PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, H640 [28FE]
———H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, H7004 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6560 [24SE]
———provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 5310), H5996 [26JY]
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), H3453 [11JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H1338 [16AP]
Army: appoint a Chief of the Veterinary Corps in the grade of brigadier general (see H.R. 2255), H6060 [4SE]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H4606 [15JY]
Civil Air Patrol: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 311), H367 [13FE]
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), H6060 [4SE]
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), H2356 [9MY]
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), H2662 [20MY]
———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2945 [22MY]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H5087 [22JY]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H8041 [24OC]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 3686), H1484 [18AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H201 [6FE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4740), H3038 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H738 [6MR]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H6129 [9SE]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6130 [9SE]
———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), H6560 [24SE]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H8045 [28OC]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H36 [23JA]
———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]
Drugs: correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 5534), H7738 [9OC]
Education: expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 2765), H932 [14MR]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H3562 [13JN]
Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to use the best sound science available in implementing (see H.R. 4840), H4606 [15JY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 93), H6061 [4SE]
FCC: eliminate deadlines for spectrum auctions of spectrum previously allocated to television broadcasting (see H.R. 4560), H2101 [2MY]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H5998 [26JY]
Federal employees: clarify computation of annuities for air traffic controllers relative to law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 4957), H3668 [18JN]
———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), H2945 [22MY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 1090), H2471 [14MY]
Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H1003 [19MR]
Floods: reduce losses (see H.R. 2021), H4931 [18JY]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H9036 [19NO]
FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H2472 [14MY]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H2662 [20MY]
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), H4873 [17JY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H2101 [2MY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H688 [5MR]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H1673 [25AP]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H1156 [9AP]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 5612), H7893 [10OC]
Immigration: secure borders against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens, remove illegal and criminal aliens, reduce fraud, and reform the legal immigration system (see H.R. 5013), H6777 [26SE]
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (see H.R. 3231), H737 [6MR]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H2100 [2MY]
———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 5471), H6775 [26SE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H2471 [14MY]
Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H36 [23JA]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H3825 [21JN]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H3037 [23MY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H8733 [13NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H2945 [22MY]
———coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H367 [13FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3721 [19JN]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3626), H1338 [16AP]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H932 [14MR]
———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H6778 [26SE]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H1533 [23AP]
———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see H.R. 2483), H2101 [2MY]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 3109), H833 [12MR]
———provide for equitable reimbursement rates for thin prep pap smears tests (see H.R. 3835), H6060 [4SE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H2235 [8MY]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4939), H3826 [21JN]
———revise and improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 5729), H9023 [14NO]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Minnesota: encourage the use of medical savings accounts by certain current and retired public employees (see H.R. 5415), H6417 [19SE]
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), H2235 [8MY]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H4605 [15JY]
National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (see H.R. 3825), H650 [28FE] (see H.R. 4598), H1673 [25AP]
Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 2335), H105 [29JA]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H7303 [8OC]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
Postage and stamps: moratorium on postage rate increases for nonprofit organizations and certain other mailers (see H.J. Res. 98), H3601 [17JN]
POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former prisoners to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2878), H6129 [9SE]
Power resources: ensure energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. and promote environmental quality through use of renewable fuels (see H.R. 2423), H1201 [10AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H1533 [23AP]
Public lands: provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3808), H834 [12MR]
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), H7304 [8OC]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 82), H141 [5FE]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Taxation: allow credit for dry and wet cleaning equipment that uses non-hazardous primary process solvents (see H.R. 978), H5997 [26JY]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1339 [16AP]
———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1908), H6171 [10SE]
———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 658), H4872 [17JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3292 [6JN]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 826), H1688 [29AP]
———provide for Universal Retirement Savings Accounts in lieu of the various individual retirement plans (see H.R. 4482), H6777 [26SE]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3036 [23MY]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H1338 [16AP]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1620 [24AP]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3775 [20JN]
———treatment of depreciation of potato storage facilities (see H.R. 4718), H4767 [16JY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H6256 [13SE]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H284 [12FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
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), H785 [11MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
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]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H6172 [10SE]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H5997 [26JY]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 1232), H1484 [18AP]
———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H366 [13FE]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
VFW: amend charter to make members of the Armed Forces who receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership (see H.R. 3838), H2512 [15MY]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1092), H2100 [2MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: use CCC funds to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural producers that have incurred income losses (see H.R. 4116), H1153 [9AP]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants (see H.R. 3727), H284 [12FE]
Nagel, Anne M.: relief (see H.R. 3950), H833 [12MR]
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians: approve the use or distribution of judgement funds by the Senate and House of Representatives (see H.R. 4208), H1282 [11AP]
SBA: prohibit from selling loans under the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 5028), H4068 [26JN]
Taxation: treatment of investments in wind energy facilities (see H.R. 5537), H6982 [2OC]
Veterans: authorize additional compensation for a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for whom a family member dependent on the veteran for support provides care (see H.R. 4621), H1768 [30AP]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H240 [12FE]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, H2036 [2MY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 403), H2026 [2MY]
Communicating for Agriculture and the Self-Employed (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E863
Tributes
Lick, Jack, E1910