KERNS, BRIAN (a Representative from Indiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 2763), H932 [14MR]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (see H. Con. Res. 314), H1156 [9AP]

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

———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H284 [12FE]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2735 [21MY]

Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H2662 [20MY]

Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H2735 [21MY]

Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5604), H7892 [10OC]

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

Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7172 [7OC]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 190), H36 [23JA]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H6130 [9SE]

Clean Air Act: permit the sale, in certain States, of gasoline from other regions relative to supplies and prices (see H.R. 3946), H1003 [19MR]

Congress: affirming commitment to preserving U.S. sovereignty and the integrity of its border (see H. Con. Res. 220), H285 [12FE]

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), H4767 [16JY]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 1966), H2735 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 3686), H1201 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H37 [23JA]

———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), H1090 [20MR]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4873 [17JY]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 4026), H3825 [21JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H1087 [20MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H1338 [16AP]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H562 [26FE]

Government: expand types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare audited financial statements (see H.R. 4685), H2235 [8MY]

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), H3860 [24JN]

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]

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), H2945 [22MY]

———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), H4873 [17JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to loss of nationality for treason or terrorism against the U.S. (see H.R. 5440), H6558 [24SE]

Iran: human rights violations (see H. Res. 505), H6374 [18SE]

Medicare: 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]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H231 [8FE]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 5196), H5998 [26JY]

Navy League of the U.S.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 416), H3453 [11JN]

Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 296), H201 [6FE]

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

Pornography: constitutional amendment on real and virtual child pornography (see H.J. Res. 106), H4872 [17JY]

———support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H6304 [17SE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H780 [7MR]

Schriever, Bernard A.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 412), H3601 [17JN]

Taxation: 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), H7019 [3OC]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H907 [13MR]

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 5323), H6059 [4SE]

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 658), H284 [12FE]

———exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (see H.R. 4555), H5998 [26JY]

———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Republic of Korea (see H.R. 3412), H367 [13FE]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]

———preempt local taxation of satellite digital audio radio services and determine State authority for taxation of such services (see H.R. 4869), H3775 [20JN]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 4980), H3826 [21JN]

———provide a credit for police officers and professional firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5027), H6061 [4SE]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 5026), H6061 [4SE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H5791 [25JY]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H634 [27FE]

———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), H36 [23JA]

———reduce maximum capital gains tax rates (see H.R. 3039), H367 [13FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4789), H3825 [21JN]

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

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4790), H4873 [17JY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H4873 [17JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]

———condemn the publication of instructions on how to create a synthetic human polio virus (see H. Res. 514), H5997 [26JY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]

Treaties and agreements: support withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Con. Res. 420), H3860 [24JN]

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), H1281 [11AP]

———tribute to President Bush for rescinding approving signature to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 416), H3293 [6JN]

United Kingdom: express appreciation for loyal support and leadership of Great Britain Prime Minister, Tony Blair in war on terrorism and reaffirm relationship with Great Britain (see H. Res. 549), H6693 [25SE]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H1532 [23AP] (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1919), H3601 [17JN]

World Basketball Championship: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 443), H4872 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 315), H201 [6FE]

District of Columbia: repeal law banning firearms (see H.R. 4642), H2099 [2MY]

Immigration: oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H932 [14MR]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6257 [17SE], H7021 [7OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7211 [8OC]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (H. Con. Res. 315), H2091 [2MY], E1693 [30SE]

Crawfordsville, IN: dedication of Ten Commandments monument to commemorate anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1693 [30SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (H.R. 2316), H1313 [16AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E370 [18MR]

National Day of Prayer: observance, H2091 [2MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): tribute to retiring members, E1854 [11OC]

Special order: granted, H1085 [20MR]

Tributes

Thrift, Robert A., H7305 [9OC]

Unitas, Johnny, E1561 [12SE]