GIBBONS, JIM (a Representative from Nevada)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
———H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, H7004 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 5310), H5996 [26JY]
Airports: modify terminal buildings to accommodate explosive detection systems for screening checked baggage (see H.R. 5135), H4766 [16JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 4940), H4932 [18JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 362), H2946 [22MY]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H201 [6FE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1410 [17AP]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3721 [19JN]
Aviation: amend certain laws relative to airport project streamlining (see H.R. 4481), H3161 [4JN]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7738 [9OC]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7895 [10OC]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 539), H6418 [19SE]
Crime: establish Federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises (see H.R. 2795), H907 [13MR]
Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 487), H5195 [23JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: take actions to promptly address the risk of fire and insect infestation on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 5214), H5789 [25JY]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H833 [12MR]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H4767 [16JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN] (see H.R. 5710), H8545 [12NO]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2100 [2MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (see H.R. 4971), H3774 [20JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6777 [26SE]
———terminate requirement that disability compensation be reduced by payments received under Dept. of Defense separation programs (see H.R. 4842), H3036 [23MY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (see H. Con. Res. 303), H105 [29JA] (see H. Con. Res. 312), H141 [5FE]
———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H1156 [9AP]
Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (see H.R. 3802), H688 [5MR]
Endangered Species Act: authorize Federal agencies to promptly respond to health and safety emergencies (see H.R. 3259), H634 [27FE]
———require the Dept. of the Interior to use the best sound science available in implementing (see H.R. 3705), H2101 [2MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H36 [23JA]
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), H1091 [20MR]
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]
———improve capacity to address wildfire prone conditions, establish fire management contracting authorities review process, and authorize appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction projects (see H.R. 5319), H6059 [4SE]
———reduce catastrophic wildfire threats to communities and the environment (see H.R. 5376), H6420 [19SE]
Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 3547), H2735 [21MY]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H1003 [19MR]
Forests: authorize Regional Foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects from laws that give rise to legal action that delay or prevent such projects (see H.R. 5309), H5996 [26JY]
FTC: amend trade regulation rule on ophthalmic practice to require the release of prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 2663), H2164 [7MY]
Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3215), H834 [12MR]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H367 [13FE]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H1090 [20MR]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H3859 [24JN]
Iran: human rights violations (see H. Res. 505), H6374 [18SE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1675 [25AP]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act: permanently extend the bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4020), H1087 [20MR]
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), H1201 [10AP]
Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H1090 [20MR]
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 595), H4069 [26JN]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 3027), H3229 [5JN]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H1155 [9AP]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H932 [14MR]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2100 [2MY]
National security: expand and strengthen the National Security Education Program and establish the National Flagship Language Initiative (see H.R. 5209), H5452 [24JY]
———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (see H.R. 3825), H650 [28FE] (see H.R. 4598), H2945 [22MY]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (see H.R. 3762), H738 [6MR]
———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 540), H6419 [19SE]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 1943), H1338 [16AP]
Public lands: establish criteria and mechanism for designation and support of national heritage areas (see H.R. 2388), H1533 [23AP]
———establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 4620), H1768 [30AP]
———limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in counties in which 50 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 3962), H906 [13MR]
———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), H2945 [22MY]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 525), H6303 [17SE]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
Salt Lake City, UT: tribute to athletes, organizing committees, Utah, and security personnel who participated in the Olympic games (see H. Res. 363), H1156 [9AP]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H105 [29JA]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1620 [24AP]
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), H1675 [25AP]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H2356 [9MY]
———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H4069 [26JN]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H79 [24JA]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———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]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H1154 [9AP]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H3859 [24JN]
———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1274), H4069 [26JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 3289), H142 [5FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
U.N.: reject any decree, proclamation, or treaty adopted by the Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects which would infringe on the right of U.S. citizens to bear arms (see H. Res. 197), H4070 [26JN]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H4767 [16JY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———tribute to American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., the service flag, and the service lapel button (see H. Con. Res. 301), H907 [13MR]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H105 [29JA]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H3601 [17JN]
Wild and Scenic Rivers System: ensure congressional involvement in the process of States designating rivers as wild, scenic, or recreational (see H.R. 4808), H3775 [20JN]
