BASS, CHARLES F. (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H5661 [19JN]

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), H1746 [11MR]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H8175 [10SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9282 [7OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1642 [5MR] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H7454 [23JY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H9812 [21OC]

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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H138 [8JA]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3543), H12922 [8DE]

Colleges and universities: tribute to Independent 529 Plan for assisting families in paying for tuition (see H. Res. 378), H9215 [2OC]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H2471 [27MR]

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3684 [6MY]

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: amend laws relative to bail bond forfeitures (see H.R. 2134), H4204 [15MY]

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 Agriculture: organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H1642 [5MR]

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H3975 [9MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3684 [6MY]

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]

Education: 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]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H10457 [5NO]

FCC: ensure expeditious access by consumers to terrestrial digital television services (see H.R. 2825), H7453 [23JY]

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

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1903 [13MR]

Ford Motor Co.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 100), H1954 [18MR] (see H. Res. 100), H1396 [26FE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H9813 [21OC]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1069), H1515 [4MR]

FTC: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 395), H274 [4FE]

———ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3161), H8950 [25SE]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see H.R. 3213), H11652 [19NO]

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), H1908 [17MR]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H11392 (see H.R. 2239), H11516 [18NO]

House Rules: establish a discretionary spending ledger and a mandatory spending ledger (see H. Res. 133), H1908 [17MR]

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H4738 [22MY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H5089 [9JN]

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

Interstate commerce: clarify jurisdiction over digital transactions of goods and services on the Internet (see H.R. 945), H1395 [26FE]

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), H11651 [19NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H1334 [25FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1908 [17MR]

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]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H4739 [22MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11702 [20NO]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3858 [8MY]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H52 [7JA]

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 2008), H8284 [16SE]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H706 [13FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

New Hampshire: mint coins in commemoration of the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation (see H.R. 2093), H4130 [14MY]

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

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H12922 [8DE]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 1636), H2821 [3AP]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H2473 [27MR]

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

Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 309), H9812 [21OC]

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), H5367 [12JN]

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

Taxation: 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), H1903 [13MR]

———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), H1954 [18MR]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H12311 [21NO]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H5664 [19JN]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see H.R. 2839), H7950 [4SE]

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

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H9282 [7OC]

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

———facilitate reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users (see H.R. 1320), H2132 [19MR]

Television: provide residents of States with single network affiliate stations to receive the signals of such stations via satellite (see H.R. 2862), H7615 [24JY]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H2704 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Air pollution: establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant regulatory program for the electric generating sector (see H.R. 3093), H8283 [16SE]

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 346), H169 [27JA]

Hugh Gregg Post Office Building, Nashua, NH: designate (see H.R. 3185), H8949 [25SE]

Mitchell, William: issue posthumous commission to the grade of major general in the Army (see H.R. 2755), H7019 [16JY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H4879 [4JN], H10345 [5NO], H11657 [20NO]

Lists

New Hampshire Congressional Law Enforcement Awards recipients, E1551 [22JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, E271 [13FE], E289 [26FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, E271 [13FE]

CERCLA: Superfund program funding through reductions in NASA Project Prometheus funding, H7700 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide IBOT Mobility Systems to disabled veterans, E289 [26FE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7700 [25JY]

Dover (NH) Foster's Daily Democrat: anniversary, E1217 [11JN]

FCC: release of triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, H4532 [22MY]

Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center (organization): tribute, E702 [8AP]

Hugh Gregg Post Office Building, Nashua, NH: designate (H.R. 3185), H11173 [17NO]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6118 [26JN]

Mitchell, William: issue posthumous commission to the grade of major general in the Army (H.R. 2755), H9323 [8OC]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H3232 [10AP]

Nashua, NH: anniversary of Lions Club, E1813 [16SE]

New Hampshire: tribute to New Hampshire Congressional Law Enforcement Awards recipients, E1551 [22JY]

———tribute to Old Man of the Mountain rock formation, H3660 [6MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3232 [10AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H7924 [4SE]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system, H7924 [4SE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 49), H8300 [17SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program funding, E271 [13FE]

Votes: position on missed, E300 [27FE], E2004 [8OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3680 [6MY]

Tributes

Barron, Steve, E1987 [7OC]

Butler, Wendell T., E476 [13MR]

Hale, Sarah J., E2039 [15OC]

Harrity, David B., E83 [28JA]

Perkins, David, E727 [10AP]