POMEROY, EARL (a Representative from North Dakota)
Amendments
Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3262 [6JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H6304 [17SE]
———provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 5310), H5996 [26JY]
Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H1155 [9AP]
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), H284 [12FE]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3721 [19JN]
Budget: provide a responsible increase in the debt limit, restore fiscal discipline, and safeguard Social Security (see H.R. 4758), H2607 [16MY]
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]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 4793), H6061 [4SE]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H7895 [10OC]
———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), H2163 [7MY]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H1003 [19MR]
Colleges and universities: eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (see H.R. 4639), H2472 [14MY]
Computers: establish Internet domain for children that will promote positive experiences, provide safe online environment, and prevent exposure to harmful material (see H.R. 3833), H1769 [30AP]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]
Crime: establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (see H.R. 1877), H2511 [15MY]
———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), H1769 [30AP]
Dept. of Defense: establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H688 [5MR]
Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see H.R. 3695), H1091 [20MR]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H36 [23JA]
Drugs: address the problem of pseudoephedrine smuggling into the U.S. from Canada (see H. Con. Res. 317), H562 [26FE]
———distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H4766 [16JY]
———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H634 [27FE]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 3424), H688 [5MR]
———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H1003 [19MR]
Food: recognize significance of bread in American history, culture, and daily diet (see H. Con. Res. 466), H7929 [15OC]
Foreign trade: address foreign private and joint public-private market access barriers that harm U.S. trade and address foreign governments which fail to cooperate with certain investigations (see H.R. 5622), H7893 [10OC]
Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H4767 [16JY]
Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1091 [20MR]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4600), H6172 [10SE]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 3661), H6085 [5SE]
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), H4574 [12JY]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2511 [15MY]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Medicaid: increase Federal medical assistance percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 3414), H6303 [17SE]
Medicare: coverage of oral drugs to reduce serum phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 3246), H6693 [25SE]
———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H1091 [20MR]
———extend authorization for appropriations for certain rural grants (see H.R. 4452), H1337 [16AP]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H6559 [24SE]
———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 4112), H1484 [18AP]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 902), H2471 [14MY]
Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act: implementation (see H. Res. 478), H4497 [10JY]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2735 [21MY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4766 [16JY]
Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see H.R. 2335), H687 [5MR]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3803), H633 [27FE]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 486), H7172 [7OC]
Pensions: simplify ERISA reporting and disclosure requirements and provide Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. premium relief (see H.R. 3918), H781 [7MR]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 5186), H5194 [23JY]
———permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H3514 [12JN]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4326 [27JN]
Public Health Service Act: establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [11AP]
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]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4210), H2356 [9MY]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H1674 [25AP]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 817), H6060 [4SE]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 3799), H633 [27FE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 5573), H7303 [8OC]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
Rural areas: reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see H.R. 5273), H5995 [26JY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H5791 [25JY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4070), H1089 [20MR]
———provide miscellaneous enhancements in benefits for women (see H.R. 4069), H1089 [20MR]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]
SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 5444), H6558 [24SE]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1484 [18AP]
———require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H1091 [20MR]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1786), H5453 [24JY]
Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 4075), H4605 [15JY]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H2235 [8MY]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H3825 [21JN]
———clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (see H.R. 4156), H1200 [10AP]
———empower employees to control their retirement accounts through new diversification rights, disclosure requirements, and tax incentives for retirement education (see H.R. 3669), H367 [13FE]
———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 658), H561 [26FE]
———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP] (see H.R. 5596), H7892 [10OC]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]
———increase interest rate used in determining funding requirements for defined benefit plans which are not multiemployer plans (see H.R. 3919), H781 [7MR]
———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see H.R. 4706), H2355 [9MY]
———promote, protect, and clarify status of professional employer organizations (see H.R. 2807), H367 [13FE]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3036 [23MY]
———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), H6061 [4SE]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 2576), H6129 [9SE]
———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H6061 [4SE]
———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1434), H2945 [22MY]
———treatment of certain reinvested gains by S corporations (see H.R. 4675), H3562 [13JN]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H6060 [4SE]
———treatment of depreciation of potato storage facilities (see H.R. 4718), H6229 [11SE]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2023), H6256 [13SE]
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), H110 [4FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H937 [18MR]
Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H285 [12FE]
U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see H.R. 3305), H562 [26FE]
YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (see H.R. 5277), H5995 [26JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5338), H6084 [5SE]
Health: ensure guaranteed renewability of individual health insurance coverage regardless of health status-related factors (see H.R. 5682), H8022 [16OC]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6085 [5SE]
Taxation: limit applicability of estate tax to estates over a certain amount (see H.R. 5008), H3859 [24JN]
———provide certain credits to expand retirement savings for moderate and lower income workers (see H.R. 5190), H5194 [23JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 403), H2027 [2MY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1539
———require labeling of country of origin on imported perishable agricultural commodities, H1539
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2923 [22MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7322 [9OC]
Budget: deficit, H52, H55, H56, H57, H58 [24JA]
———reduce preexisting pay-go balances (H.R. 5708), H8789 [14NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1045 [20MR]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (H.R. 3818), H4480 [10JY]
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), E412
Crime: 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 (H.R. 4623), H3880 [25JN], E1205
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5336 [24JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H161 [6FE]
———make pension and individual retirement arrangement provisions permanent (H.R. 4931), H3792 [21JN]
———make tax benefits permanent, H1440 [18AP]
———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (H.R. 4800), E1003
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1263
Health: ensure guaranteed renewability of individual health insurance coverage regardless of health status-related factors (H.R. 5682), E1917
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), E237
IRS: enforce pension age discrimination laws relative to conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, H5336 [24JY]
La Moure, ND: tribute to La Moure High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E460
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, E689
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4274 [27JN]
Older Americans Month: observance, E689
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1238, H1263
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), H4135
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H57 [24JA]
Public debt: ceiling (S. 2578), H4161 [27JN]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), E860
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1045 [20MR], H1440 [18AP], H2923 [22MY], H3254 [6JN]
———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 4070), H3897 [25JN]
Taxation: clarify that the parsonage allowance exclusion is limited to the fair rental value of the property (H.R. 4156), H1300, H1301 [16AP]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1440 [18AP]
———increase unified estate tax credit, H3263, H3264, H3265, H3266, H3267, H3268, H3269, H3270 [6JN]
———limit applicability of estate tax to estates over a certain amount (H.R. 5008), H6394, H6395 [19SE]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3254, H3263, H3264, H3265, H3266, H3267, H3268, H3269, H3270 [6JN]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), complete congressional action (H. Res. 524), H6394, H6395 [19SE]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), consideration (H. Res. 435), H3240 [6JN]
———provide certain credits to expand retirement savings for moderate and lower income workers (H.R. 5190), E1339
———provide health care incentives relative to long-term care (H.R. 4946), H5112 [23JY]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H765
———rates, H52, H55, H56, H57, H58 [24JA]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 5063), E1235
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H765
Votes: position on missed, H4909
Tributes
Mink, Patsy T., E1791