HOEKSTRA, PETER (a Representative from Michigan)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2215, Dept. of Justice appropriations, H172 [6FE]
———H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, H7004 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H4575 [12JY]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H6085 [5SE]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2356 [9MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H2608 [16MY]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 4667), H2163 [7MY]
Claims: liquidate blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations in order to reimburse the Treasury for the compensation of terrorism victims (see H.R. 3698), H285 [12FE]
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions (see H. Res. 561), H6777 [26SE]
———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 523), H6304 [17SE]
Computers: penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children (see H.R. 4658), H2472 [14MY]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H1533 [23AP]
Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 5064), H4873 [17JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1021), H3514 [12JN]
Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 452), H3774 [20JN]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4324 [27JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H5791 [25JY]
Education: restrict the disqualification of students for drug offenses to those students who committed offenses while receiving student financial aid (see H.R. 3777), H1410 [17AP]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 335), H105 [29JA]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify relative to rules of civil procedure (see H.R. 3533), H5453 [24JY]
———reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 2014), H5791 [25JY]
Families and domestic relations: importance of prenatal care for women and children (see H. Res. 346), H562 [26FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5311), H5996 [26JY]
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), H1338 [16AP]
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]
General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 5331), H7172 [7OC]
Government: expand types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare audited financial statements (see H.R. 4685), H3038 [23MY]
Great Lakes: restore and protect (see H. Res. 361), H737 [6MR] (see H. Res. 560), H7019 [3OC]
Harwell, Ernie: tribute (see H. Res. 565), H7019 [3OC]
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), H4931 [18JY]
Henry Bacon (S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3037 [23MY]
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: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 4071), H1338 [16AP]
ITC: conduct an expedited review of temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 507), H8024 [16OC]
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]
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 4811), H5791 [25JY]
Market Integrity Commission: establish to study issues relating to the governance of corporations in interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 5050), H4498 [10JY]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H1201 [10AP]
Medicare: 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), H1284 [11AP]
———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), H3928 [25JN]
National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1674 [25AP]
National Community Role Models Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 409), H5453 [24JY]
National Kids Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 423), H3825 [21JN]
National security: 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), H1673 [25AP]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 486), H7895 [10OC]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 5186), H5194 [23JY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 250), H937 [18MR]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work-related provisions and Child Care and Development Block Grants (see H.R. 4092), H1152 [9AP]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]
Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H780 [7MR]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 3805), H633 [27FE]
Selective Service System: provide temporary amnesty period so individuals who failed to register may do so without penalty (see H.R. 3149), H141 [5FE]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H2735 [21MY]
Taxation: allow deduction to corporations for dividends paid and exclusion of dividends for indivduals (see H.R. 5413), H7019 [3OC]
———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5192), H5194 [23JY]
———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 4950), H5998 [26JY]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———encourage and accelerate the nationwide production, retail sale, and consumer use of new motor vehicles that are powered by alternative fuels or other advanced motor vehicle technologies (see H.R. 1864), H2945 [22MY]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H2945 [22MY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include landfill gas (see H.R. 1863), H2945 [22MY]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H4326 [27JN]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H6172 [10SE]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H3720 [19JN]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H1284 [11AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H2945 [22MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2735 [21MY]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H2945 [22MY]
———treatment of contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 985), H2945 [22MY]
———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H5194 [23JY]
———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 1037), H4605 [15JY]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H3293 [6JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
United Mine Workers of America: provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see H.R. 3567), H4872 [17JY]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3160 [4JN]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H2735 [21MY]
Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H6373 [18SE]
———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]
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), H6229 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: make improvements and reauthorize programs (see H.R. 5601), H7892 [10OC]
Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (see H.R. 3839), H686 [5MR]
Corp. for National and Community Service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 4854), H3072 [24MY]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H561 [26FE]
National Safety in Numbers Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 505), H7303 [8OC]
Terrorism: liquidate certain blocked assets of terrorists and terrorist organizations for the compensation of terrorism victims (see H.R. 3703), H227 [7FE]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H1512 [23AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7314 [9OC]
BLM: funding, H4728, H4729 [16JY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H4747 [16JY]
———deficit, H4729 [16JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1042 [20MR]
Business and industry: ethics, H2938, H2939 [22MY]
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: make improvements and reauthorize programs (H.R. 5601), E1862
Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (H.R. 3839), H1509, H1510, H1512 [23AP], E255
Corp. for National and Community Service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 4854), E932
Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H3449 [11JN], H3507, H3509, H3510 [12JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4728, H4729, H4747 [16JY]
Education: national policy to improve system, H2503, H2504, H2505, H2506, H2507, H2508, H2509 [15MY], H2935, H2936, H2937, H2938, H2939, H2940 [22MY]
Grimmette, Mark: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E437
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 297), H6526 [24SE]
Holland, MI: anniversary of Holland Christian Schools, H1610 [24AP]
Immigration: secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system, H6154, H6156, H6157, H6158 [10SE]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), H5423 [24JY]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3784), E201
Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, H1512 [23AP]
Schrader, David: Junior Achievement Inc., National High School Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1440
Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions to local agencies and organizations for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses, H1611, H1612, H1613, H1614, H1615, H1616 [24AP], H2012, H2013, H2014 [1MY], H2223, H2224, H2225, H2226, H2227 [8MY], H2507 [15MY], H3443, H3444, H3445, H3447, H3448 [11JN], H3510, H3511, H3512 [12JN]
———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools, H1617 [24AP], H2503, H2504, H2505, H2506, H2507, H2508 [15MY], H2935, H2936, H2937, H2938, H2939, H2940 [22MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1617 [24AP]
Tributes
Adams, Samuel, H1610 [24AP]
Eggle, Kris, H6154, H6156, H6157, H6158 [10SE]
Skeen, Representative, H4729 [16JY]