RAMSTAD, JIM (a Representative from Minnesota)
Articles and editorials
Family's Gift of Life Leaves Enduring Bond, Mary Mahoney, Fergus Falls (MN) Journal, E821
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2356 [9MY]
Aviation: crash of Transporte Aereo Militar Ecuatoriano (TAME) Flight 120 (see H. Con. Res. 313), H141 [5FE]
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]
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]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H5087 [22JY]
Dart, Justin W., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5188), H5194 [23JY]
———tribute (see H. Res. 460), H4069 [26JN]
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), H9128 [22NO]
Dept. of National Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2472 [14MY]
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), H6926 [1OC]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reform relative to liability for noncompliance (see H.R. 2014), H2945 [22MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of medical devices (see H.R. 3580), H655 [4MR]
———provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5311), H8023 [16OC]
Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 325), H6419 [19SE]
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]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H3161 [4JN]
General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 5331), H7172 [7OC]
Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 953), H1003 [19MR]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H1155 [9AP]
History: support the celebration of the anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854 (see H. Con. Res. 455), H5997 [26JY]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H3292 [6JN]
———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]
———secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system (see H.R. 5013), H6777 [26SE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H6419 [19SE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
ITC: conduct an expedited review of temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 507), H8546 [12NO]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H3229 [5JN]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1769 [30AP]
Medicare: improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see H.R. 2483), H6693 [25SE]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H5087 [22JY]
———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]
———make the social HMO a permanent option under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 2953), H833 [12MR]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H1201 [10AP]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H6777 [26SE]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1089 [20MR]
Minnesota: encourage the use of medical savings accounts by certain current and retired public employees (see H.R. 5415), H6417 [19SE]
Music and dance: tribute to World Symposium on Choral Music (see H. Con. Res. 456), H5997 [26JY]
National Office for Combating Terrorism: establish (see H.R. 4660), H2472 [14MY]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H4605 [15JY]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 406), H2019 [1MY]
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), H7929 [15OC]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H3562 [13JN]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H6983 [2OC]
Social Security: provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see H.R. 4069), H1089 [20MR]
Somerset County, PA: authorize a national memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see H.R. 3917), H2235 [8MY]
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), H1770 [30AP]
Tariff: classification of certain costumes and related accessories (see H.R. 4159), H1200 [10AP]
Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 3131), H141 [5FE]
———allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H4350 [8JY]
———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), H5195 [23JY]
———allow minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see H.R. 5398), H9025 [14NO]
———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), H2943 [22MY]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 1309), H6303 [17SE]
———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H4326 [27JN]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1182), H3161 [4JN]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H2019 [1MY]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 267), H3720 [19JN]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———preserve retirement security by accelerating increases in retirement plan contribution limits and by eliminating rules that force depletion of retirement savings (see H.R. 5553), H7172 [7OC]
———promote, protect, and clarify status of professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2807), H4766 [16JY]
———provide health care incentives relative to long-term care (see H.R. 4946), H3600 [17JN]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H6172 [10SE]
———provide that no organization providing support to terrorists shall be qualified for tax-exempt status (see H.R. 5603), H7892 [10OC]
———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 4047), H1484 [18AP]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H2356 [9MY] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]
———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H687 [5MR]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H561 [26FE]
———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H6229 [11SE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H781 [7MR]
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), H3038 [23MY]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 128), H781 [7MR]
YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (see H.R. 5277), H6172 [10SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicare: improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries by targeting enrollment (see H.R. 5727), H8732 [13NO]
Tariff: filter media (see H.R. 4117), H1153 [9AP]
———polymers (see H.R. 4118), H1153 [9AP]
Taxation: clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1200 [10AP]
———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see H.R. 4706), H2355 [9MY]
———provide that the foreign tax credit not be redetermined relative to refunds of unlawful foreign taxes to taxpayers who successfully challenge those taxes (see H.R. 5754), H9024 [14NO]
———treatment of certain reinvested gains by S corporations (see H.R. 4675), H2164 [7MY]
Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. Post Office Building, Bloomington, MN: designate (see H.R. 5207), H5452 [24JY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7329 [9OC]
Disabled: ensure that individuals with disabilities are able to vote, H4391 [9JY]
Hall, Representative Tony P.: nomination to be U.S. Representative to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture, H5619 [25JY]
LVMH Group (business): marketing campaign for Parfums Christian Dior, E2039
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4289
Minnesota: tribute to Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners on assisting homeless, H1668 [25AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H408
Taxation: clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (H.R. 4156), H1299, H1301 [16AP]
Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. Post Office Building, Bloomington, MN: designate (H.R. 5207), H6017, H6018 [4SE]
University of Minnesota: tribute to men's hockey team, H1132 [9AP]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), motion to instruct conferees, H4391 [9JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1671 [25AP]
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H1147 [9AP], H2162 [7MY]
Tributes
Duxbury, Lloyd L., Jr., E748
Giel, Paul, E978
Hall, Representative Tony P., H5619 [25JY]
Johnson, Ed, E992
Luther, Darlene, H127 [5FE], E821
Wellstone, Paul D., H8061 [12NO]
Wellstone, Sheila, H8061 [12NO]