TIBERI, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Ohio)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H141 [5FE]

Animals: improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H141 [5FE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 397), H105 [29JA]

Anthony, Susan B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H7172 [7OC]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H3928 [25JN]

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), H1769 [30AP]

Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H2735 [21MY]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 4), H785 [11MR]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1155), H651 [28FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 86), H1283 [11AP]

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]

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]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5317), H6059 [4SE]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (see H.R. 3839), H738 [6MR]

Clarence Miller Post Office Building, Lancaster, OH: designate (see H.R. 4755), H2607 [16MY]

Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6061 [4SE]

———penalties for individuals who use false or misleading domain names to attract children to Internet sites not appropriate for children (see H.R. 4658), H2472 [14MY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1701), H3292 [6JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 4854), H3293 [6JN]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H781 [7MR]

———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: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (see H.R. 4881), H3514 [12JN]

———supervised release of life for offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4679), H2735 [21MY]

Delbert L. Latta Federal Building, Bowling Green, OH: designate (see H.R. 5439), H6927 [1OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (see H.R. 5005), H3859 [24JN]

Diseases: encourage awareness, research, and treatment of Huntington's disease (see H. Con. Res. 407), H3601 [17JN]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (see H. Con. Res. 312), H141 [5FE]

———make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 4019), H3454 [11JN]

Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 5636), H8035 [21OC]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H4605 [15JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 335), H78 [24JA]

Families and domestic relations: importance of prenatal care for women and children (see H. Res. 346), H285 [12FE]

FCC: improve regulation of small and mid-size telecommunications companies (see H.R. 4012), H3230 [5JN]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 4720), H3038 [23MY]

Federal employees: 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), H142 [5FE]

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: exert best efforts to avert Major League Baseball strike, lockout, or any coercive conduct that interferes with playing of games (see H. Con. Res. 444), H4872 [17JY]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 5414), H7304 [8OC]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H283 [12FE]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H6303 [17SE]

First Tee (organization): tribute to programs that provide young people an opportunity to develop through golf and character education (see H. Res. 448), H3668 [18JN]

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), H141 [5FE]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H3230 [5JN]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: support certain housing proposals including the downpayment assistance initiative (see H.R. 4446), H1337 [16AP]

Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1002 [19MR]

———simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H834 [12MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend to improve administrative structure for carrying out immigration laws (see H.R. 4108), H1410 [17AP]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 792), H737 [6MR]

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]

Medicare: limit hospital ownership exception to physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased on terms generally available to the public (see H.R. 2490), H3721 [19JN]

Meucci, Antonio: tribute (see H. Res. 269), H2357 [9MY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 4078), H1770 [30AP]

National Aviation Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5148), H4872 [17JY]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1674 [25AP]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (see H.R. 3762), H738 [6MR]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]

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

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

SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3764), H523 [14FE]

Social Security: restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1283 [11AP]

Solid waste: State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H110 [4FE]

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), H1533 [23AP]

Tariff: necks used in cathode ray tubes (see H.R. 4442), H1337 [16AP]

Taxation: allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3713), H285 [12FE]

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

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1182), H1532 [23AP]

———extend benefits to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in response to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4152), H1339 [16AP]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]

———provide a refundable credit for elementary and secondary school teachers and provide and expand deductions for unreimbursed expenses for continuing education (see H.R. 4884), H3291 [6JN]

———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 5445), H6558 [24SE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling (see H.R. 257), H4326 [27JN]

———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. 4716), H2470 [14MY]

———transfer all excise taxes imposed on alcohol fuels to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2808), H3453 [11JN]

———treat certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance as an involuntary conversion (see H.R. 2374), H1533 [23AP]

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

———treatment of income from land sold to a government agency or a nonprofit organization for conservation purposes (see H.R. 2290), H4425 [9JY]

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]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 548), H5453 [24JY] (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Gentile, Don S.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3830), H651 [28FE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7222 [8OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize purchase of silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins (S. 2594), H4320 [27JN]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 335), H92 [29JA]

General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (H.R. 5331), H7143, H7144 [7OC]

Israel: independence anniversary, H1416 [18AP]

Ohio Wesleyan University: tribute to women's soccer team, E139 [12FE]

Otterbein College: tribute to men's basketball team, E431 [21MR]

Parsley, Lea Ann: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E233 [28FE]

Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (H. Res. 336), H90 [29JA]

Worthington, OH: tribute to Pooch Parade, E1424 [29JY]

Tributes

Archey, Donald E. and Revel Moore, E2083 [15NO]

Collart, Marie E., E985 [7JN]

Flaherty, Stew, E236 [28FE]