ISAKSON, JOHNNY (a Representative from Georgia)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5607 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Airports: modify terminal buildings to accommodate explosive detection systems for screening checked baggage (see H.R. 5135), H4766 [16JY]
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (see H.R. 5125), H6926 [1OC]
American Road and Transportation Builders Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4932 [18JY]
American Zoo and Aquarium Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 408), H3230 [5JN]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1201 [10AP]
———reform computation of retired pay for members with hazardous duty experience, study benefits for employers of National Guard or Reserve members, and assess military youth programs expansion (see H.R. 3410), H651 [28FE]
Aviation: amend certain laws relative to airport project streamlining (see H.R. 4481), H2472 [14MY]
———provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 5518), H8041 [24OC]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2472 [14MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
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), H7895 [10OC]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6304 [17SE]
———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (see H.R. 3839), H686 [5MR]
———promote personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 484), H6778 [26SE]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 4667), H6559 [24SE]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H6304 [17SE]
Coast Guard: require that the Sea Marshal Program be carried out in U.S. ports considered to be most vulnerable to terrorist attack and authorize additional personnel and funds for such program (see H.R. 3432), H37 [23JA]
Computers: encourage broadband technology deployment to rural areas (see H.R. 2847), H105 [29JA]
Corp. for National and Community Service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 4854), H3293 [6JN]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H5791 [25JY]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2164 [7MY]
Economy: recognize importance of surface transportation infrastructure and contributions of trucking, rail, and passenger transit industries to economic well being of the U.S. (see H. Res. 567), H6926 [1OC]
Education: increase amount of student loan forgiveness available to qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers (see H.R. 5091), H4552 [11JY]
———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 3957), H1091 [20MR]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H4425 [9JY]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H105 [29JA]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H2356 [9MY]
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), H1284 [11AP]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H2356 [9MY]
First Tee (organization): tribute to programs that provide young people an opportunity to develop through golf and character education (see H. Res. 448), H3928 [25JN]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to provide more fairness to U.S. industry (see H.R. 2770), H6777 [26SE]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H937 [18MR]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1155 [9AP]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H367 [13FE]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3721 [19JN]
Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 4866), H3229 [5JN]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H2019 [1MY]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 858), H3601 [17JN]
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), H6129 [9SE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H7738 [9OC]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H1155 [9AP]
ITC: conduct an expedited review of temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 507), H8042 [24OC]
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), H6778 [26SE]
Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H3601 [17JN]
Martha Berry Post Office, Rome, GA: designate (see H.R. 5609), H8023 [16OC]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3626), H524 [14FE]
———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), H2164 [7MY]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H7738 [9OC]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H7172 [7OC]
———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 4927), H6061 [4SE]
Meningitis Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 340), H1156 [9AP]
Michael Lee Woodcock Post Office, Glennville, GA: designate (see H.R. 5574), H7303 [8OC]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H1284 [11AP]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H688 [5MR]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H1155 [9AP]
National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1674 [25AP]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H9025 [14NO]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H5195 [23JY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3389), H1284 [11AP]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H1003 [19MR]
Native Americans: encourage teaching of the role in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 190), H6061 [4SE]
Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H2356 [9MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
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]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Pornography: constitutional amendment on real and virtual child pornography (see H.J. Res. 106), H8023 [16OC]
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]
Social Security: provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H833 [12MR]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H2101 [2MY]
States: provide for cooperative governing of health insurance policies and provide assistance to promote establishment of qualified high risk pools and incentives to encourage health coverage for employees and individuals (see H.R. 4170), H3825 [21JN]
Tariff: classification of certain costumes and related accessories (see H.R. 4159), H3775 [20JN]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H3561 [13JN]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H4350 [8JY]
———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 4950), H4326 [27JN]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1284 [11AP]
———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 2695), H688 [5MR]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 13), H3160 [4JN]
———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4974), H7172 [7OC]
———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H1533 [23AP]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H1490 [22AP]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 4374), H2235 [8MY]
———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H651 [28FE]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H6061 [4SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H3161 [4JN]
———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. 3792), H781 [7MR] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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]
House Rules: apply layover requirements for conference reports at the end of a congressional session and require the inclusion of certain matter in joint explanatory statements accompanying conference reports (see H. Res. 376), H1090 [20MR]
Tariff: cerium sulfide (see H.R. 4772), H2661 [20MY]
———1,8 dichloroanthraquinone (see H.R. 4773), H2661 [20MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H7305 [9OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H6478 [24SE]
Remarks
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5841 [26JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H7829, H7830 [10OC]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7231 [8OC]
Atlanta Regional Military Affairs Council: anniversary, E512
Business and industry: protect investors through enhanced corporate responsibility, H3701 [19JN]
———require publicly traded companies to record and treat stock options as expenses in income statements, H4680 [16JY]
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), H663 [5MR]
Children and youth: recognize the benefits of mentoring (H. Res. 330), H12 [23JA]
Coca-Cola Co.: treatment of stock options as expenses in income statements, H4680 [16JY]
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions (H. Res. 561), H6826 [1OC]
———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 523), H6309 [18SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5841 [26JY]
Education: increase amount of student loan forgiveness available to qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers (H.R. 5091), H6822 [1OC]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1244 [11AP]
First Tee (organization): tribute to programs that provide young people an opportunity to develop through golf and character education (H. Res. 448), H4696 [16JY]
Georgia: Lake Allatoona Awareness Week observance, E759
Hall, Lucy: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1618
Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), H45 [24JA]
———incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (H.R. 4866), H4706 [16JY]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (H.J. Res. 113), H7146, H7147 [7OC]
National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 386), H1728 [30AP]
National 4-H Youth Development Program Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 472), H6479, H6481 [24SE]
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1244 [11AP]
———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 (H. Res. 540), H6670 [25SE]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2544, H2545 [16MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (H. Res. 525), H6391 [19SE]
Sanderson, Cael: tribute (H. Res. 399), H6832, H6834 [1OC]
Taxation: capital gains rates, E1754
University of Connecticut: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 401), H1747, H1748, H1749 [30AP]
University of Minnesota: tribute to men's hockey team (H. Con. Res. 391), H1743, H1744, H1745 [30AP]
———tribute to wrestling team (H. Con. Res. 391), H1743, H1744, H1745 [30AP]
University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to women's hockey team (H. Con. Res. 391), H1743, H1744, H1745 [30AP]
Votes: position on missed, E1132
Workforce Investment Act: clarify waiver authority granted to local workforce investment boards, H2544, H2545 [16MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3771 [20JN]
Special order: granted, H3719 [19JN]
Tributes
Hill, Henry, H6563 [25SE]
Mink, Patsy T., H6822 [1OC]
Norman, Harry, E762
Rich, Jerry, E757
Schwartz, William A., H6131 [10SE]
Watkins, Alfred L., H4502 [11JY]