LUTHER, BILL (a Representative from Minnesota)
Articles and editorials
Family's Gift of Life Leaves Enduring Bond, E847 [17MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2702), H36 [23JA]
American Zoo and Aquarium Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 408), H3826 [21JN]
Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H141 [5FE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H4498 [10JY]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H4605 [15JY]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3230 [5JN]
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]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3826 [21JN]
Croatia: anniversary of U.S. recognition (see H. Res. 454), H4767 [16JY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4740), H3038 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7895 [10OC]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1484 [18AP]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2356 [9MY]
———reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2735 [21MY]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
———establish a Rural Issues Advisory Board (see H.R. 5602), H7892 [10OC]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5997 [26JY]
———clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H3668 [18JN]
———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), H3161 [4JN]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H3774 [20JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 3580), H655 [4MR]
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), H562 [26FE]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H6251 [12SE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H7172 [7OC]
Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H2101 [2MY]
———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H6983 [2OC]
History: support the celebration of the anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854 (see H. Con. Res. 455), H5997 [26JY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H7172 [7OC]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
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), H3161 [4JN]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H3825 [21JN]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4575 [12JY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H8023 [16OC]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H651 [28FE]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H1533 [23AP]
———extend availability of cost contracts (see H.R. 2612), H2662 [20MY]
———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), H6060 [4SE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H2945 [22MY]
Minnesota: encourage the use of medical savings accounts by certain current and retired public employees (see H.R. 5415), H6417 [19SE]
Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 5417), H6417 [19SE]
Music and dance: tribute to World Symposium on Choral Music (see H. Con. Res. 456), H5997 [26JY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H2471 [14MY]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H3230 [5JN]
National Commission on Youth Crime and School Violence: establish (see H.R. 537), H634 [27FE]
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), H2235 [8MY]
Patriot Day: support by writing to men and women serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 450), H6560 [24SE]
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]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]
Social Security: improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
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), H6060 [4SE]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H4326 [27JN]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H4326 [27JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4326 [27JN]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H5791 [25JY]
———provide protections for participants in cash or deferred arrangements under section 401(k) relative to the acquisition and holding of employer securities (see H.R. 3463), H105 [29JA]
———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H6374 [18SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. Post Office Building, Bloomington, MN: designate (see H.R. 5207), H5998 [26JY]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H4575 [12JY]
University of Minnesota: tribute to men's hockey team (see H. Con. Res. 389), H1770 (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1769 [30AP]
———tribute to wrestling team (see H. Con. Res. 389), H1770 (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1769 [30AP]
University of Minnesota Duluth: tribute to women's hockey team (see H. Con. Res. 389), H1770 (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1769 [30AP]
Veterans: honor and commend the Lao Veterans of America, Inc., Laotian and Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War, and their families, for their historic contributions to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 406), H6778 [26SE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1154 [9AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Hazardous substances: provide for the prioritization of transportation of nuclear waste from utilities to a permanent repository for renewable energy use (see H.R. 5623), H7893 [10OC]
Medicare: provide for equitable reimbursement rates for thin prep pap smears tests (see H.R. 3835), H655 [4MR]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H4605 [15JY]
Lists
American Ambulance Association Stars of Life award recipients, E741
Remarks
American Ambulance Association: tribute to Stars of Life award recipients, E741
Anoka, MN: tribute to Halloween festivities, E1031
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7774 [10OC]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5476
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), motion to recommit, H605
———protect competition in Internet and high speed data services by preserving certain FCC and State regulations affecting competitive local exchange carriers, H605
Minnesota: tribute to 6th Congressional District outstanding teachers, E1944
National Business Women's Week: observance, E1486
Operation Appreciation (organization): tribute, E1086
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), E183
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6203
Votes: position on missed, E150
West Group (business): tribute, E1029
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H28 [23JA], H225 [7FE], H4348 [8JY]
Tributes
Luther, Darlene, E177
Mason, John, E1073