MANZULLO, DONALD A. (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2166 [7MY], H2329 [9MY]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3929 [25JN]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2591 [16MY]
Conferee: H.R. 4546, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5987 [26JY]
Articles and editorials
Belgians Make Trip for Soldier's Hometown Burial, Gale Worland, Rockford (IL) Register Star, E1344
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Armed Forces: reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H2108 [6MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (see H.R. 3763), H523 [14FE]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H7895 [10OC]
Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3613), H6777 [26SE]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H231 [8FE]
China, People's Republic of: anniversary of inauguration of Sino-American relations and commend President Bush for advancing such relations (see H. Con. Res. 365), H4351 [8JY]
Coal: develop and implement advanced clean coal technology programs and provide tax incentives to encourage the retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of coal-based electricity generating facilities (see H.R. 2323), H833 [12MR]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H5995 [26JY]
Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 315), H6172 [10SE]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]
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), H4554 [11JY]
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), H367 [13FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4740), H3038 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H6060 [4SE]
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), H4069 [26JN]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4324 [27JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H1156 [9AP]
———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H1338 [16AP]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 3333), H4498 [10JY]
Families and domestic relations: importance of prenatal care for women and children (see H. Res. 346), H285 [12FE]
———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 3006), H1674 [25AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5311), H5996 [26JY]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: develop standards of financial accounting and reporting relative to the treatment of stock options (see H.R. 5147), H4932 [18JY]
Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 5457), H6692 [25SE]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H283 [12FE]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 3992), H6085 [5SE]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to provide more fairness to U.S. industry (see H.R. 2770), H7929 [15OC]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6927 [1OC]
Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 575), H7303 [8OC]
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), H4498 [10JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1091 [20MR]
History: support the celebration of the anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854 (see H. Con. Res. 455), H5997 [26JY]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H3514 [12JN]
Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see H.R. 4967), H5195 [23JY]
ITC: conduct an expedited review of temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 507), H7738 [9OC]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H105 [29JA]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H1003 [19MR]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H367 [13FE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3684), H141 [5FE]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H367 [13FE]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6060 [4SE]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 189), H5791 [25JY]
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]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 5186), H6983 [2OC]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H9025 [14NO]
Public lands: provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3808), H1675 [25AP]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3229 [5JN]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
SBA: require submission of certain disagreements to the OMB for resolution and establish a minimum period for the solicitation of offers for a bundled contract (see H.R. 2867), H1338 [16AP]
Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 3805), H633 [27FE]
SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3764), H523 [14FE]
Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H1201 [10AP]
Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]
Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H6303 [17SE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H6303 [17SE]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1484 [18AP]
Taxation: clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (see H.R. 2931), H141 [5FE]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———encourage patronage of the travel, hospitality, restaurant, and entertainment industries (see H.R. 3143), H907 [13MR]
———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 4470), H3454 [11JN]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H4326 [27JN]
———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see H.R. 4706), H2355 [9MY]
———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), H6558 [24SE]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H4932 [18JY]
———provide tax relief for farmers and fishermen (see H.R. 2347), H1155 [9AP]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H1338 [16AP]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
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), H2355 [9MY]
Urban areas: allow transit systems in urbanized areas that have recently passed certain population limits to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants (see H.R. 5157), H4930 [18JY]
Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H4872 [17JY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Courts: awarding of attorneys' fees to private parties who prevail in litigation against the Federal Government (see H.R. 5179), H5194 [23JY]
FAA: provide equitable pay to air traffic managers, supervisors, and specialists at both regional and headquarters locations (see H.R. 5251), H5993 [26JY]
Financial institutions: improve calculation of the subsidy rate relative to certain small business loans and certain development company debentures (see H.R. 5645), H8021 [16OC]
Small business: improve small business advocacy (see H.R. 4231), H1333 [16AP]
Tariff: custom-made automotive magnets (see H.R. 4195), H1282 [11AP]
———epoxy molding compounds (see H.R. 4196), H1282 [11AP]
Taxation: increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 4087), H1152 [9AP]
Essays
Julia Lathrop—Mother to Uncle Sam's Children: Miriam Carlson, E1072
Remarks
Carlson, Miriam: tribute for participation in National History Day exhibition, E1072
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (H.R. 3479), H4647 [15JY], H5121 [23JY]
Clergy: ensure that chaplains killed in the line of duty receive public safety officer death benefits (H.R. 3297), H3394
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (H. Con. Res. 424), H3901 [25JN]
Digital Tech Corps Act: set aside a percentage of private sector training assignments for small businesses, H1178
Diseases: support education and research on dysautonomia, E1295
Eximbank: extend authority (S. 2019), H955 [19MR]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1780 [1MY]
———reauthorize (S. 1372), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 433), H3168 [5JN]
Federal employees: establish an exchange program between the Government and the private sector to improve information technology management (H.R. 3925), H1178
Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 5385), H7101
Rockford, IL: public safety officer's first responders training drill, E1694
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 327), Senate amendments, H3628, H3629 [18JN]
———improve small business advocacy (H.R. 4231), H2784, H2785 [21MY]
Tariff: custom-made automotive magnets (H.R. 4195), E517
———epoxy molding compounds (H.R. 4196), E515
Taxation: increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (H.R. 4087), E450
———increase unified estate tax credit, H3268 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3268 [6JN]
Votes: position on missed, H7309
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3771 [20JN], H7735 [9OC], H8019 [16OC]
Reports filed
Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4231) (H. Rept. 107-433), H2099 [2MY]
Small Business Opportunity Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2867) (H. Rept. 107-432), H2099 [2MY]
Tributes
Larson, Stanley E. (Mike), E1343
Myslenski, Andrea, E1295