PHELPS, DAVID D. (a Representative from Illinois)
Addresses
Losing Family Farms—Time for Change: Shana R. Stine, E1721
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4965), H3775 [20JN]
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6778 [26SE]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H7019 [3OC]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 114), H7304 [8OC]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H1283 [11AP]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H6229 [11SE]
Bankruptcy: protect family farmers and family fishermen (see H.R. 5348), H6129 [9SE]
Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 4235), H6419 [19SE]
Buck, John F. (Jack): tribute (see H. Res. 455), H3859 [24JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 85), H907 [13MR] (see H.J. Res. 90), H1674 [25AP]
———increase statutory debt limit and require a Presidential plan to restore balanced budgets and protect Social Security (see H.R. 4594), H1673 [25AP]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H4351 [8JY]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6059 [4SE]
———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 4667), H7895 [10OC]
———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 1509), H7738 [9OC]
Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see H.J. Res. 108), H6304 [17SE]
Clean Air Act: ensure reasonable emissions standards for highway motorcycles (see H.R. 5433), H6983 [2OC]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H6983 [2OC]
Community development: provide and assure continuation of grant funding for additional empowerment zones and enterprise communities and correct certain inequities in the program (see H.R. 2637), H2945 [22MY]
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]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6778 [26SE]
Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 315), H1620 [24AP]
Construction industries: tribute to companies who donated labor, funds, and supplies to rebuild the Pentagon's roof (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3859 [24JN]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]
———promote responsibility (see H.R. 5160), H4930 [18JY]
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), H5195 [23JY]
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), H6172 [10SE]
———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 2817), H4931 [18JY]
———prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 4623), H2945 [22MY]
———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 4645), H2099 [2MY]
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), H6418 [19SE]
Dept. of Education: establish a competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage (see H.R. 3688), H201 [6FE]
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), H1338 [16AP]
———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H4932 [18JY]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2389 [10MY]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 488), H6776 [26SE]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4740), H3038 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6983 [2OC]
———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), H6778 [26SE]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H737 [6MR]
Diseases: 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), H6130 [9SE]
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]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H5791 [25JY]
Education: establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 4599), H4931 [18JY]
———establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H4425 [9JY]
———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 343), H781 [7MR]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6983 [2OC]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H4425 [9JY]
———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 5312), H5996 [26JY]
EPA: increase communication and cooperation with small communities relative to environmental regulations (see H.R. 187), H5453 [24JY]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H5087 [22JY]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 93), H2511 [15MY]
FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 1097), H2019 [1MY]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5087 [22JY]
———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H227 [7FE]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1307), H6129 [9SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 5311), H7019 [3OC]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H6983 [2OC]
Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 575), H7303 [8OC]
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), H4498 [10JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H79 [24JA]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H1338 [16AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
House Rules: amend to require a three-fifths vote to pass any measure which would result in a budget deficit (see H. Res. 397), H1674 [25AP]
Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 5471), H6775 [26SE]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
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]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H36 [23JA]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6374 [18SE]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6060 [4SE]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H6129 [9SE]
———increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H781 [7MR]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H6229 [11SE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H907 [13MR]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1156 [9AP]
———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), H7895 [10OC]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H1483 [18AP]
———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see H.R. 2483), H2101 [2MY]
Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H3721 [19JN]
Music in Our Schools Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 343), H781 [7MR]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H1620 [24AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6693 [25SE]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6778 [26SE]
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), H2100 [2MY]
Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]
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), H3928 [25JN]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H5194 [23JY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H3668 [18JN]
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), H8023 [16OC]
Russia: ban on importation of U.S. poultry (see H. Con. Res. 400), H2662 [20MY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4767 [16JY]
Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]
Social Security: protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4873 [17JY] (see H.R. 5541), H7304 [8OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H105 [29JA]
States: provide incentives to apply certain waivers to use Federal funds to provide affordable employer-based health insurance coverage for uninsured small business workers (see H.R. 4021), H3292 [6JN]
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 a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H561 [26FE]
———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), H1283 [11AP]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H4574 [12JY]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H5791 [25JY]
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5998 [26JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H4069 [26JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4326 [27JN]
———provide a credit for police officers and professional firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5027), H4767 [16JY]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 3889), H834 [12MR]
———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 5026), H4767 [16JY]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3721 [19JN]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4804), H2943 [22MY]
Television: prohibit broadcast of violent programming during designated time period in which children are likely to be watching (see H.R. 1005), H4931 [18JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Thomas, Rex D. (Dave): tribute (see H. Res. 336), H104 [29JA]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H562 [26FE]
Veterans: recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 20), H5998 [26JY]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H1484 [18AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in investigations or defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers (H.R. 4098), consideration (see H. Res. 480), H4497 [10JY]
Terrorism: use of illegal drug money to fund terrorist activities (see H. Con. Res. 323), H230 [8FE]
Motions
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H1111 [9AP], H1183 [10AP]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), conference report, H2035 [2MY], E1721
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1111 [9AP], H1183, H1184, H1185, H1186, H1187 [10AP]
———status of family farms, E1721
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), H6765 [26SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 112), consideration (H. Res. 568), H6991 [3OC]
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3027
Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H6702
———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4167), H1303 [16AP]
———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers, H1183, H1184, H1185, H1186, H1187 [10AP]
Budget: allocation of funds, H135 [5FE]
———balance, H1757 [30AP]
———deficit, H2148 [7MY], H6538, H6541, H6543 [24SE]
———extend budget discipline and enforcement procedures, H6538, H6541, H6543 [24SE]
———extend discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go requirement, H1757 [30AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H993 [19MR]
———treatment of public debt, H135 [5FE]
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), H2176 [8MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), motion to instruct conferees, H7857 [10OC]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 552), H6702
Eastern Illinois University: tribute to inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``America's Best Colleges'', E319
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1420 [18AP]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports, H626 [27FE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H2232 [8MY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3759 [20JN], H4285 [27JN]
———treatment of certain counties relative to reimbursement rates, H3027
National Small Business Week: observance, H2171 [8MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H271 [12FE]
Public debt: ceiling, H890 [13MR], H993 [19MR], H1320 [16AP], H1757 [30AP], H2435 [14MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H135 [5FE], H1320 [16AP], H1420 [18AP], H1757 [30AP], H2148 [7MY]
Taxation: 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]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6205
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits, H7857 [10OC]
Votes: position on missed, H5441 [24JY], E230
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6301 [17SE]
Songs
``Here Comes America,'' by, H6205
Tributes
Faulkenberry, Matthew and Amanda, E15
Nimtz, Jennie, E720