [28JN]
House Rules: provide that the gift rule covers Members-elect (see H. Res. 73), H929 [14MR]
Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1490 [4AP]
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), H6138 [2OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 835), H622 [1MR]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 37), H399 [14FE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H2848 [25MY]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H5455 [6SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H253 [8FE]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H112 [30JA]
Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4217 [18JY]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H4014 [16JY]
Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H3619 [26JN]
Medicare: coverage of home health services (see H.R. 2071), H4949 [31JY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H2997 [7JN]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2571 [22MY]
———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), H1191 [27MR]
———expand coverage of preventive services and provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 828), H3465 [21JN]
———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]
———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), H4949 [31JY]
———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 2058), H2888 [5JN]
———provide for equitable reimbursement rates to Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2836), H10173 [17DE]
———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 incentive payments for multi-year contracts entered into by Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 274), H6137 [2OC]
———provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements (see H.R. 3046), H7718 [1NO]
———stabilize and improve the Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2980), H6135 [2OC]
Members of Congress: treatment of gifts to Members-elect (see H.R. 787), H929 [14MR]
Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice (see H. Con. Res. 109), H1718 [1MY]
Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 1814), H2712 [24MY]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H8564 [28NO]
Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 15), H5705 [14SE]
National 4-H Program Centennial Initiative: funding (see H.R. 1388), H1718 [1MY]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 204), H4948 [31JY]
National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1718 [1MY]
National Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 374), H1013 [20MR]
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), H5972 [24SE]
National 4-H Council: centennial of 4-H Youth Development Program (see H. Res. 112), H1409 [3AP]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H3203 [14JN]
National Park Service: snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 1465), H4634 [25JY]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1488 (see H. Res. 116), H1499 [4AP]
National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1606 [25AP]
National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H8133 [13NO]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1192), H1558 [24AP]
Native American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 270), H8248 [15NO]
Native Americans: improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 1662), H2680 [23MY]
———provide grants to local governments to assist in the participation of certain decisions related to Indian groups and Indian tribes (see H.R. 992), H875 [13MR]
Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H5704 [14SE]
New York, NY: tribute to Rudolph Giuliani, rescue workers, and residents for efforts in responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (see H. Res. 243), H6138 [2OC]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 72), H4353 [19JY]
———expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (see H.R. 3014), H8421 [27NO]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H. Con. Res. 267), H8339 [16NO]
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]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
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. 380), H165 [31JA]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H10173 [17DE]
———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1861), H4009 [12JY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H221 [7FE]
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), H3260 [19JN]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1191 [27MR]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]
Safety: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road buses (see H.R. 3429), H10967 [20DE]
Schools: allow certain grants to be used to establish and maintain school safety hotlines (see H.R. 899), H1013 [20MR]
———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 630), H955 [15MR]
———provide States with funds to support State, regional, and local school construction (see H.R. 1430), H2281 [16MY]
Securities: issue War Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2899), H6458 [9OC]
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), H1116 [22MR]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H2712 [24MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 373), H165 [31JA]
———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), H929 [14MR]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H4353 [19JY]
———ensure entitled entities comply with certain regulations providing for the electronic exchange of health information (see H.R. 3323), H8843 [4DE]
———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 832), H6422 [5OC]
———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]
———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. 956), H826 [8MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1485 (see H.R. 1470), H1495 [4AP]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H3203 [14JN]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Spann, Johnny M. (Mike): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 281), H8842 [4DE]
Spruance, Raymond A.: promote posthumously to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 2492), H4008 [12JY]
States: authorize prohibition or imposition of certain limitations on the receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1927), H10355 [18DE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H1410 [3AP]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H4634 [25JY]
———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1275), H1294 [28MR]
———allow an employer tax credit for the costs of providing certain transportation fringe benefits to employees (see H.R. 906), H1295 [28MR]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H3466 [21JN]
———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1340), H3151 [13JN]
———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), H6380 [4OC]
———allow taxpayers to designate income tax refunds for use in medical research conducted through the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1673), H3151 [13JN]
———allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (see H.R. 2189), H3202 [14JN]
———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), H5406 [5SE]
———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 1309), H1344 [29MR]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H6919 [16OC]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 876), H2889 [5JN]
———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]
———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 676), H1925 [3MY]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3961 [11JY]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H324 [13FE]
———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 318), H1295 [28MR]
———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 2147), H3359 [20JN]
———provide incentives for health coverage for the uninsured (see H.R. 1181), H1296 [28MR]
