MORAN, JERRY (a Representative from Kansas)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7950 [4SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7619 [24JY], H7695 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9377 [8OC]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service (see H.R. 1714), H3408 [12AP]

———encourage families of active-duty members to display the Blue Star Banner or the Gold Star and request the media to recognize importance of the Blue Star Banner (see H. Con. Res. 109), H2270 [20MR]

———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. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H1396 [26FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H5408 [16JN]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2499), H5467 [17JN]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9687 [17OC]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3975 [9MY]

China, People's Republic of: 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), H9478 [15OC]

Clean Air Act: amend mass transit projects relative to conformity requirements (see H.R. 673), H8082 [9SE]

———modify certain provisions relative to methyl bromide (see H.R. 3403), H10458 [5NO]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7617 [24JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H5714 [23JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H6707 [14JY]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11652 [19NO]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations and call for removal from U.N. Commission on Human Rights (see H. Res. 208), H3571 [30AP]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H4010 [13MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H2473 [27MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H7787 [25JY]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H8176 [10SE]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H4012 [13MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2822 [3AP]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: placement of statue from the people of Kansas in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1681 [6MR]

Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund: authorize additional appropriations (see H.R. 2121), H4203 [15MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (see H.R. 1260), H4788 [2JN]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 2218), H6869 [15JY]

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

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H2271 [20MR]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H4978 [4JN]

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

Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see H.R. 2707), H6603 [10JY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H11702 [20NO]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H706 [13FE]

Garner E. Shriver Post Office Building, Wichita, KS: designate (see H.R. 1761), H5046 [5JN]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H5664 [19JN]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2473 [27MR]

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), H3452 [29AP]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3452 [29AP]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9381 [10OC]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H4132 [14MY]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H6348 [8JY]

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3453 [29AP]

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

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H9131 [1OC]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9132 [1OC]

North Platte, NE: tribute to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3763 [7MY]

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), H1955 [18MR]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H11360 [17NO]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see H.R. 2249), H7020 [16JY]

Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day: establish (see H. Res. 388), H9479 [15OC]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H3453 [29AP]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H5815 [24JN]

———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]

———identify a route as the Southwest Passage Initiative for Regional and Interstate Transportation Corridor (see H.R. 523), H274 [4FE]

———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H6464 [9JY]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H6603 [10JY]

Senator James B. Pearson Post Office, Prairie Village, KS: designate (see H.R. 3255), H9281 [7OC]

Taxation: 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. 791), H7618 [24JY]

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

———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. 1231), H3975 [9MY]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H8950 [25SE]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H3638 [1MY]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1250), H6465 [9JY]

———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H2271 [20MR]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H2132 [19MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 442), H3974 [9MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H319 [5FE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H2402 [26MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H4131 [14MY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H4255 [19MY]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H11133 [7NO]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4739 [22MY]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 578), H1902 [13MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H8175 [10SE]

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

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4978 [4JN]

Tornadoes: authorize use of community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks (see H.R. 23), H5366 [12JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]

———provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 753), H462 [12FE]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1137), H4012 [13MY]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H1331 [25FE]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H5552 [18JN]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H7949 [4SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1334 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 307), H137 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2414), H5174 [10JN]

FAA: enhance Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 2077), H4011 [13MY]

Medicare: improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H1395 [26FE]

———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), H2938 [8AP]

Taxation: provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H1331 [25FE]

———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. 483), H243 [29JA]

———treatment of land rented on a net cash basis to any member of the decedent's family (see H.R. 2251), H4736 [22MY]

Veterans Day: declare Emporia, KS, as founding city of official holiday and recognize Alvin J. King and Ed Rees for contributions towards enactment into law (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3636 [1MY]

Water: modify maximum hours of service for operators of ground water well drilling rigs (see H.R. 1008), H1463 [27FE]

Remarks

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration, H7188 [21JY]

———appoint chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration (H.R. 2414), E1208 [11JN]

———establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (H.R. 2357), H7188 [21JY]

———extend health care coverage to qualified World War II Filipino veterans, H7188 [21JY]

———make motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans comparable to reimbursement rates for Federal employees, H7695 [25JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), E1725 [5SE]

Education: tribute to National Teachers Hall of Fame inductees, E879 [6MY]

FAA: access to certain aviation maintenance information, H5206 [11JN]

———reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5206, H5207 [11JN]

FCC: ruling on media ownership rules, E1118 [3JN]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 522), H2604 [2AP]

Fort Riley, KS: anniversary, H9001 [30SE]

Kansas: tribute to wheat harvest, H5797 [24JN]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, E1725 [5SE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H9968 [28OC]

National Teacher Day: observance, E879 [6MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), permission to file conference report, H11190 [17NO]

Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wichita, KS: designate, E127 [4FE]

Salina, KS: tribute to Sacred Heart Senior High School wind symphony and jazz band, E393 [7MR]

Taxation: provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (H.R. 876), H11191 [17NO]

Veterans: provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (H.R. 2433), H8096 [10SE]

Veterans Day: declare Emporia, KS, as founding city of official holiday and recognize Alvin J. King and Ed Rees for contributions towards enactment into law (H. Con. Res. 159), H8988, H8989 [30SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4781 [2JN], H5711 [23JN], H6704 [14JY], H7826 [3SE], H8947 [25SE], H9031 [30SE], H9475 [15OC], H9737 [20OC], H9806 [21OC], H11130 [7NO], H11357 [17NO]

Tributes

Argo, Gene, E2382 [21NO]

Carey, Patricia Brooks, E58 [8JA]

Combest, Larry, E1102 [2JN]

Combest, Representative, H4230 [19MY]

Culley, Robert W., E1717 [5SE]

Decker, Clint, H4879 [4JN]

Dole, Bob, H7199 [21JY]

Fee, James W., H9711 [20OC]

Morrison, Milton L., E396 [7MR]

Reese, Charles, E1426 [8JY]

Struckoff, Randy, E2519 [8DE]