KELLER, RIC (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H863 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2356 [9MY]

Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 628), H2471 [14MY]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 33), H4575 [12JY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7738 [9OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]

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), H1200 [10AP]

Carrier, Willis H.: tribute to anniversary of invention of modern air-conditioning (see H. Con. Res. 413), H4326 [27JN]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE]

———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 5422), H6927 [1OC]

———recognize the benefits of mentoring (see H. Res. 330), H36 [23JA]

Computers: limit liability of copyright owners for protecting their works on peer-to-peer networks (see H.R. 5211), H7303 [8OC]

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]

———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H634 [27FE]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H105 [29JA]

———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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]

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), H6374 [18SE]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4932 [18JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]

Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 629), H2471 [14MY]

Education: improve Federal research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination (see H.R. 3801), H633 [27FE]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H781 [7MR]

Florida: appointment of additional Federal district judges (see H.R. 4905), H3453 [11JN]

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), H6419 [19SE]

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), H1337 [16AP]

Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 4071), H2101 [2MY]

———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H3230 [5JN]

Immigration: secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system (see H.R. 5013), H6777 [26SE]

INS: increase authority of the Attorney General to remove or discipline employees (see H.R. 4009), H1087 [20MR]

———replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H1155 [9AP]

James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]

Joseph W. Westmoreland Post Office Building, Jay, FL: designate (see H.R. 3960), H906 [13MR]

Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H8035 [21OC]

Law enforcement: prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy of intellectual property (see H.R. 5057), H4325 [27JN]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 4954), H3721 [19JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H227 [7FE]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H6693 [25SE]

OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H834 [12MR]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: ensure public safety officers receive benefits (see H.R. 5375), H6250 [12SE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5122), H4605 [15JY]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (see H.R. 3762), H523 [14FE]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]

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 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]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1484 [18AP]

———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), H6129 [9SE]

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), H3454 [11JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 2683), H1620 [24AP]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H3668 [18JN]

———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]

———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), H6693 [25SE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H833 [12MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]

———treatment of certain transfers of intangible property for foreign tax credit limitation purposes (see H.R. 1515), H3775 [20JN]

———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H6061 [4SE]

Terrorism: 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), H367 [13FE]

U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H561 [26FE]

Veterans: 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), H6927 [1OC]

William C. Cramer Post Office Building, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5145), H4766 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reduce paperwork for special education teachers (see H.R. 5591), H7737 [9OC]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 4811), H2943 [22MY]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1674 [25AP]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees while participating in mentoring programs for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 3629), H78 [24JA]

———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1200 [10AP]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7214 [8OC]

Children and youth: recognize the benefits of mentoring (H. Res. 330), H12 [23JA], H41 [24JA]

Courts: disclosure of plaintiff attorney's fees in certain class action lawsuits, H864, H865, H866 [13MR]

———expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H864, H865, H866 [13MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5862 [26JY]

———inclusion of Dept. of State Bureau of Consular Affairs visa office, H5862 [26JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reduce paperwork for special education teachers (H.R. 5591), E1807 [9OC]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (H.R. 4811), H3674 [19JN]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 386), H1725 [30AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H373 [13FE]

Taxation: extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4152), H1204 [11AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3857 [24JN]

Tributes

Turner, Jim, H3840 [24JN]