CANNON, CHRIS (a Representative from Utah)

Amendments

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H2051 [19MR]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, H1306 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 728), H2132 [19MR]

Armed Forces: change requirements for naturalization through service, extend naturalization benefits to Ready Reserve members, and extend posthumous benefits to surviving spouses, children, and parents (see H.R. 1814), H3353 [11AP]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9377 [8OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H4739 [22MY]

Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 1103), H4528 [21MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9819 [24OC]

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

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3355 [11AP]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H1463 [27FE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 40), H704 [13FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]

China, People's Republic of: urge fair resolution of claims of U.S. citizens who hold defaulted Chinese Government bonds (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4978 [4JN]

Coal: development of Federal coal resources (see H.R. 794), H1396 [26FE]

Colorado: provide a cost-sharing requirement for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (see H.R. 2102), H9614 [16OC]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2214), H4734 [22MY]

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), H4012 [13MY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H6348 [8JY]

———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), H1396 [26FE]

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

———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. 1161), H1680 [6MR]

———prohibit pyramid promotional schemes (see H.R. 1220), H5366 [12JN]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H4206 [15MY]

DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 412), H10131 [29OC]

Dept. of the Interior: dispose of all BLM administered public lands that have been identified for disposal under the Federal land use planning process (see H.R. 353), H10340 [4NO]

———make authority to designate critical habitat discretionary instead of mandatory (see H.R. 2602), H9130 [1OC]

———sell certain public lands in Nevada subject to mining operations, reclaim abandoned Nevada mines, and promote and enhance economic development, education, and local government revenues (see H.R. 2869), H9819 [24OC]

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

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H3762 [7MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]

Ecology and environment: condemn actions by the Earth Liberation Front (organization) and ecological terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 126), H2472 [27MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: accelerate individual income tax rate cuts and make all tax cuts permanent (see H.R. 210), H1466 [27FE]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN]

———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. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H324 [5FE]

Endangered species: manage critical habitats of threatened species and apply resource laws on military installations in a manner compatible with demands of military readiness (see H.R. 1235), H2473 [27MR]

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), H2937 [8AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H12312 [21NO]

Federal employees: ensure those activated by National Guard or Reserves receive pay equal to basic pay they would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 217), H2515 [31MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H5552 [18JN]

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: enhance Federal asset management (see H.R. 2548), H9214 [2OC]

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. 111), H172 [27JA]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 1061), H1515 [4MR]

———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: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H1462 [27FE]

———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. 153), H1746 [11MR] (see H.R. 3125), H9982 [28OC]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H2312 [25MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1908 [17MR]

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), H12921 [8DE]

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: extend grace period for personal watercraft use (see H.R. 1831), H3408 [12AP]

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), H6464 [9JY]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H317 [5FE]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H10237 [30OC]

———cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 2585), H5814 [24JN]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H9811 [21OC]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H5815 [24JN]

Internet Gambling Licensing and Regulation Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 1223), H1810 [12MR]

Iraq: prohibit post-conflict assistance from being expended with any French firm (see H.R. 1072), H2132 [19MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4978 [4JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H1516 [4MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: limit use of available funds for maintenance (see H.R. 1517), H2514 [31MR]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 1014), H1463 [27FE]

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]

———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H8283 [16SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H3053 [9AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H172 [27JA]

———extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers that apply to officers serving units of State and local government (see H.R. 3523), H11650 [19NO]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6349 [8JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2386), H5045 [5JN]

Native Americans: provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 1409), H5468 [17JN]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 1300), H1908 [17MR]

Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1862), H9614 [16OC]

Owens, Wayne: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H60 [7JA]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1813 [12MR]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H9376 [8OC]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1955 [18MR]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1516 [4MR]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1680 [6MR]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3247), H9738 [20OC]

Rehabilitation Act: provide for equitable allotment of funds to States for centers for independent living (see H.R. 2385), H8950 [25SE]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H5815 [24JN]

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

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H6603 [10JY]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H1516 [4MR]

