PORTER, JON C. (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4581 [22MY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 342, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, H2836 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H10341 [4NO]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H11651 [19NO]

Armed Forces: amend requirements relative to granting posthumous citizenship through death while on active-duty service to allow immigration benefits for surviving family members (see H.R. 1685), H3051 [9AP]

———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), H2587 [1AP]

———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.R. 3208), H9032 [30SE]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3365), H10130 [29OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H1955 [18MR]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1335 [25FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H2277 [24MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H1746 [11MR]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H11359 [17NO]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2823 [3AP]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H1746 [11MR]

Business and industry: permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (see H.R. 2968), H11392 (see H.R. 2968), H11516 [18NO]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H1746 [11MR]

Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 86), H4877 [3JN]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1428), H4788 [2JN]

———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]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a study on the effectiveness of silver-based biocides as an alternative treatment to preserve wood (see H.R. 688), H1902 [13MR]

———convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see H.R. 74), H2270 [20MR]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2587 [1AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on commemorating and interpreting the Cold War (see H.R. 114), H1746 [11MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and updating VA patient care facilities (see H.R. 1720), H6604 [10JY]

———authorize major medical facility projects for the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and satisfy requirements on natural disasters (see H.R. 3061), H8217 [11SE]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H9130 [1OC]

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

———restore right to keep and bear arms, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3193), H9132 [1OC]

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

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2132 [19MR]

Ecology and environment: create the Federal crime of eco-terrorism (see H.R. 3307), H9613 [16OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H1516 [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]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 438), H5089 [9JN]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H4131 [14MY]

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), H1334 [25FE]

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

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), H2132 [19MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site: provide funding to protect integrity (see H. Res. 224), H3857 [8MY]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H10978 [6NO]

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), H2939 [8AP]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 1905), H9282 [7OC]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 307), H10978 [6NO]

Iraq: encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (see H. Res. 198), H3408 [12AP]

Israel: independence anniversary and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship and cooperation (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4206 [15MY]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H4255 [19MY]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H8382 [17SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5045 [5JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1465 [27FE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H1334 [25FE]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1334 [25FE]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11393 (see H.R. 3277), H11516 [18NO]

McCool, William C.: rename Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Dept. of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor (see H.R. 672), H1396 [26FE]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H7086 [17JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H7086 [17JY]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H4132 [14MY]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1925), H3635 [1MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 292), H1954 [18MR]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H10341 [4NO]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 172), H3973 [9MY]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4740 [22MY]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1681 [6MR]

Public lands: 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), H11359 [17NO]

Roads and highways: 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]

———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H5815 [24JN]

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

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1925), H3635 [1MY]

Siegfried and Roy: tribute to achievements, recognize impact of their efforts on the conservation of endangered species, and wish Roy Horn a full and speedy recovery (see H. Res. 431), H10340 [4NO]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H1334 [25FE]

Sports: recognize evolution and importance of motorsports (see H. Con. Res. 320), H11360 [17NO]

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), H4788 [2JN]

Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H5468 [17JN]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H9377 [8OC]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H6348 [8JY]

———allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H5408 [16JN]

———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), H2864 [7AP]

———exempt certain limousines from gas guzzler tax (see H.R. 2662), H8950 [25SE]

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H10130 [29OC]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H2822 [3AP]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H8284 [16SE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H9282 [7OC]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H3763 [7MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5664 [19JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H1682 [6MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H9614 [16OC]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see H.R. 1313), H3762 [7MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H9214 [2OC]

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

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H11702 [20NO]

———treatment of certain compensation received by members of the Armed Forces serving in South Korea (see H.R. 1581), H9130 [1OC]

———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), H1516 [4MR]

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

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

———provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 2926), H7782 [25JY]

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

———improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H8954 [29SE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H5367 [12JN]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H5268 [11JN]

———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), H1467 [27FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1954 [18MR]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 178), H5469 [17JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H2704 [2AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (see H.R. 884), H1903 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bruce Woodbury Post Office Building, Boulder City, NV: designate (see H.R. 2254), H4736 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of any program within a State unless the State has in place a criminal information sharing system (see H.R. 2649), H6263 [26JN]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 204), H3452 [29AP]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 323), H7085 [17JY]

