STRICKLAND, TED (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2737 [21MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: appropriate State and tribal shares (see H. Con. Res. 425), H3927 [25JN]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H8045 [28OC]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H1533 [23AP]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H1533 [23AP]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H3928 [25JN]
Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 4235), H1333 [16AP]
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), H36 [23JA]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H2608 [16MY]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
Clarence Miller Post Office Building, Lancaster, OH: designate (see H.R. 4755), H2607 [16MY]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H6061 [4SE]
———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 4630), H2018 [1MY]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H3928 [25JN]
Delbert L. Latta Federal Building, Bowling Green, OH: designate (see H.R. 5439), H6927 [1OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]
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 HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 1784), H3601 [17JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2735 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8023 [16OC]
———rescind memorandum in which directors of health service networks are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks (see H.R. 5359), H6927 [1OC]
Education: provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H3775 [20JN]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H4425 [9JY]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H1618 [24AP]
———facilitate the ability of certain spectrum auction winners to pursue alternative measures to meet the public needs of wireless telecommunications consumers (see H.R. 4738), H6061 [4SE]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H3668 [18JN]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H3230 [5JN]
———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H3161 [4JN]
———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H105 [29JA]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H1688 [29AP]
———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H3038 [23MY]
Health: authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 4086), H2165 [7MY]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H1155 [9AP]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H8733 [13NO]
Insurance: provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H6256 [13SE]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6251 [12SE]
Iran: human rights violations (see H. Res. 505), H6927 [1OC]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]
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), H1201 [10AP]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 599), H3453 [11JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H9128 [22NO]
———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (see H.R. 3770), H523 [14FE]
———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (see H.R. 5234), H6419 [19SE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H3454 [11JN]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1202 [10AP]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H932 [14MR]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4425 [9JY]
National Aviation Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5148), H4872 [17JY]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 358), H1156 [9AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1688 [29AP]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H1283 [11AP]
New Windsor, NY: recognize and support efforts to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 399), H6983 [2OC]
Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H4606 [15JY]
Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H833 [12MR]
Pharmaceuticals: grant waivers permitting individuals to import prescription drugs from Canada and amend laws relative to sale of prescription drugs through the Internet (see H.R. 5217), H5789 [25JY]
POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former prisoners to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2878), H1338 [16AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H6229 [11SE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3928 [25JN]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H6983 [2OC]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 848), H1338 [16AP]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H8023 [16OC]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H367 [13FE]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1769 [30AP]
———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1003 [19MR]
Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H6303 [17SE]
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), H5195 [23JY]
Taxation: 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), H833 [12MR]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H230 [8FE]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H6085 [5SE]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6304 [17SE]
———limit manufacturers' deduction for advertising of FDA approved prescription drugs to the level of research and development expenditures (see H.R. 4821), H2944 [22MY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H2945 [22MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———provide a refundable credit for education and training of developmentally disabled children (see H.R. 2339), H1003 [19MR]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H5997 [26JY]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H6783 [30SE]
Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see H. Res. 336), H104 [29JA]
Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 5335), H6084 [5SE]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H142 [5FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Veterans: increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see H.R. 4798), H3562 [13JN]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H6559 [24SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 5701), H8041 [24OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: oppose enactment of any proposal establishing a health care deductible for veterans (see H. Con. Res. 359), H1002 [19MR]
———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5082), H4424 [9JY]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 5493), H6776 [26SE]
Foreign trade: provide separate tariff subheadings for low-energy magnets, and articles containing magnets, and create additional notes explaining the tariff classification of such products (see H.R. 4451), H1337 [16AP]
Government: prohibit from entering into contracts with companies that do not include certifications for certain financial reports (see H.R. 5635), H7894 [10OC]
Social Security: improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3729), H284 [12FE]
Remarks
Air Force: use of specialty metals in the Multi-Year Aircraft Lease Pilot Program, E1846
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5841 [26JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7422 [9OC]
Bush, President: disapproving the action taken under the Trade Act in response to the surge of steel imports (H.J. Res. 84), disposition (H. Res. 414), H2173 [8MY]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H5320 [24JY]
Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (H.R. 5701), E1955
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), H4151
———making appropriations (H.R. 5010), conference report, E1846
———prohibit purchase of certain steel or equipment, products, or systems made with steel that is not melted and poured in the U.S., H4151
Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Health (H.R. 2422), E232
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5841 [26JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5320, H5326 [24JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: oppose enactment of any proposal establishing a health care deductible for veterans (H. Con. Res. 359), E388
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (H.R. 2820), H566, H611 [27FE], H770 [7MR]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (H.R. 5493), E1699
Government: prohibit enforcement of OMB regulation on privatization quotas for Federal jobs, H5326 [24JY]
Marburger, Katie: tribute for participation in National History Day exhibition, E1031
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (H.R. 854), E1928
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H4668, H4669 [15JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3919 [25JN], H4283, H4284, H4290
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 390), H2214 [8MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H418, H434 [13FE]
———exempt communications pertaining to veterans, military personnel, and senior citizens from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H434 [13FE]
———reduce cost of political advertising on television, H418 [13FE]
Portsmouth, OH: dedication of Floodwall Mural Project, E1754
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6194
West, Alexandria: tribute for participation in National History Day exhibition, E1031
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H199 [6FE], H632 [27FE], H778 [7MR], H1332 [16AP], H2233 [8MY], H3926 [25JN], H4495 [10JY], H7016 [3OC], H8019 [16OC]
Statements
Terrorist Attacks Anniversary: Alan Wallace, H6195
Summaries
Reform of Energy Workers Compensation Act (H.R. 5493), E1688