SHADEGG, JOHN B. (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4767 [16JY], H4849, H4851 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Great Terror, Jeffrey Goldberg, New Yorker (publication), H7399-H7408 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H4606 [15JY]

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), H2356 [9MY]

Budget: reform procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 5259), H5994 [26JY]

Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (see H.R. 3763), H523 [14FE]

———require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 3745), H366 [13FE]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H6420 [19SE]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 539), H6418 [19SE]

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]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 91), H2608 [16MY]

———prohibit unauthorized placement of a writing on or inside a consumer product (see H.R. 2621), H2945 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: take actions to promptly address the risk of fire and insect infestation on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 5214), H6061 [4SE]

Disasters: legal exemptions for certain National Park Service, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or BLM activities undertaken in federally declared disaster areas (see H.R. 5248), H5993 (see H.R. 5281), H5995 [26JY]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 5033), H4324 [27JN]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 4026), H3721 [19JN]

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), H1620 [24AP]

FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H3037 [23MY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H6693 [25SE]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to address wildfire prone conditions, establish fire management contracting authorities review process, and authorize appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction projects (see H.R. 5319), H6059 [4SE]

———reduce catastrophic wildfire threats to communities and the environment (see H.R. 5376), H7172 [7OC]

Firefighters: facilitate reciprocal agreements with foreign countries for the sharing of personnel to fight wildfires (see H.R. 5017), H4326 [27JN]

Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see H.R. 5086), H6229 [11SE]

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), H6419 [19SE]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H5453 [24JY]

House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]

House Rules: prohibit access to classified information by Members who do not have the required security clearance (see H. Res. 265), H285 [12FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend to improve administrative structure for carrying out immigration laws (see H.R. 4108), H1533 [23AP]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]

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]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1338 [16AP]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H4498 [10JY]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H6256 [13SE]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H227 [7FE]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 540), H6419 [19SE]

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), H5195 [23JY]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H6304 [17SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 525), H6303 [17SE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 3895), H780 [7MR]

Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]

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]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H833 [12MR]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 498), H524 [14FE]

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), H3928 [25JN]

Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5192), H5194 [23JY]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 5323), H6560 [24SE]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]

———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), H1484 [18AP] (see H.R. 4716), H2470 [14MY]

———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H5194 [23JY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H3293 [6JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Forests: authorize Regional Foresters to exempt tree-thinning projects from laws that give rise to legal action that delay or prevent such projects (see H.R. 5309), H5996 [26JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7397 [9OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 606), H8750 [14NO]

———nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, H8750 [14NO]

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: effective date of soft money ban, H453 [13FE]

BLM: wildfire management funding through reductions in land acquisition funding, H4852, H4853, H4854 [17JY]

Budget: deficit, H4745 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4745 [16JY], H4849, H4851, H4852, H4853, H4854 [17JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1420 [18AP]

Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2757 [21MY]

Forest Service: allow regional foresters to exempt clearing and thinning projects from citizen lawsuits if foresters certify that a wildfire in the area of the project is likely to cause extreme damage to the ecosystem, H4849 [17JY]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), consideration (H. Res. 350), H573 [27FE]

———protect competition in Internet and high speed data services by preserving certain FCC and State regulations affecting competitive local exchange carriers, H573 [27FE]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1233 [11AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H422, H423, H453 [13FE]

———exempt communications pertaining to the right to keep and bear arms from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H422, H423 [13FE]

Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions to local agencies and organizations for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses, H3444, H3445, H3446, H3447, H3448, H3449 [11JN]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 390), H1420 [18AP]

World War II: anniversary of D-Day, E1000 [7JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1085 [20MR]

Tributes

Skeen, Representative, H4745 [16JY]