LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H4350 [8JY]
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Animals: 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 use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Baumel, Zachary: anniversary of capture, and calling on Syria and Lebanon to locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3601 [17JN]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H8023 [16OC]
Canada: condolences relative to military personnel killed by U.S. friendly fire while participating in military training exercises in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 412), H2165 [7MY]
Children and youth: tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 556), H6693 [25SE]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H655 [4MR]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H7172 [7OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H2235 [8MY]
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), H3775 [20JN]
Democracy: strengthen democratic institutions and promote good governance overseas by contributing to the development of professional legislative staff (see H.R. 4973), H3774 [20JN]
Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H3229 [5JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H1533 [23AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H3037 [23MY]
———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]
Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 452), H3774 [20JN]
Diseases: increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
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]
Employment: provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see H.R. 4104), H1153 [9AP]
Federal employees: improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H1338 [16AP]
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), H634 [27FE]
Firefighters: authorize grants to States or communities to assist fire departments in meeting staffing standards (see H.R. 3185), H1201 [10AP]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H2512 [15MY] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H1154 [9AP]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 592), H8546 [12NO]
———return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H6983 [2OC]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H2356 [9MY]
Harwell, Ernie: tribute (see H. Res. 565), H7304 [8OC]
Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H7172 [7OC]
Health: emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H8024 [16OC]
———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), H1155 [9AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H3037 [23MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3928 [25JN]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H6927 [1OC]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6778 [26SE]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 690), H4931 [18JY]
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: establish a trust fund to address long-term food production and rural development needs in Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics (see H.R. 3566), H562 [26FE]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
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), H2099 [2MY]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6560 [24SE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3454 [11JN]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1294), H1532 [23AP]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H37 [23JA]
Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 3585), H4931 [18JY]
———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 1202), H5791 [25JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H1154 [9AP]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H3514 [12JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H1769 [30AP]
Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H5087 [22JY]
———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 400), H1674 [25AP]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1338 [16AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H5998 [26JY]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H5087 [22JY]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H3038 [23MY]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H3721 [19JN]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1090 [20MR]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H78 [24JA]
Refugees: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (see H.R. 4074), H1688 [29AP]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H367 [13FE]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H1091 [20MR]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H36 [23JA]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4498 [10JY]
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), H3230 [5JN]
Taxation: apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (see H.R. 4810), H3721 [19JN]
———clarify credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 3352), H3514 [12JN]
———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 3139), H1533 [23AP]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP]
———extend foreign tax credit carryforward (see H.R. 4958), H3668 [18JN]
———impose excise tax on sales of stock by corporate insiders occurring when the company prevents employees from selling stock in pension plans and ensure more accurate reporting of corporate liabilities (see H.R. 3622), H78 [24JA]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4932 [18JY]
———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see H.R. 4706), H6559 [24SE]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H1003 [19MR]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H4350 [8JY]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H3825 [21JN]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4873 [17JY]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H110 [4FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H524 [14FE]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 269), H4606 [15JY]
———reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H3038 [23MY]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6304 [17SE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H6776 [26SE]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1283 [11AP]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
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]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H6085 [5SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Customs Service: establish a joint U.S.-Canada customs inspection project (see H.R. 4703), H2355 [9MY]
Foreign trade: address foreign private and joint public-private market access barriers that harm U.S. trade and address foreign governments which fail to cooperate with certain investigations (see H.R. 5622), H7893 [10OC]
Public welfare programs: replace caseload reduction credit with employment credit under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4057), H1088 [20MR]
Taxation: simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 5103), H4552 [11JY]
Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4723), H2470 [14MY]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H5995 [26JY]
Remarks
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5882
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5975 [26JY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 509), H5963 [26JY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 450), H3955, H3956, H3960 [26JN]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, H5228
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), consideration (H. Res. 428), H2900 [22MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7225 [8OC], H7765, H7782
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1599
Bailey, Alexander E.: Oak Park Business and Education Alliance honoree, E361
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1068
Chaldean Federation of America: anniversary, E1854
Committee on Taxation (Joint): funding relative to release of report on corporations avoiding U.S. income tax by reincorporating in foreign countries, H4882 [18JY]
Customs Service: transshipment enforcement and monitoring funding, H2878 [22MY]
Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2878 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5882
———establish (H.R. 5005), Senate amendment, H9110 [22NO]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5338 [24JY]
Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (H. Res. 452), H4595 [15JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H147 [6FE]
———make educational savings incentives provisions permanent (H.R. 5203), H6025, H6026 [4SE]
———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), H3534 [13JN]
———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (H.R. 4019), complete congressional action (H. Res. 543), H6935 [2OC]
———make pension and individual retirement arrangement provisions permanent (H.R. 4931), H3805 [21JN]
———make permanent the exclusion of reparations received by Holocaust survivors or their heirs or estates (H.R. 4823), H3091 [4JN]
Eximbank: reauthorize (S. 1372), conference report, H3179 [5JN]
Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 5385), H7100 [7OC]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2202
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 342), H147 [6FE]
———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 354), H699 [6MR]
Kehetian, Mitch: Metro Detroit, MI, Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1156
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), consideration (H. Res. 489), H4882 [18JY]
Macomb County, MI: anniversary of Macomb County Interfaith Caregivers (organization), E2040
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4270 [27JN]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: prohibit use of national media campaign funding for payments to Ogilvy and Mather Corp., H5338 [24JY]
Parliamentary inquiry, H9114 [22NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H376, H418, H445, H446 [13FE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 344), H262 [12FE]
———prohibit soft money expenditures by State, district, or local political party committees, H445, H446 [13FE]
———reduce cost of political advertising on television, H418 [13FE]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), H4156 [27JN]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2536, H2589 [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), H6386 [19SE]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), consideration (H. Res. 422), same-day consideration (H. Res. 420), H2488 [15MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H147 [6FE], H1068
Solberg, Mary Ann: Leadership Troy (organization) Distinguished Citizen award recipient, E1837
Tariff: provide duty-free benefits for certain products produced within qualifying industrial zones in Turkey, H7100 [7OC]
Taxation: accelerate marriage penalty relief and modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (H.R. 4626), H2687 [21MY]
———increase unified estate tax credit, H3252 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3252 [6JN]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country, H2687 [21MY]
———prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make repeal of marriage taxes permanent, H3534 [13JN]
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H496 [14FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H9110 [22NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), unanimous-consent request, H9114 [22NO]
———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (H.R. 5103), E1242
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H496 [14FE]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), concur with Senate amendments with an amendment, H8800 [14NO]
Textile industry and fabrics: impact of duty-free imports on domestic industry, H5228
———require certain imported apparel be dyed and finished in the U.S. to qualify for duty-free treatment, H5228
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, H3955, H3956 [26JN]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H2900 [22MY], H3960 [26JN], H5963, H5975 [26JY]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, E2028
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H496 [14FE], H699 [6MR], H8800 [14NO], H9110, H9114 [22NO]
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 101), H5099, H5106 [23JY]
Votes: position on missed, E560
Warren, MI: opening of Ukrainian Consulate, E375
———placement of historical marker at Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant, E991
———tribute to Commission on Disabilities Disabilities Awareness Fair, E1839
Tributes
Berman, Madeleine H., E606
Groner, Irwin, E1087
Holinsworth, Marie, E1523
Salter, Jack and Patti, E1629
Torreano, Gail, E355
Vought, John, E1685
Walsh, Michael, E904
Williams, Rick, E1685