THUNE, JOHN R. (a Representative from South Dakota)
Amendments
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4429 [9JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3928 [25JN]
Agriculture: increase competition and transparency among packers required to report information on the price and quantity of livestock purchased (see H.R. 5247), H5993 [26JY]
———prohibit packers from owning or feeding livestock intended for slaughter, prohibit excessive concentration among certain agricultural commodities dealers and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 3810), H633 [27FE]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6304 [17SE]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2356 [9MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H7303 [8OC]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H2101 [2MY]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1811), H3453 [11JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: 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]
Chicago, IL: expand aviation capacity (see H.R. 3479), H1201 [10AP]
Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3439), H1284 [11AP]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H5790 [25JY]
Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3512), H1284 [11AP]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H8023 [16OC]
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]
Conservation Reserve Program: eliminate authority to reduce rental payments for harvesting of forage or grazing on land in an emergency caused by a drought (see H.R. 5485), H6776 [26SE]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: take actions to promptly address the risk of fire and insect infestation on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 5214), H5998 [26JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6693 [25SE]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H1410 [17AP]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]
———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H1284 [11AP]
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]
———require the Dept. of the Interior to use the best sound science available in implementing (see H.R. 4840), H4425 [9JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H3161 [4JN]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H283 [12FE]
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), H6130 [9SE]
Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H2735 [21MY]
Food: recognize significance of bread in American history, culture, and daily diet (see H. Con. Res. 466), H8042 [24OC]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2472 [14MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H6251 [12SE]
———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]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2471 [14MY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H6172 [10SE]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H6060 [4SE]
———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see H.R. 1353), H1769 [30AP]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 5476), H6927 [1OC]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H105 [29JA]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2100 [2MY]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H1483 [18AP]
———improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2706), H2471 [14MY]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H2471 [14MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H1769 [30AP]
———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), H227 [7FE]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1609), H1201 [10AP]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H4069 [26JN]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6085 [5SE]
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), H4326 [27JN]
Native Americans: provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands (see H.R. 2408), H4553 [11JY]
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]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 5186), H5194 [23JY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Con. Res. 430), H4069 [26JN] (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
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]
Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 4608), H2356 [9MY]
Small business: provide emergency assistance to certain small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from drought (see H.R. 5197), H5452 [24JY]
Social Security: protect beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits (see H.R. 3981), H1284 [11AP]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H6229 [11SE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 2683), H1620 [24AP]
———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), H3229 [5JN]
———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 96), H3291 [6JN]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———increase expensing limits of small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 4087), H1410 [17AP]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (see H. Res. 524), H6303 [17SE]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4326 [27JN]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3514 [12JN]
———provide involuntary conversion tax relief for producers forced to sell livestock due to weather-related conditions or Federal land management agency policy or action (see H.R. 5227), H5790 [25JY]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H2945 [22MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4716), H2512 [15MY]
———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H5194 [23JY]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H4498 [10JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H2944 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 5310), H5996 [26JY]
Black Hills National Forest: conduct a forest management demonstration project (see H.R. 5342), H6085 [5SE]
———declare a fire risk emergency for the Beaver Park Roadless Area and Norbeck Wildlife Preserve and address forest health conditions in these areas (see H.R. 4766), H2607 [16MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the Bioenergy Program and expand to include animal fats, animal by-products, and oils (see H.R. 3708), H227 [7FE]
Education: apply guidelines for determination of per-pupil expenditure requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies (see H.R. 5599), H7892 [10OC]
Endangered Species Act: determine whether the black-tailed prairie dog is an endangered species or a threatened species (see H.R. 3920), H781 [7MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5311), H5996 [26JY]
South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see H.R. 5687), H8022 [16OC]
———reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project (see H.R. 4638), H2018 [1MY]
Space policy: authorize funding for the development, launch, and operation of a Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite in support of a national energy policy (see H.R. 3854), H687 [5MR] (see H.R. 4969), H3720 [19JN]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 3666), H104 [29JA]
———provide that no organization providing support to terrorists shall be qualified for tax-exempt status (see H.R. 5603), H7892 [10OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, H2034 [2MY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1538, H1539 [24AP]
———require labeling of country of origin on imported perishable agricultural commodities, H1538, H1539 [24AP]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7226 [8OC], H7773 [10OC]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4446, H4453 [10JY]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4446, H4453 [10JY]
———remove cap on number of pilots who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and make the program permanent, H4453 [10JY]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), E670
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), E1741
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 476), H1364 [17AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the Bioenergy Program and expand to include animal fats, animal by-products, and oils (H.R. 3708), E113
Dept. of Labor: tribute to efforts to integrate community and faith-based organizations into Federal employment and training services, E1741
Dept. of the Interior: ensure full historical accounting of Native American trust funds, H4794
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4794
Drought: disaster assistance to South Dakota, H4398 [9JY]
Education: apply guidelines for determination of per-pupil expenditure requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies (H.R. 5599), H7901
Ellsworth AFB, SD: tribute to war effort in Afghanistan, E49
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 3717), H2798 [21MY]
Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National Prescribed Fire Strategy (H. Con. Res. 352), E1349
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4276 [27JN]
Native American Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, H3616 [18JN]
Native Americans: provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands (S. 434), H6866
Polio Survivors' Month: observance, E1540
Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3250), H3581, H3582 [17JN], H3616 [18JN]
South Dakota: reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project (H.R. 4638), H6500 [24SE]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3666), E47
Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), conference report, H2850 [22MY]
Votes: position on missed, E667
Remarks in House relative to
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): tribute to retiring members, E1854 [11OC]
Special order: granted, H76 [24JA], H1531 [23AP], H3597 [17JN], H4422 [9JY]
Tributes
Rice, Edward A., Jr., E24
Vinatieri, Adam, E110