DeMINT, JIM (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3514 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H698 [13FE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H9688 [17OC]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4131 [14MY]

Armed Forces: encourage employers who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve to provide a pay differential benefit and an extension of employee benefits to members on active duty (see H. Con. Res. 193), H4737 [22MY]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9131 [1OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1955 [18MR]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3763 [7MY]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 1175), H1743 [11MR]

———require a balanced Federal budget, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, establish biennial budgets, and impose spending safeguards on the growth of entitlements and discretionary spending (see H.R. 3358), H9811 [21OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate J. Strom Thurmond Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 2661), H6604 [10JY]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

China, People's Republic of: encourage fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, support the U.S. manufacturing sector, and establish monetary and financial market reforms (see H. Res. 414), H9981 [28OC]

———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H8285 [16SE]

———urge fair resolution of claims of U.S. citizens who hold defaulted Chinese Government bonds (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6265 [26JN]

Clemson University: tribute to men's golf team (see H. Res. 266), H5174 [10JN]

Computers: prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2885), H7616 [24JY]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 1115), H5089 [9JN]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 339), H2132 [19MR]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 3329), H10130 [29OC]

Crime: prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (see H.R. 1220), H8017 [5SE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2587 [1AP]

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. 195), H6706 [14JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H6869 [15JY]

Dept. of Labor: impose limitations on the wage that an employer is required to pay an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker (see H.R. 1606), H5714 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: study certain sites in the historic district of Beaufort, SC, relative to the Reconstruction Era (see H.R. 332), H323 [5FE]

———study suitability and feasibility of establishing Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina (see H.R. 744), H461 [12FE]

District of Columbia: provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (see H.R. 2556), H5713 [23JN]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H4204 [15MY]

Dr. Roswell N. Beck Post Office Building, Florence, SC: designate (see H.R. 1055), H1514 [4MR]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H9688 [17OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H53 [7JA]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 336), H169 [27JA]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9378 [8OC]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H6868 [15JY]

———establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5664 [19JN]

———recognize outstanding contributions of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Christian colleges and universities (see H. Res. 300), H9688 [17OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H5815 [24JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H7020 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H5175 [10JN]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H3571 [30AP]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H9214 [2OC]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H8176 [10SE]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H3407 [12AP]

Firearms: clarify that federally licensed dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed dealers at places other than business premises specified on license (see H.R. 2906), H7950 [4SE]

———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H6264 [26JN]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H9282 [7OC]

Floyd Spence Post Office Building, Lexington, SC: designate (see H.R. 917), H1333 [25FE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H245 [29JA]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1451), H2401 [26MR]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H9131 [1OC]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2269), H8083 [9SE]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see H.R. 3130), H8381 [17SE]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1746 [11MR]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5175 [10JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1350), H2131 [19MR]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H10130 [29OC]

Iraq: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H3975 [9MY]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H244 [29JA]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7086 [17JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5366 [12JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H171 [27JA]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 992, 994), H3053 [9AP]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 993), H3053 [9AP]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2132 [19MR]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11393 (see H.R. 3277), H11516 [18NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7840 [3SE]

Masonic Order (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Res. 125), H1641 [5MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H2822 [3AP]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H6264 [26JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H6464 [9JY]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6465 [9JY]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H245 [29JA]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H9614 [16OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 204), H3452 [29AP]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 2852), H9131 [1OC]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9479 [15OC]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 172), H3973 [9MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 2729), H9478 [15OC]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 2728), H9478 [15OC]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (see H.R. 2730), H9478 [15OC]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 2731), H9478 [15OC]

Patriotism: recognize public need for fasting and prayer to secure blessings and protection for citizens and Armed Forces during conflict with Iraq (see H. Res. 153), H2402 [26MR]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

Pornography: constitutional amendment to prohibit protection of real and virtual child pornography (see H.J. Res. 65), H7169 [18JY]

———support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H9615 [16OC]

