CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H4575 [12JY]
Anaheim Angels (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 599), H8545 [12NO]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H3454 [11JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H1154 [9AP]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H937 [18MR]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H3292 [6JN]
———require background checks for pilot and flight service training applicants (see H.R. 2957), H285 [12FE]
Bankruptcy: treatment of certain claims or interests (see H.R. 4696), H5998 [26JY]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H1338 [16AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]
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), H4574 [12JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1200 [10AP]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7895 [10OC]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H8733 [13NO]
Clergy: tribute to the contributions that military chaplains make to members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 5016), H3927 [25JN]
Cleveland National Forest: provide an environmentally sound process for the approval of high-voltage electricity transmission line right-of-way through the Trabuco Ranger District (see H.R. 5409), H6417 [19SE]
Computers: provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 3482), H834 [12MR]
Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1339 [16AP]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H6060 [4SE]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military Reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 2012), H1154 [9AP]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 3686), H1338 [16AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4606 [15JY]
Drugs: address the problem of pseudoephedrine smuggling into the U.S. from Canada (see H. Con. Res. 317), H201 [6FE]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H523 [14FE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]
Education: increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H2945 [22MY]
Endangered Species Act: improve protection of habitats (see H.R. 3707), H932 [14MR]
———provide a public right-to-know for landowners in implementing (see H.R. 3706), H932 [14MR]
———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), H1284 [11AP]
———require the Dept. of the Interior to use the best sound science available in implementing (see H.R. 3705), H932 [14MR]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 2014), H2356 [9MY]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302), H228 [7FE]
FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H3860 [24JN]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3775 [20JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5311), H5996 [26JY]
Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 3258), H1410 [17AP]
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: exert best efforts to avert Major League Baseball strike, lockout, or any coercive conduct that interferes with playing of games (see H. Con. Res. 444), H4872 [17JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H284 [12FE]
Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 5185), H5194 [23JY]
Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 31), H36 [23JA]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H1154 [9AP]
Firefighters: support goals and ideas of a day of tribute to all who have died in the line of duty and recognize importance of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in assisting family members (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6778 [26SE]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6084 [5SE]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H3161 [4JN]
Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 1964), H785 [11MR]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H5453 [24JY]
Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3229 [5JN]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to loss of nationality for treason or terrorism against the U.S. (see H.R. 5440), H6558 [24SE]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H285 [12FE]
Iran: human rights violations (see H. Res. 505), H6560 [24SE]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4605 [15JY]
Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 5476), H6927 [1OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H932 [14MR]
Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 4622), H3038 [23MY]
Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 4027), H1087 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1155 [9AP]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6172 [10SE]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H1673 [25AP]
Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H284 [12FE]
Medicare: designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H201 [6FE]
———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H6060 [4SE]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H1410 [17AP]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H6777 [26SE]
———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), H79 [24JA]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H688 [5MR]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National Child Protection Act: amend (see H.R. 5556), H7171 [7OC]
Native Americans: payment of State and local taxes on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe (see H.R. 2726), H1155 [9AP]
Norman Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5465), H6692 [25SE]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4664), H2163 [7MY] (see H.R. 5714), H8731 [13NO]
Oakland Athletics (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 530), H6303 [17SE]
Office of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 3026), H562 [26FE]
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians: protect certain lands from condemnation until a final decision is made on a pending trust application fee (see H.R. 3476), H1338 [16AP]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (see H.R. 3762), H523 [14FE]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Pipelines: establish a cooperative Federal research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the integrity of pipeline facilities (see H.R. 3929), H832 [12MR]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 4620), H3454 [11JN]
———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3808), H834 [12MR]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H1154 [9AP]
Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H1284 [11AP]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H1769 [30AP]
Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 3605), H737 [6MR]
Social Security: modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4326 [27JN]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H3161 [4JN]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H781 [7MR]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H907 [13MR]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H6229 [11SE]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H688 [5MR]
———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 4950), H6229 [11SE]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H367 [13FE]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H3860 [24JN]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H3775 [20JN]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H4425 [9JY]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H5791 [25JY]
———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 5445), H6558 [24SE]
———provide full funding for payment in lieu of taxes program and protect local jurisdictions against loss of property tax revenues when private lands are acquired by Federal land management agencies (see H.R. 5081), H7019 [3OC]
———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H932 [14MR]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H4765 [16JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1338 [16AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of deposits and similar amounts received by a tour operator for a tour arranged by such operator (see H.R. 2618), H3775 [20JN]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4498 [10JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
U.N.: rescind approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. and take necessary steps to prevent establishment of that Court (see H.R. 4169), H1484 [18AP]
———tribute to President Bush for rescinding approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 416), H2472 [14MY]
Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (see H.R. 5157), H4930 [18JY]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4792), H2943 [22MY]
Wilderness areas: provide for expedited decisions on study areas, and that lands designated as study areas, shall be used in accordance with the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act (see H.R. 4589), H3161 [4JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Federal Water Project Recreation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5460), H6692 [25SE]
Riverside National Cemetery: designate POW/MIA in Action National Memorial (see H.R. 5545), H7018 [3OC]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3019 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7239 [8OC]
California: tribute to Inland Empire Harley Owners Group for Memorial Day West Coast Thunder event, E894
Camp Pendleton, CA: effect of environmental restrictions on Marine Corps training maneuvers, H2271 [9MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2271 [9MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), H4092
Gonzales, Richard: Corona-Norco, CA, Family YMCA Ira D. ``Cal'' Calvert Distinguished Service Award recipient, E294
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1642
International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party, H3019 [23MY]
National Public Radio: report linking the Traditional Values Coalition with the mailing of anthrax tainted letters to congressional offices, H636 [28FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1683
Vander Kallen, Roy: Corona-Norco, CA, Family YMCA Ira D. ``Cal'' Calvert Distinguished Service Award recipient, E298
Subpoena Notices
California Superior Court, San Bernadino County, H3099 [4JN]
Tributes
Anderson, Ben C., E2017
Bentley, Peter T., E118
Dalzell, John R., E1108
Dickson, Arnold R., E1379
Hickey, Velma, E21
Hunter-Wiest, Candace, E1840
Huscher, Frederick J., H4072 [27JN]
Laurie, Greg, E2070
McQuern, Marcia, E1661
Mullen, Tom, E1846
Nathan, Steve M., E369
Roth, Cynthia G., E892
Silver, Ethel M., E1514
Smith, Larry D., E1380