SABO, MARTIN OLAV (a Representative from Minnesota)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4775, supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks, H3472 [12JN]
———H.R. 5010, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6138 [10SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H7738 [9OC]
Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H6559 [24SE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H1003 [19MR]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H1769 [30AP]
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 439), H5087 [22JY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7304 [8OC]
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]
Business and industry: ensure project labor agreements are permitted in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1360), H82 [25JA]
Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1156 [9AP]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see H.J. Res. 92), H3563 [13JN]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H6061 [4SE]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6473 [23SE]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H1674 [25AP]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H8041 [24OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H1154 [9AP]
Developing countries: reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H3038 [23MY]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5997 [26JY]
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), H5998 [26JY]
Health: develop the field of health promotion and disease prevention and develop strategies to integrate health and lifestyle improvement programs into national policy (see H. Res. 115), H228 [7FE]
———provide certain caregivers with Medicare benefits, allow long-term care tax credit, and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 5139), H5453 [24JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H3514 [12JN]
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), H5195 [23JY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1620 [24AP]
James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 5611), H7893 [10OC]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H833 [12MR]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1283 [11AP]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H6559 [24SE]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H5998 [26JY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H907 [13MR]
———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), H3453 [11JN]
———provide for equitable reimbursement rates for thin prep pap smears tests (see H.R. 3835), H655 [4MR]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H781 [7MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H3928 [25JN]
———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H688 [5MR]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H6060 [4SE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H8041 [24OC]
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 Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1675 [25AP]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6693 [25SE]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H5998 [26JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H8024 [16OC]
OMB: provide that certain adjustments made to align highway spending with revenues have no force or effect (see H.R. 3900), H780 [7MR]
Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5122), H4605 [15JY]
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]
Pensions: prevent the wearing away of an employee's accrued benefit under a defined plan by reducing future accruals under the plan (see H.R. 4181), H1282 [11AP]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H3928 [25JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3453 [11JN]
Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 126), H4606 [15JY]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3514 [12JN]
Somerset County, PA: tribute to rescue of coal miners (see H. Con. Res. 459), H6560 [24SE]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1598), H3562 [13JN]
———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), H6926 [1OC]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3454 [11JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4326 [27JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H142 [5FE]
Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. Post Office Building, Bloomington, MN: designate (see H.R. 5207), H5998 [26JY]
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]
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), H284 [12FE]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6777 [26SE]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H6085 [5SE]
Remarks
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5841 [26JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (H. Res. 580), H7821 [10OC]
Army: terminate the Crusader artillery system program, H4088
Congress: tribute to congressional baseball game participants, H3778 [21JN]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5010), H4088
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5841 [26JY]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (H. Res. 598), H8088 [12NO]
Tributes
Hall, Representative Tony P., E1360