KING, STEVE (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6792 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7020 [16JY], H7079 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7227 [21JY], H7288 [22JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7841 [3SE]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H5929 [25JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3053 [9AP]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H5268 [11JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2557), H8491 [23SE]

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), H8950 [25SE]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H5815 [24JN]

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 42), H10238 [30OC]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H6465 [9JY]

———prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1472), H6604 [10JY]

Armed Forces: expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H.R. 3200, 3208), H9132 [1OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H706 [13FE] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

Aviation: allow participation by cargo pilots in the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (see H.R. 765), H3571 [30AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

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

———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), H9982 [28OC]

Cemeteries and funerals: remove, upon request, remains of any person interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery in France or Belgium and reinter such remains in the U.S. (see H.R. 1265), H1955 [18MR]

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

———prevent child abduction (see H.R. 1104), H1955 [18MR]

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]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H9215 [2OC]

Colleges and universities: tribute to Independent 529 Plan for assisting families in paying for tuition (see H. Res. 378), H9283 [7OC]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 50), H8285 [16SE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H8017 [5SE]

Courts: 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]

Crime: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 881), H1332 [25FE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 2283), H4786 [2JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H11652 [19NO]

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), H1954 [18MR]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H5409 [16JN]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H2271 [20MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: congressional disapproval of rule allowing financial institutions to accept foreign consular-issued identification cards (see H.J. Res. 58), H5367 [12JN]

Dept. of Transportation: require consideration of sulfur or carbon emissions reductions and make renewable fuel projects eligible under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (see H.R. 318), H10340 [4NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow claimants for benefits to pay fees for attorney services during any stage of the claims process (see H.R. 3492), H11358 [17NO]

District of Columbia: provide low-income students who attend under-performing schools with scholarships to attend private school of choice (see H.R. 2556), H7020 [16JY]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9215 [2OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H6707 [14JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H392 [11FE]

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), H8950 [25SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H3975 [9MY]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 1662), H3638 [1MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1394 [26FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H5268 [11JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H5815 [24JN]

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

FCC: assign radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1425), H2310 [25MR]

———prohibit from requiring digitial television tuners in television receivers (see H.R. 426), H463 [12FE]

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]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H4205 [15MY]

Financial institutions: repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 859), H1517 [4MR]

Firearms: 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), H9982 [28OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H2132 [19MR] (see H.J. Res. 8), H1747 [11MR]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H5813 [24JN]

France: discourage participation by U.S. citizens, companies, and Armed Forces in the Paris Air Show should France continue opposition to potential use of force against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 48), H705 [13FE]

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

———safeguard religious liberties (see H.R. 3190), H10130 [29OC]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 110), H5814 [24JN]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H11392 (see H.R. 1819), H11515 [18NO]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see H.R. 3130), H8906 [24SE]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, coordinate efforts on transplantation, make transplantation a standard therapy, and provide Medicare coverage of certain transplantations (see H.R. 1068), H6869 [15JY]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1516 [4MR]

———reimburse costs of emergency medical care for aliens paroled into the U.S. for medical reasons (see H.R. 1515), H5268 [11JN]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 277), H5408 [16JN]

House Rules: establish a discretionary spending ledger and a mandatory spending ledger (see H. Res. 133), H1681 [6MR]

Immigration: discourage States from issuing an identification card or driver's license to an illegal alien (see H.R. 3052), H8081 [9SE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7020 [16JY]

———moratorium (see H.R. 946), H1395 [26FE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H3354 [11AP]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 655), H5267 [11JN]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H6707 [14JY]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H323 [5FE]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1642 [5MR]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H5552 [18JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8083 [9SE]

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), H10237 [30OC]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 993), H10237 [30OC]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

Medicare: establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H392 [11FE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see H.R. 2578), H5813 [24JN]

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H4977 [4JN]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H3572 [30AP]

———protect and strengthen beneficiaries' access to quality health care in rural areas (see H. Res. 267), H5174 [10JN]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2823 [3AP]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H10130 [29OC]

National emblems: designate the oak tree as the national tree (see H.R. 1775), H3763 [7MY]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H11392 (see H.R. 1793), H11515 [18NO]

NLRB: expand statutory authority relative to employees and labor organizations engaged in or encouraging violent and other potentially injurious conduct (see H.R. 1656), H2863 [7AP]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 719), H460 [12FE]

