GREEN, MARK (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, H777 [7MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6061 [4SE]
Animals: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4795), H2943 [22MY]
———provide for testing of chronic wasting disease and other infectious diseases in deer and elk and establish the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (see H.R. 5608), H7892 [10OC]
Antitrust policy: encourage standards development organizations to develop and promulgate voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 4849), H3036 [23MY]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H1091 [20MR]
Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1280), H7303 [8OC]
———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 5287), H6983 [2OC]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H7303 [8OC]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (see H.R. 3763), H523 [14FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: 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), H7172 [7OC]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H1091 [20MR]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H1284 [11AP]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6130 [9SE]
———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 5422), H6927 [1OC]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 4667), H2163 [7MY]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H3230 [5JN]
Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 3833), H1155 [9AP]
———provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 3482), H367 [13FE]
Construction industries: tribute to role in providing economic stability and momentum to the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 418), H2512 [15MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 91), H2100 [2MY]
———disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 4689), H2354 [9MY]
———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 4623), H1769 [30AP]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H561 [26FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: treatment of overtime, night, and holiday inspection and quarantine services performed by employees (see H.R. 3390), H651 [28FE]
Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 5421), H9128 [22NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3727), H284 [12FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8546 [12NO]
———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H7738 [9OC]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1003 [19MR]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4575 [12JY]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H523 [14FE]
Education: clarify the definition of the terms different campus and different population to expand eligibility for TRIO Programs (see H.R. 4637), H2165 [7MY]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]
———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 3957), H1091 [20MR]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H5998 [26JY]
———provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 3273), H5998 [26JY]
Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H6304 [17SE]
Families and domestic relations: importance of prenatal care for women and children (see H. Res. 346), H562 [26FE]
———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H3928 [25JN]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H6693 [25SE]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H2235 [8MY]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: amend relative to firefighter assistance (see H.R. 4548), H4069 [26JN]
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), H562 [26FE]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H651 [28FE]
Fire prevention: 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), H7738 [9OC]
Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H2608 [16MY]
Food: recognize significance of bread in American history, culture, and daily diet (see H. Con. Res. 466), H6778 [26SE]
Foreign aid: require periodic assessments of the impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance to foreign countries (see H.R. 4877), H4350 [8JY]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H3161 [4JN]
Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3215), H2512 [15MY]
General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 5331), H7172 [7OC]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H1618 [24AP]
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 4691), H2946 [22MY]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]
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]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1002 [19MR]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H3514 [12JN]
Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 4043), H1088 [20MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to loss of nationality for treason or terrorism against the U.S. (see H.R. 5440), H6558 [24SE]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1201 [10AP]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see H. Con. Res. 213), H2512 [15MY]
Laos: support democracy and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 318), H227 [7FE]
Law enforcement officers: 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), H6374 [18SE]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H688 [5MR]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2945 [22MY]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1338 [16AP]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H3292 [6JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H8733 [13NO]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H561 [26FE]
Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1410 [17AP]
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]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Con. Res. 430; H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1080), H6419 [19SE]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H5194 [23JY]
Public lands: 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), H1484 [18AP]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H7019 [3OC]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4090), H2165 [7MY]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]
Reuss, Henry S.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 319), H227 [7FE]
Russia: establish a debt reduction for nonproliferation program (see H.R. 3836), H1289 [15AP]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 432), H5195 [23JY]
Schools: provide private schools parity with public schools in obtaining criminal background checks of employees, volunteers, and applicants (see H.R. 5257), H6983 [2OC]
Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 3478), H1620 [24AP]
SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3764), H523 [14FE]
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), H2165 [7MY]
Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H367 [13FE]
———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), H6983 [2OC]
———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1908), H6171 [10SE]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 658), H141 [5FE]
———increase amount of capital losses that may offset ordinary income (see H.R. 5380), H6983 [2OC]
———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), H833 [12MR]
———simplify Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5166), H5791 [25JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H5194 [23JY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H7738 [9OC]
———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 5029), H6130 [9SE]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H6983 [2OC]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———improve antiterrorism efforts (see H.R. 4864), H3721 [19JN]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
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), H2735 [21MY]
Veterans: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 1108), H7738 [9OC]
———honor and commend the Lao Veterans of America, Inc., Laotian and Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War, and their families, for their historic contributions to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2946 [22MY]
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), H1201 [10AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Tariff: Liberty Bell replica (see H.R. 4469), H1409 [17AP]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H7739 [10OC]
Poems
``Vietnam Veterans,'' Robert W. Perry, E667
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 403), H2022 [2MY]
Alberts Plastering Inc.: anniversary, E669
Animals: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease, H4740 [16JY]
———establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (H.R. 4795), H5092 [23JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7206 [8OC], H7331 [9OC], H7742 [10OC]
Crime: allow judges discretion to impose life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children, H919 [14MR]
———application of mandatory sentencing provisions for repeat sexual offenders who are subject to tribal governments, H920 [14MR]
———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 2146), H914, H916, H919, H920, H924 [14MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4740 [16JY]
Freedom, WI: anniversary, E993
Homeless: revise certain grants for continuum of care assistance (H.R. 3699), H253 [12FE]
Iola, WI: anniversary of Old Car Show, E1251
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), E758
Ly, Houa: anniversary of disappearance on border between Laos and Thailand, H1414 [18AP]
Manitowoc, WI: tribute, E1385
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H375 [13FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), unanimous-consent request, H2499 [15MY]
Touchpoint Health Plan, Inc.: National Committee for Quality Assurance (nonprofit organization) Excellent Accreditation Status award recipient, E1601
Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act: nullify provisions if more than five convicted child sex offenders reside in any given ZIP Code, H924 [14MR]
Tributes
Etter, Robert, E1388
Farr, Arthur, E1385
Markins, Stephanie, E1388
Meng, John C., E1701
Schneider, Donald J., E1818
Taylor, Vernon (Fat Cat), E1883
Wenger, Ed, E565
Won Sang Lee, H7739 [10OC]