EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2555, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8118 [10SE]

———H.R. 2754, energy and water development appropriations, H8879 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4529 [21MY]

Admiral Donald Davis Post Office Building, Brookfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 1609), H2820 [3AP]

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: collect and assess scientific evidence regarding prescription drugs frequently used by Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries (see H.R. 2161), H5046 [5JN]

Agriculture: establish a Federal interagency task force to promote benefits, safety, and potential uses of biotechnology (see H.R. 2447), H5365 [12JN]

———establish a task force to promote the benefits, safety, and potential uses of agricultural biotechnology (see H.R. 3472), H10977 [6NO]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8285 [16SE]

———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]

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]

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

Clean Air Act: modify certain provisions relative to methyl bromide (see H.R. 3403), H10129 [29OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H1682 [6MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H3571 [30AP]

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]

———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), H8381 [17SE]

Crime: 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]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11702 [20NO]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2427), H5266 [11JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H4788 [2JN]

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H7950 [4SE]

Drugs: collect and assess scientific evidence regarding prescription drugs frequently used in federally funded health programs (see H.R. 2356), H5043 [5JN]

———correct impediments to allowing importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use (see H.R. 780), H700 [13FE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2473 [27MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H138 [8JA]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

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), H5267 [11JN]

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), H3355 [11AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H2402 [26MR]

———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), H4978 [4JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H7618 [24JY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H9982 [28OC]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H11393 (see H.R. 3453), H11516 [18NO]

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]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H2132 [19MR]

———provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 2961), H7784 [25JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4206 [15MY]

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

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), H706 [13FE]

Health: clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1120), H4788 [2JN]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H8175 [10SE]

———reduce price of prescription drugs purchased by States for its employees, retirees, and pharmaceutical assistance beneficiaries (see H.R. 3662), H12918 [8DE]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H392 [11FE]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Hunger: encourage support of U.S. hunger relief organizations (see H. Res. 261), H5045 [5JN]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H9982 [28OC]

Iraq: establish program to foster private U.S. investment in Iraqi schools and hospitals through adopt-a-school and adopt-a-hospital initiatives (see H. Res. 455), H11651 [19NO]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11392 (see H.R. 1914), H11515 [18NO]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H1746 [11MR]

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), H9615 [16OC]

Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H2938 [8AP]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H138 [8JA]

Medicaid: permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1406), H2269 [20MR]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H3453 [29AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H700 [13FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2473 [27MR]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H1334 [25FE]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H3053 [9AP]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H1334 [25FE]

———exclude brachytherapy devices from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1182), H1744 [11MR]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1460 [27FE]

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

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H1908 [17MR]

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

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H1955 [18MR]

———remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 754), H3571 [30AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1679 [6MR]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H2819 [3AP]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H12921 [8DE]

Members of Congress: nullify recent pay increases and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 31), H8016 [5SE]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H3305 [10AP]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H4528 [21MY]

National emblems: designate the oak tree as the national tree (see H.R. 1775), H5664 [19JN]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H10456 [5NO]

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

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H703 [13FE]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 3432), H10339 [4NO]

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 safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1955 [18MR]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H9214 [2OC]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8284 [16SE]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3637 [1MY]

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1463 [27FE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1908 [17MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H392 [11FE]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 141), H3052 [9AP]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H4528 [21MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1680 [6MR]

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H9214 [2OC]

———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), H5174 [10JN]

———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), H2472 [27MR]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1530), H4529 [21MY]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H5174 [10JN]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H3354 [11AP]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11392 (see H.R. 876), H11515 [18NO]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5045 [5JN]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR] (see H.R. 3119), H8381 [17SE]

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

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 378), H392 [11FE]

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

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H6869 [15JY]

———treatment of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 310), H137 [8JA]

Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 1596), H2819 [3AP]

Transportation: promote intermodal transportation of passengers (see H.R. 1394), H2269 [20MR]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H5046 [5JN]

U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see H.R. 2459), H5365 [12JN]

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H7170 [18JY]

———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), H318 [5FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1516 [4MR]

Veterans Day: observe moment of silence to honor veterans of all U.S. wars and memorialize those who gave their lives in defense of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 195), H4738 [22MY]

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

Walt Disney Post Office Building, Marceline, MO: designate (see H.R. 1610), H2820 [3AP]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H1812 [12MR]

———modify maximum hours of service for operators of ground water well drilling rigs (see H.R. 1008), H4739 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 9), H60 [7JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 6), H60 [7JA]

Congressional Hunger Center: administer funds made available for the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships (see H.R. 2474), H5407 [16JN]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H4735 [22MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2491), H5467 [17JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 8), H60 [7JA]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 62), H54 [7JA]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 2769), H7085 [17JY]

Postal Service: protection of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2401 [26MR]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 7), H60 [7JA]

Puxico, MO: transfer control of the Mingo Job Corps Center from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Forest Service (see H.R. 3433), H10339 [4NO]

Social Security: improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 63), H54 [7JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 66), H54 [7JA]

———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see H.R. 65), H54 [7JA]

———allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement plans on account of the death or disability of the participant's spouse (see H.R. 64), H54 [7JA]

Remarks

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (H.J. Res. 9), E6 [8JA]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4936 [4JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (H.J. Res. 6), E7 [8JA]

Congressional Hunger Center: administer funds made available for the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships (H.R. 2474), H5826 [25JN]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7458, H7598 [24JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (H. Res. 335), H7534 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5749 [24JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 8), E5 [8JA]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (H.R. 62), E3 [8JA]

Missouri Rice Month: observance, E1707 [5SE]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (H.J. Res. 7), E9 [8JA]

Social Security: improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (H.R. 63), E2 [8JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (H.R. 66), E1 [8JA]

Votes: position on missed, H7849 [4SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4732 [22MY], H8077 [9SE]

Tributes

Anthony, Susan B., E243 [13FE]

Lipke, Alan K., E1116 [3JN]

Sutherland, Ian D.W., E746 [11AP]