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), H2472 [14MY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4873 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan (see H. Con. Res. 305), H78 [24JA]
Clark County, NV: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public lands, and provide for high quality development (see H.R. 5200), H5452 [24JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a study on the effectiveness of silver-based biocides as an alternative treatment to preserve wood (see H.R. 5617), H7893 [10OC]
———convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see H.R. 5327), H6059 [4SE]
Dept. of the Interior: acquire certain environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (see H.R. 4141), H1199 [10AP]
Great Basin National Heritage Route: establish (see H.R. 4934), H3561 [13JN]
Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 4855), H3159 [4JN]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 5176), H5086 [22JY]
Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (see H.R. 5328), H6059 [4SE]
———convey title to certain irrigation project property in the Humboldt Project to the Pershing County Water Conservation District, Pershing County, and Lander County (see H.R. 5039), H4324 [27JN]
Rollan D. Melton Post Office Building, Fallon, NV: designate (see H.R. 4102), H1153 [9AP]
Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H6059 [4SE]
Washoe County, NV: sale of certain real property to University and Community College System of Nevada (see H.R. 5665), H8021 [16OC]
Young, C. Clifton: tribute (see H. Res. 417), H2471 [14MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1677 [29AP], H4358 [9JY], H6001 [4SE]
Remarks
American Ambulance Association: tribute to Stars of Life award recipients, H2393 [14MY]
American Cancer Society: tribute to Celebration on the Hill for cancer survivors, H4770 [17JY]
Appropriations: legislative process, H6788 [1OC]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7247 [8OC], H7932 [16OC]
Budget: allocation of funds, H6788 [1OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan (H. Con. Res. 305), H662 [5MR]
Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a shooting range (H.R. 2937), H1100 [9AP]
Congress: convene special joint meeting in New York, NY, to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6065 [5SE]
Cost of Government Day: observance, H3932 [26JN]
Dept. of Defense: establish a Civilian Linguist Reserve Corps, H5447 [24JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5097 [23JY], H5796, H5859 [26JY]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 4660), H3304 [11JN]
Dept. of the Interior: acquire certain environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (H.R. 4141), H6873 [1OC]
———convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (H.R. 4708), H6498 [24SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (H.R. 4971), H3779 [21JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), H3458 [12JN], H3526 [13JN]
———make permanent the exclusion of reparations received by Holocaust survivors or their heirs or estates (H.R. 4823), H3076 [4JN]
———make tax benefits permanent, H3076 [4JN]
———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (H.R. 4800), H3076 [4JN]
Education: funding, H6788 [1OC]
Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to use the best sound science available in implementing, H4433 [10JY]
Foreign policy: express support for, and assess the status of, the war on terrorism, H837 [13MR]
———make energy policy toward Iraq consistent with U.S. national security policies, H4359 [9JY]
Forest Service: wildfire management and fire hazard prevention practices, H4502 [11JY], H6132 [10SE]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H1160 [10AP], H1293 [16AP], H1496 [23AP], H1677 [29AP], H1691 [30AP], H1772 [1MY], H2112, H2114 [7MY], H2169, H2180, H2181, H2187, H2195, H2200 [8MY], E715
———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H41 [24JA], H113 [5FE], H204 [7FE], H660 [5MR], H689 [6MR], H910 [14MR]
———effect of approval of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site on local drinking water, H1691 [30AP]
———impact of unfunded mandates on State and local governments relative to approval of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2180, H2181 [8MY]
———Nevada Governor's veto of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1095 [9AP]
Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (H.R. 4858), H3865 [25JN]
Incline Village, NV: tribute to Incline High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E725
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5422, H5447 [24JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), conference report, H8821 [14NO]
Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development, H6306 [18SE], H6408 [19SE], H6562 [25SE]
Joseph E. Dini, Jr., Post Office, Yerington, NV: designate (S. 737), H120 [5FE]
Journal: question of approval, H203 [7FE], H3865 [25JN], H3931 [26JN], H5459 [25JY]
Memorial Day: observance, H2667 [21MY]
———restore traditional observance, H2836 [22MY]
Menesini, Kim: Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program Nevada Educator of the Year award recipient, H1007
Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (H.R. 2114), H3725 [20JN]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (H.R. 4660), H3304 [11JN]
National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities, H5859 [26JY]
———provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (H.R. 4598), H3940 [26JN]
Native Americans: extend statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (S. 1857), H706 [6MR]
Nevada: sale of certain real property in the Newlands Project to the city of Fallon, NV (H.R. 1870), H705 [6MR]
———tribute to production of fifty-millionth ounce of gold, H1342 [17AP]
Nuclear energy: transportation of spent nuclear fuel, H637 [28FE], H2195 [8MY]
Office of Homeland Security: codify and strengthen, H5796 [26JY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), H4075 [27JN]
Point of order, H2180 [8MY]
Power resources: encourage use of renewable energy, H5460 [25JY]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4), H3675 [19JN], H5460 [25JY]
Public lands: tribute to ``American Frontiers—A Public Lands Journey'' expedition, H6478 [24SE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2478 [15MY]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 82), H170
Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (H. Con. Res. 459), H6002 [4SE]
Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3277 [6JN]
———reform laws and filing procedures, H1205 [11AP]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6188 [11SE]
Utah-Nevada Boundary Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 2054), H3396 [11JN]
Votes: position on missed, H4694
Western States: tribute to firefighters for efforts in fighting wildfires, H3613 [18JN]
Young, C. Clifton: tribute (H. Res. 417), H6855 [1OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H229 [8FE]
Special order: granted, H2016 [1MY]
Tributes
Commons, Matthew A., H740 [7MR]
Disney, Jason, H740 [7MR]
Duncan, Michael, Jr., H638 [28FE]
Goolsbee, John B., E2030
Heiman, Grover F., Jr., E2030
Jacobo, Teresa, H5319 [24JY]
Kaden, Roy E., E2030
Schureman, Earl L., E2030