Stockton, John: tribute (see H. Res. 274), H6465 [9JY]

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), H9384 [14OC]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H8083 [9SE]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H10237 [30OC]

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), H1334 [25FE]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H4528 [21MY]

———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), H2402 [26MR]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 496), H1902 [13MR]

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

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 50), H1466 [27FE]

———expand the expense treatment for small businesses and provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 1126), H1679 [6MR]

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

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H706 [13FE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H1955 [18MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H9130 [1OC]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H1467 [27FE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2978), H10340 [4NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 459), H242 [29JA]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 44), H172 [27JA]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H9615 [16OC]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H700 [13FE]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5552 [18JN]

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

———treatment of commercial aviation fuel during hostilities with Iraq (see H.R. 1380), H2268 [20MR]

———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 2627), H6271 [7JY]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 574), H1955 [18MR]

———treatment of meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 2094), H9130 [1OC]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 424), H1334 [25FE]

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

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

———safeguard the rights and expectations of consumers who lawfully obtain digital entertainment (see H.R. 1066), H6264 [26JN]

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

U.N.: 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]

UNESCO: U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 4), H3053 [9AP]

Utah: ensure continued availability of Utah Test and Training Range to support readiness and training needs of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2909), H7781 [25JY]

Veterans: 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), H3453 [29AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H6707 [14JY]

Water: clarify that certain man-made facilities that receive water from Bureau of Reclamation projects are not navigable waters (see H.R. 3400), H10129 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Beaver County, UT: real property conveyance (see H.R. 3252), H9281 [7OC]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H3051 [9AP]

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1586), H2819 [3AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River Project (see H.R. 3391), H10129 [29OC]

———issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area (see H.R. 3062), H8174 [10SE]

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (see H.R. 3667), H12918 [8DE]

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (see H.R. 788), H700 [13FE]

Herrera, Rommel V.: relief (see H.R. 3475), H10978 [6NO]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H8490 [23SE]

James V. Hansen Federal Building, Ogden, UT: designate (see H.R. 3147), H8490 [23SE]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 316), H10236 [30OC]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2569 [1AP], H3032, H3033, H3034, H3035, H3036, H3037, H3038 [9AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), H1992, H2051, H2052, H2093 [19MR]

———amend laws (H.R. 975), consideration (H. Res. 147), H1985 [19MR]

———increase cap on wage and benefit claims, strengthen fraud provisions, and require reinstatement of retiree benefits modified within a certain period preceding filing, H2052 [19MR]

———prevent corporate abuse and provide greater protection for employees, H1985 [19MR]

Children and youth: prevent child abduction (H.R. 1104), H2412 [27MR]

Coal: development of Federal coal resources, H3318 [11AP]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5149 [10JN]

———remove exceptions for legal State-authorized gambling relative to ban on use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, H5149 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: issue separate leases for tar sand and oil and gas for the same area (H.R. 3062), H9330, H9331 [8OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7095, H7098, H7100 [17JY]

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 (H.R. 1904), H4003, H4004, H4005, H4007, H4008 [13MY], H4314 [20MY]

Firearms: permit lawsuits against weapons distributors, dealers, importers and trade associations, H2992, H2993 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2980, H2981, H2992, H2993 [9AP]

———strike ``when used as intended'' from exceptions to prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H2980, H2981 [9AP]

FTC: regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (H.R. 361), H4898 [4JN]

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (H.R. 788), H2289 [25MR]

Mendocino National Forest: convey certain lands and authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances (H.R. 708), H9331 [8OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3032, H3033, H3034, H3035, H3036, H3037, H3038 [9AP], H3318 [11AP]

———national energy policy, H2567, H2568, H2569 [1AP]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7095, H7098, H7100 [17JY]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: expansion (H.R. 408), H9327, H9328 [8OC]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 49), H8296 [17SE]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7474 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H387 [11FE]

Tributes

Judd, G. Richard, E185 [11FE]

Julander, Rod, E777 [12AP]

Owens, Wayne, H27, H28, H29, H31, H32 [7JA]