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), H2270 [20MR]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1776), H7086 [17JY]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 837), H2473 [27MR]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H244 [29JA]

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]

———protect religious sites and freedom of access and worship in Israel and other regions (see H. Con. Res. 150), H3304 [10AP]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H3638 [1MY]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10130 [29OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

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

———provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3571 [30AP]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H1682 [6MR]

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 2851), H11652 [19NO]

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), H4205 [15MY]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H1902 [13MR]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H10457 [5NO]

———allow tax credit for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses (see H.R. 120), H245 [29JA]

———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]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H3301 [10AP]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H53 [7JA]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H9282 [7OC]

———increase the bonus depreciation (see H.R. 223), H323 [5FE]

———permit cooperatives to pay dividends on preferred stock without reducing patronage dividends (see H.R. 1671), 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 energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1332), H1953 [18MR]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H8382 [17SE]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279, 3119), H10457 [5NO]

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

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3858 [8MY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H1334 [25FE]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5408 [16JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3318), H9613 [16OC]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H6707 [14JY]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H6264 [26JN]

Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]

———strengthen ability to remove terrorist criminals, add flexibility relative to places where aliens may be removed, and provide sufficient authority to Federal officials to remove certain aliens (see H.R. 3106), H8380 [17SE]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1137), H6707 [14JY]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 2303), H6604 [10JY]

———withhold U.S. contributions to any commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country that has supported terrorism (see H.R. 800), H701 [13FE]

U.N. Conference on Disarmament: election of Iraq as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 29), H274 [4FE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1746 [11MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H463 [12FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3454 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H1462 [27FE]

Medicare: establish incentives to health care providers for delivering high-quality, cost-effective health care to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2588), H5814 [24JN]

———establish process for providers of services to petition for adjustments of the rate of payment based on inequities with providers in adjoining areas (see H.R. 3396), H10129 [29OC]

———improve geographic equity in the provision of items and services (see H.R. 2451), H5365 [12JN]

States: improve temporary Federal fiscal assistance programs (see H.R. 3415), H10236 [30OC]

Taxation: allow farmer-owned cooperatives access to small ethanol producer tax credit (see H.R. 465), H242 [29JA]

William J. Scherle Post Office Building, Glenwood, IA: designate (see H.R. 2758), H7019 [16JY]

Excerpts

Articles highlighting adversity faced by persons with limited English proficiency: U.S. English, Inc., E465 [13MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H2556 [1AP], H4943 [4JN]

Armed Forces: tribute (H.J. Res. 27), H1594 [5MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H2300 [25MR]

Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, H10536 [6NO]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information relative to an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H7294 [22JY]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 1115), consideration (H. Res. 269), H5278 [12JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6770, H6792 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to subject management of Missouri River to regulatory action under Endangered Species Act, H7079, H7081 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7079, H7081 [17JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7288, H7289, H7294 [22JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7860 [4SE]

Diseases: ensure that organizations providing assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS are not providing abortion services or counseling, H3583 [1MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H3583 [1MY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, H3583 [1MY]

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 (H.R. 997), E464 [13MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2974 [9AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4825 [3JN]

Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations for foreign assistance programs, H6770 [15JY]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5618 [19JN]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1795 [12MR], H1838 [13MR]

Help America Vote Act: allow State waiver from compliance until mandate is fully funded at the federally authorized level, H7860 [4SE]

Hong Kong: support freedom (H. Res. 277), H5840 [25JN]

Immigration: prohibit funding for negotiation of trade agreements which create or expand non-immigrant visa categories authorizing temporary entry of professionals into the U.S., H7288, H7289 [22JY]

Medicare: earnings test for beneficiaries relative to prescription drug coverage, H9184 [2OC]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H9184 [2OC]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H10536 [6NO]

Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, H10536 [6NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5618 [19JN]

Stockdale, Joanne: SBA Iowa Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1821, E1830 [17SE]

Supreme Court: decision on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H5799 [24JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3928 [9MY]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget, H6792 [15JY]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H6770 [15JY]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7499 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7499 [24JY]

Votes: position on missed, H20 [7JA], E1489 [15JY], E2349 [20NO]

William J. Scherle Post Office Building, Glenwood, IA: designate (S. 1399), H7184 [21JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3971 [9MY]

Special order: granted, H2307 [25MR], H2467 [27MR], H5465 [17JN], H5811 [24JN], H10336 [4NO]