Reagan, Ronald: provide for dime coins to bear likeness (see H.R. 3633), H12309 [21NO]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H3973 [9MY]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H5664 [19JN]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

———permit voluntary compliance with certain laws relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects (see H.R. 2672), H6463 [9JY]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 926), H1394 [26FE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

Social Security: provide for personal retirement savings accounts, increase individual control over retirement income, protect surpluses, and reform certain benefits (see H.R. 3055), H12321 [25NO]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 141), H5366 [12JN]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H4131 [14MY]

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. 1828), H8017 [5SE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H11651 [19NO]

———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 282), H245 [29JA]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H5043 [5JN]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 50), H53 [7JA]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H2703 [2AP]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H4255 [19MY]

———permit additional advanced refunding of tax-exempt bonds issued for the purchase or maintenance of assets used to generate, transmit, or distribute electricity (see H.R. 2313), H5665 [19JN]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H134 [8JA]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H10130 [29OC]

———provide a credit for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 2234), H4735 [22MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H2271 [20MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H7839 [3SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 2), H1681 [6MR]

———reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 311), H137 [8JA]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H10237 [30OC]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 199), H1516 [4MR]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3638 [1MY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H7839 [3SE]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax (see H.R. 1783), H7949 [4SE]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5043 [5JN]

———treatment of bonds originally issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential governmental functions (see H.R. 1076), H9377 [8OC]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H9687 [17OC]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 140), H2311 [25MR]

———eliminate quotas and price supports, provide transition assistance for producers, protect markets, quality, and availability, and establish a trust fund to finance such actions (see H.R. 3160), H8904 [24SE]

Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H10130 [29OC]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H7787 [25JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H2822 [3AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2515 [31MR]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals (see H. Con. Res. 260), H7785 [25JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Women: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 233), H4206 [15MY]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H242 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide options to States to innovate and improve the education of disabled children by expanding choices for students and parents (see H.R. 1373), H2268 [20MR]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H3352 [11AP]

Small business: provide emergency assistance to non-farm small business concerns that have suffered economic harm from the effects of drought (see H.R. 565), H319 [5FE]

Social Security: create individual accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, give Americans ownership of their retirement, and restore long-term solvency (see H.R. 3177), H8949 [25SE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H460 [12FE]

Tariff: chemical NR ethanol-based (iron toluene sulfanate) (see H.R. 554), H318 [5FE]

———chemical RH water-based (iron toluene sulfanate) (see H.R. 553), H318 [5FE]

———formulated silver paints and pastes (see H.R. 563), H319 [5FE]

———ink-jet textile printing machinery (see H.R. 550), H318 [5FE]

———manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 556), H318 (see H.R. 557, 558, 559, 560, 561), H319 [5FE]

———polymer masking material for aluminum capacitors (UPICOAT) (see H.R. 564), H319 [5FE]

———tantalum capacitor ink (see H.R. 555), H318 [5FE]

———textile machinery (see H.R. 549, 552), H318 [5FE]

———textile printing machinery (see H.R. 551), H318 [5FE]

———thermal release plastic film (see H.R. 562), H319 [5FE]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]

Taxation: repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H12307 [21NO]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H1743 [11MR]

Thurmond, Strom: tribute (see H. Res. 321), H7019 [16JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, E855 [1MY]

Dept. of Energy: feasibility study to develop commercial nuclear energy production facilities at existing sites, H3272 [10AP]

Education: improve education for children with special needs by encouraging innovative approaches to parental involvement and flexibility, E536 [20MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit States to design, develop, and implement customized educational programs for disabled students, H3514, H3516 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3514, H3516 [30AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3272 [10AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H488 [13FE]

Votes: position on missed, H4756 [2JN], H5056 [9JN], H5682 [23JN], H7811 [3SE], E651 [2AP], E1723 [5SE], E1959 [2OC], E2284 [7NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H132 [8JA]

Tributes

Hutchings, Nolen R., E855 [1MY]

Schlansker, Gary, E2449 [23NO]