LUCAS, KEN (a Representative from Kentucky)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H4425 [9JY]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 2763), H1484 [18AP]

Airports: modify terminal buildings to accommodate explosive detection systems for screening checked baggage (see H.R. 5135), H4766 [16JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H1003 [19MR]

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), H3562 [13JN]

Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H3825 [21JN]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H8733 [13NO]

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]

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 2146), H833 [12MR]

———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), H2101 [2MY]

Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H833 [12MR]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 5421), H6418 [19SE]

Dept. of HHS: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2512 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1155 [9AP]

Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H36 [23JA]

———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), H4069 [26JN]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H4069 [26JN]

Education: improve character education programs (see H.R. 228), H687 [5MR]

Employment: provide for private-sector-led Community Workforce Partnerships (see H.R. 4104), H1339 [16AP]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 5493), H6776 [26SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify relative to rules of civil procedure (see H.R. 3533), H3230 [5JN]

Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H3826 [21JN]

———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H285 [12FE]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H6783 [30SE]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H562 [26FE]

———use national standard for protection of personal financial information and establish Presidential commission to study impact on national security (see H.R. 3068), H36 [23JA]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H6251 [12SE]

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), H655 [4MR]

FTC: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (see H.R. 3911), H3161 [4JN]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2472 [14MY]

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), H6251 [12SE]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H2471 [14MY]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H3514 [12JN]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H1673 [25AP]

Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1002 [19MR]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 5471), H6775 [26SE]

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), H5998 [26JY]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 952), H1674 [25AP]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]

———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 4027), H3514 [12JN]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H6060 [4SE]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H36 [23JA]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H907 [13MR]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H3514 [12JN]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 3278), H2511 [15MY]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6417 [19SE]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H1483 [18AP]

———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), H1338 [16AP]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H8041 [24OC]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 3602), H7303 [8OC]

———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H227 [7FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H2164 [7MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2662 [20MY]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3161 [4JN]

National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6061 [4SE]

National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6130 [9SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H105 [29JA]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1410 [17AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 572), H2100 [2MY]

Pipelines: improve safey (see H.R. 3609), H562 [26FE]

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

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H907 [13MR]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3721 [19JN]

Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2662 [20MY]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants appropriations (see H.R. 5183), H6983 [2OC]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 97), H6085 [5SE]

———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H2101 [2MY]

States: permit requirement of parental consent relative to purchase of prescription drugs or devices for minors (see H.R. 4783), H6061 [4SE]

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), H4553 [11JY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H79 [24JA]

———clarify credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 3352), H142 [5FE]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1908), H1154 [9AP]

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

———empower employees to control their retirement accounts through new diversification rights, disclosure requirements, and tax incentives for retirement education (see H.R. 3669), H367 [13FE]

———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H1533 [23AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H1338 [16AP]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H634 [27FE]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H1410 [17AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see H.R. 356), H3160 [4JN]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H6256 [13SE]

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

Tobacco products: replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 5035), H4324 [27JN]

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), H2735 [21MY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H524 [14FE]

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

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7344 [9OC]

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 2146), H915 [14MR]

Fort Thomas, KY: tribute to Highlands High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E617 [24AP]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E366 [14MR]

Haselton, Blake: Kentucky Association of School Superintendents Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E22 [24JA]

Hebron, KY: tribute to Conner High School National Honor Society students, E2 [23JA]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E1014 [12JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H270, H273 [12FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6200 [11SE]

Walton, KY: tribute to Walton-Verona Independent School District, E209 [26FE]

Tributes

Haselton, Blake, E207 [26FE]