AKIN, TODD (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2603 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H399 [14FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H3713 [27JN]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H2082 [9MY]

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), H1718 [1MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H1488 [4AP]

Budget: sequestration of Federal spending relative to gross domestic product (see H.R. 1521), H1498 [4AP]

Cargo transportation: require inspection of all cargo on commercial trucks and vessels entering the U.S. (see H.R. 2960), H6055 [25SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 68), H2023 [8MY]

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

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs for use in coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2365), H3802 [28JN]

Congress: affirming commitment to preserving U.S. sovereignty and the integrity of its border (see H. Con. Res. 220, 220), H10967 [20DE]

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, 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H325 [13FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H325 [13FE]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relative to confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see H.J. Res. 38), H1926 [3MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: 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), H8564 [28NO]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H3618 [26JN]

District of Columbia: prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality (see H.R. 2390), H3803 [28JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4541 [24JY] (see H.R. 2327), H3711 [27JN]

Ecuador: condemn kidnapping and murder of individuals by terrorists and support U.S. efforts to combat such terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1558 [24AP]

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]

———improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H2082 [9MY]

———provide funding flexibility to States and local educational agencies for programs to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities (see H.R. 1527, 1527), H9078 [6DE]

———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 385), H224 [7FE]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 28), H221 [7FE]

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

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H5126 [1AU]

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

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

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

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

Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

International Criminal Court Treaty: intentions relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1347 [29MR]

Iran: conviction of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 29), H1061 [21MR]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders (see H.R. 3229, 3229), H10966 [20DE]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H4352 [19JY]

———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), H1013 [20MR]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2805), H7529 [30OC]

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), H3204 [14JN]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

NSF: identify opportunities to collaborate with other Federal agencies on increasing the utilization of existing technologies and developing new research areas to detect, prevent, and respond to terrorism (see H.R. 3344), H8343 [19NO]

Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

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

Petroleum: 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), H2571 [22MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H2387 [21MY]

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

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), H1410 [3AP]

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), H1294 [28MR]

Schools: allow display of the words ``God Bless America'' in public schools (see H. Con. Res. 248), H6780 [12OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2083 [9MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 373), H165 [31JA]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H508 [28FE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H1190 [27MR]

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

Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H2184 [15MY]

Taxation: expand child tax credit (see H.R. 539), H253 [8FE]

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

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H8181 [14NO]

———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]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H325 [13FE]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

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

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

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

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H875 [13MR]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H2679 [23MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2142 [10MY]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

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, 1198), H8842 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: limit use of Federal funds appropriated for conducting testing in elementary and secondary schools to testing that meets certain conditions (see H.R. 1163), H1112 [22MR]

St. Louis (S.S.): express regret for refusal by the U.S. to provide asylum to Jewish refugees prior to the onset of World War II (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4013 [16JY]

Lists

Missouri 2d Congressional District Teachers of the Year, E757 [8MY]

Remarks

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1249 [28MR]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1844 [10OC]

Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities, H5042 [1AU]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 503), H1643 [26AP]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2603, H2604 [23MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests, H2603, H2604 [23MY]

National Teacher Day: observance, E757 [8MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H5042 [1AU]

Taxation: phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1403 [3AP]

Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E757 [8MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1225 [27JN]