HALL, TONY P. (a Representative from Ohio)
Articles and editorials
Arrest Aids Pursuit of Weapons Network, Douglas Farah, Washington (DC) Post, E202
Freedom Is Not Enough, Carlos X. Belo, Washington (DC) Post, H2743
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4964), H3720 [19JN]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H2019 [1MY]
———ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H4931 [18JY]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H3514 [12JN]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H1769 [30AP]
Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H3721 [19JN]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H5791 [25JY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H937 [18MR]
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H2100 [2MY]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H4767 [16JY]
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), H1339 [16AP]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H1091 [20MR]
Children and youth: establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 17), H5194 [23JY]
Clarence Miller Post Office Building, Lancaster, OH: designate (see H.R. 4755), H2607 [16MY]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H4498 [10JY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 4854), H3563 [13JN]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4981), H3928 [25JN] (see H.R. 5059), H4325 [27JN]
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), H2164 [7MY]
Delbert L. Latta Federal Building, Bowling Green, OH: designate (see H.R. 5201), H5452 [24JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H1769 [30AP]
Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1338 [16AP]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2164 [7MY]
———reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H3720 [19JN]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1003 [19MR]
———provide for an awareness program and a study on a rare form of breast cancer (see H.R. 3186), H36 [23JA]
Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 4026), H1156 [9AP]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 5158), H4930 [18JY]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H1620 [24AP]
Federal employees: ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H834 [12MR]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2019 [1MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H2608 [16MY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
———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), H2511 [15MY]
FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H3668 [18JN]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H2945 [22MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H3562 [13JN]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 297), H5998 [26JY]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H201 [6FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H1155 [9AP]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2512 [15MY]
Law enforcement: provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H2356 [9MY]
Magen David Adom Society: membership and recognition of the Red Shield of David by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (see H. Con. Res. 101), H5453 [24JY]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H1091 [20MR]
Medicare: establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H3230 [5JN]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H2019 [1MY]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H2471 [14MY]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H2235 [8MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H3161 [4JN]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H284 [12FE]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1770 [30AP]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H561 [26FE]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H3563 [13JN]
National Aviation Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5148), H4872 [17JY]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H3928 [25JN]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H3161 [4JN]
NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see H.R. 1672), H1154 [9AP]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H2608 [16MY]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H833 [12MR]
Peace Corps: funding (see H. Con. Res. 341), H737 [6MR]
———promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 4979), H3774 [20JN]
Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see H.R. 3465), H201 [6FE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4210), H2512 [15MY]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H366 [13FE]
Schriever, Bernard A.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 412), H3601 [17JN]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4553 [11JY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2356 [9MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
Solid waste: State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H907 [13MR]
Taxation: 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), H4425 [9JY]
———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), H634 [27FE]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H230 [8FE]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H227 [7FE]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1265), H833 [12MR]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3292 [6JN]
———repeal alternative minimum tax treatment of incentive stock options to change the taxable event from the exercise of the stock option to the stock sale (see H.R. 1487), H36 [23JA]
———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2808), H655 [4MR]
———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H5195 [23JY]
Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see H. Res. 336), H104 [29JA]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H834 [12MR]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 440), H366 [13FE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H932 [14MR]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H2355 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support transition to democracy and an end to the plunder of its natural resources (see H. Con. Res. 410), H3037 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: preserve and protect historic buildings (see H.R. 5202), H5452 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 5335), H6084 [5SE]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Hibner, Jason, E1239
Letters
Resignation from the House of Representatives, H6089 [9SE], H6226 [11SE]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 403), H2022, H2030 [2MY]
Birds: modify hunting seasons for migratory mourning doves in the Pacific Flyway Region (H. Con. Res. 275), consideration (H. Res. 353), H693, H696 [6MR]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: support transition to democracy and an end to the plunder of its natural resources (H. Con. Res. 410), E908
———support U.N. actions to address the connection between the military conflict and the diamond trade, E348
Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 2146), consideration (H. Res. 366), H912 [14MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: preserve and protect historic buildings (H.R. 5202), E1361
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1419 [18AP]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (H.R. 2722), E202
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations (H. Con. Res. 405), H2743
National Aviation Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 5148), E1285
Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 390), H1419 [18AP]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H693, H696 [6MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2233 [8MY], H2386 [9MY], H2467 [14MY], H2509 [15MY], H3450 [11JN]
Tribute, H5615-H5621 [25JY], H6101 [9SE], E1360, E1377, E1382, E1401, E1402, E1404, E1405 [25JY], E1407, E1415, E1448, E1454, E1459, E1460, E1463 [29JY]
U.N.: nomination to be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture, H5615-H5621 [25JY], E1377, E1382, E1401, E1402, E1404, E1405 [25JY], E1407, E1415, E1454
Reports filed
Nomination To Be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5535 [13JN]
Resignations
Committee on Rules (House), H2113 [7MY]
House of Representatives, H6226 [11SE]
Tributes
Hibner, Jason, E1239
Press, Samuel B., E713