———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 elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 369), H877 [13MR]
———provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 516), H1116 [22MR]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 1304), H2890 [5JN]
———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 42), H167 [31JA]
———reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 1342), H5125 [1AU]
———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 highway gasoline excise tax rate (see H.R. 1980), H3260 [19JN]
———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 871), H1013 [20MR]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]
———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 804), H3150 [13JN]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H2712 [24MY]
———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 motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H2142 [10MY]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H877 [13MR]
———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2254), H9239 [11DE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3068 [12JN]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H5340 [2AU]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1483), H1486 (see H.R. 1483), H1496 [4AP]
———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H827 [8MR]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H1116 [22MR]
———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1780), H6260 [3OC]
Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 90), H112 [30JA]
Terrorism: encourage support of Armed Forces and civilian personnel engaged in the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 284), H7959 [8NO]
———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), H5928 [21SE]
———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H5926 [21SE]
———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), H8339 [16NO]
Thresher (U.S.S.): erect a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery to honor the crew (see H. Con. Res. 137), H3151 [13JN]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2118), H3002 [8JN]
21st Century Community Learning Centers Act: include public libraries (see H.R. 323), H3260 [19JN]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1117), H1411 [3AP]
———transfer of evidence to the Israeli Government concerning the abduction of Israeli Defense Force soldiers by Hezbollah forces (see H. Res. 191), H4009 [12JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1658 [26AP]
———designate certain lands as wilderness, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1613), H3807 [28JN]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 699), H959 [19MR]
———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans and circumstances deemed to have been radiation-risk activities (see H.R. 1957), H2890 [5JN]
———improve educational assistance programs, expand transition assistance and outreach programs, increase burial benefits, and provide family coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 801), H828 [8MR]
———increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]
———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. 65, 303), H325 [13FE]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H3204 [14JN]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 510), H222 [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), H1718 [1MY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 668), H1489 [4AP]
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), H1605 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Amtrak: promote cooperation with local governments to enhance railroad property and structures (see H.R. 2205), H3202 [14JN]
Avery Point Lighthouse: restoration funding and inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (see H.R. 1518), H1498 [4AP]
BIA: provide for uniform recognition of Indian tribes (see H.R. 3548), H10909 [19DE]
Bingham, Hiram, IV: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 75), H1060 [21MR]
Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1031), H928 [14MR]
Crime: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H5337 [2AU]
Eight Mile River: designate a segment for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 182), H61 [6JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1912), H2334 [17MY]
John P. McGuirk Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, New London, CT: designate (see H.R. 3418), H8948 [5DE]
National Coast Guard Museum: establish (see H.R. 850), H623 [1MR]
Navy: naming of new naval vessel as the U.S.S. Bluejacket (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10909 [19DE]
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: implement management plan (see H.R. 2452), H3861 [10JY]
Taxation: allow a credit for the purchase and installation of equipment to test for and remove radon from the air and water (see H.R. 2816), H5337 [2AU]
———extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (see H.R. 2419), H3804 [28JN]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H959 [19MR]
Remarks
Amistad (vessel): tribute to craftsmen and contractors who participated in the construction of a replica, H4202 [18JY]
Amtrak: promote cooperation with local governments to enhance railroad property and structures (H.R. 2205), E1119
Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5668 [14SE]
———restore certain education benefits of reservist and active duty servicemembers participating in military action against Afghanistan (H.R. 3240), H8119
BIA: provide for uniform recognition of Indian tribes (H.R. 3548), E2340
CIA: assume total cost of personal liability insurance for counterterrorism employees, H6405 [5OC]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1699), H2971
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3507), H10417 [19DE]
———National Foreign Intelligence Program agency classification, H6392 [5OC]
———port and maritime security and counter-terrorism programs funding, H8539 [28NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5773 [20SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8539 [28NO]
———reliance of military families on food stamps, H5773 [20SE]
———Trident Ballistic Missile Submarine conversion funding, H5773 [20SE]
Eight Mile River: designate a segment for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 182), H1682 [1MY], E21
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4058
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H987
Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 2716), H6821 [16OC], H9119 [11DE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1912), E849
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), H6392, H6405 [5OC]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2883), conference report, H9254
National Coast Guard Museum: establish (H.R. 850), H10417 [19DE]
Navy: naming of new naval vessel as the U.S.S. Bluejacket (H. Con. Res. 294), E2343
Park, Howard and Rieta, E1654
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor: implement management plan (H.R. 2452), E1298
Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (H.R. 2), H275
Spann, Johnny M. (Mike): tribute (H. Con. Res. 281), H9152 [11DE]
Taxation: extend credits to assist in the purchase of fishing safety equipment (H.R. 2419), E1266
———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1316
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), H5498, H5576
———making emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 2888), H5628
Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (H.R. 1291), H3216 [19JN]
Votes: position on missed, H2975
Wilczynski, Vincent: Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Professor of the Year for a Baccalaureate Institution award recipient, E2068
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H925 [14MR], H3858 [10JY], H4006 [12JY]
Tributes
Martinelli, William R., E1814
Watts, Benjamin K., H7309 [25OC]