MILLER, GARY G. (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1372, Eximbank reauthorization, H1985 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Anaheim Angels (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 599), H8545 [12NO]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3454 [11JN]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1983), H1338 [16AP]
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (see H. Con. Res. 364), H3161 [4JN]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2578), H6419 [19SE]
Aviation: recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2946 [22MY]
California: address habitat enhancement projects at Salton Sea (see H.R. 5123), H5453 [24JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to District of Columbia National Guard, National Guard Bureau, and Dept. of Defense for assistance to Capitol Police and Congress after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1533 [23AP]
———tribute to District of Columbia National Guard and Capitol Police for increased security after terrorist and anthrax attacks (see H. Con. Res. 371), H1200 [10AP]
Cleveland National Forest: provide an environmentally sound process for the approval of high-voltage electricity transmission line right-of-way through the Trabuco Ranger District (see H.R. 5409), H6927 [1OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4873 [17JY]
Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 2829), H1284 [11AP]
Families and domestic relations: seek to reduce the financial penalties against marriage within the welfare system and support married couples in forming and sustaining healthy, loving, and productive marriages (see H. Con. Res. 316), H524 [14FE]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H2101 [2MY]
Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H9025 [14NO]
———use national standard for protection of personal financial information and establish Presidential commission to study impact on national security (see H.R. 3068), H932 [14MR]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6251 [12SE]
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), H6559 [24SE]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1533 [23AP]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1002 [19MR]
———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 454), H9025 [14NO]
Immigration: oppose granting of amnesty to individuals who are in the U.S., or its territories, illegally (see H. Con. Res. 350), H1202 [10AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to loss of nationality for treason or terrorism against the U.S. (see H.R. 5440), H6558 [24SE]
INS: increase authority of the Attorney General to remove or discipline employees (see H.R. 4009), H1087 [20MR]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
Labor: amend certain labor laws to ensure fairness (see H.R. 4636), H6229 [11SE]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H2356 [9MY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H2101 [2MY]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H3514 [12JN]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H3161 [4JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H2101 [2MY]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National Importance of Health Care Coverage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 271), H651 [28FE]
Norman Shumway Post Office Building, Stockton, CA: designate (see H.R. 5465), H6692 [25SE]
Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline and provide research on remediation of contaminated groundwater (see H.R. 454), H8023 [16OC]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 5130), H4765 [16JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H2356 [9MY] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 1931), H6129 [9SE]
———treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 2354), H1090 [20MR]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H1201 [10AP]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H5998 [26JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H6420 [19SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
World Cup: tribute to soccer tournament and co-hosts, the Republic of Korea and Japan (see H. Con. Res. 394), H2608 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (see H.R. 5125), H4605 [15JY]
Construction industries: tribute to role in providing economic stability and momentum to the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 418), H2471 [14MY]
Economy: recognize importance of surface transportation infrastructure and contributions of trucking, rail, and passenger transit industries to economic well being of the U.S. (see H. Res. 567), H6926 [1OC]
National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 415), H3453 [11JN]
Taxation: exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (see H.R. 4555), H1532 [23AP]
Lists
New Zealand Royal Air Force members who served in U.S. combat units during the Vietnamese Conflict, E1336
Royal Australian Air Force members who served in U.S. combat units during the Vietnamese Conflict, E1336
Remarks
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish a battlefield acquisition grant program (H.R. 5125), H6875 [1OC]
American Road and Transportation Builders Association: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 442), E1539
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7730
Army: anniversary of the founding of the Special Forces and honor Aaron Bank for his role in the founding (H. Con. Res. 364), E1126
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1049 [20MR]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (H. Con. Res. 424), E1156
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5010), H4092
Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 2941), H3096 [4JN]
Economy: recognize importance of surface transportation infrastructure and contributions of trucking, rail, and passenger transit industries to economic well being of the U.S. (H. Res. 567), H6932 [2OC], H7134 [7OC]
Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1784 [1MY]
———reauthorize (S. 1372), conference report, H3177 [5JN]
National Association of Realtors: tribute, E1745
National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 415), H3573, H3575 [17JN]
National Roofing Contractors Association: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof, H741 [7MR]
Placentia, CA: tribute to relief efforts following train accident, H1772 [1MY]
Postal Service: reform, H1416 [18AP]
Republican Party: national agenda, H3780 [21JN]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1049 [20MR]
Taxation: exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (H.R. 4555), H2169 [8MY], E611
———repeal alternative minimum tax, H204 [7FE]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to individuals in the Royal Australian Air Force and New Zealand Royal Air Force who were assigned to U.S. combat units, E1616
———tribute to Royal Australian Air Force and New Zealand Royal Air Force members who served in U.S. combat units, E1336
Tributes
Alexander, William J., E139
Bittner, Allen (Chuck), E1195
Copper, Garry, E1616
Eisenberg, Kevin, E1528
Eudaly, Paul, E470
Feddersen, Bill, E1618
Hoffacre, Delainia, E1225
Knabe, Don, E1093
Krick, Robert K., E51
Mills, William R., Jr., E138
Overton, Lowell R., E1149
Peters, Susan, E999
Prather, Chip, E2020
Ries, Raul, E1789
Rossel, Eugene, E1616
Showler, Richard, E610
Thompson, George, E1680