Taxation: provide for Small Business Protection Accounts (see H.R. 2591), H5814 [24JN]

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

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H242 [29JA]

Remarks

Alcorn, Joe: Henderson, NV, Senior Center Volunteer of the Month award recipient, E1305 [19JN]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (H.R. 2998), H9327 [8OC], E1918 [30SE]

Berkley, Representative: condolences on death of mother, H7237 [22JY]

Boulder, CO: tribute to Boulder City High School Athletes of the Month, E441 [12MR]

Boulder City, NV: tribute, E783 [12AP]

———tribute to Boulder City Fire Dept., E716 [10AP], E753 [11AP]

———tribute to Lend a Hand Program, E2281 [7NO]

Bruce Woodbury Post Office Building, Boulder City, NV: designate (H.R. 2254), H5371 [16JN], E1097 [2JN]

Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 342), conference report, H5442 [17JN]

———tribute to Operation Respect, Inc., and Peter Yarrow for anti-bullying, compassion, and tolerance programs (H. Res. 161), H3411, H3412 [29AP]

College Savings Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 270), H9399 [15OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H299 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4589 [22MY]

———study effects of perchlorate in drinking water on human beings, H4589 [22MY]

Dept. of Energy: increase renewable energy programs funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H7133 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6525 [10JY]

Discrimination: condemn use of technology to spread anti-Semitism, E2344 [20NO]

Education: funding, H6525 [10JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7125, H7131, H7133 [18JY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Res. 113), H2316 [26MR]

Frederick, Sherman: Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame inductee, E1986 [7OC]

Fresno County, CA: GSA conveyance of a U.S. courthouse (H.R. 1274), H11179 [17NO]

Hazardous substances: early acceptance or interim storage of high level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, H7131 [18JY]

———Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H7125 [18JY]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 139), H1825 [13MR]

Henderson, NV: tribute to Basic High School Marine Corps Junior ROTC unit, E2431 [23NO]

Hobbs, Thomas: Bronze Star recipient, E2042 [15OC]

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3198), H11177, H11178 [17NO]

Lake Mead National Recreation Area: tribute to National Parks American Tour project, E2239 [5NO]

Laughlin, CO: tribute to contributions to Boys and Girls Clubs of the Colorado River, E2135 [28OC]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (H. Res. 409), E2344 [20NO]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 204), H3417, H3418, H3420 [29AP]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 323), H7771 [25JY], E1657 [25JY]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (H. Res. 342), H9312, H9313 [8OC]

National Tourism Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 172), H4754 [2JN]

Nevada: tribute to National Guard, E784 [12AP]

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.: tribute to Henderson, NV, processing and distribution facility, E648 [2AP]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H545 [13FE]

Research: development of hydrogen-fueled vehicles, E728 [10AP]

Shepp, Joseph: AARP (organization) Nevada Andrus Award for Community Service recipient, E2240 [5NO]

Siegfried and Roy: tribute to achievements, recognize impact of their efforts on the conservation of endangered species, and wish Roy Horn a full and speedy recovery (H. Res. 431), H10347 [5NO]

Students in Free Enterprise (organization): tribute (H. Res. 107), H3415 [29AP]

Swallow, Craig: National Council of Economic Education/Nasdaq National Teaching Award honoree, E743 [11AP]

Taxation: treatment of employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (H.R. 3318), E2067 [16OC]

Theodoredis, Nicholas D.: Purple Heart recipient, E1305 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Nevada: tribute to congressional delegation, S14326 [10NO]

Tributes

Andrews, Ed, E2281 [7NO]

Broadbent, Robert N., E2133 [28OC]

Brown, Ken, E1557 [23JY]

Bybee, Shannon, E1872 [24SE]

Fisher, Samuel, E2348 [20NO]

Lappin, L.W. (Joe), E1987 [7OC]

Larson, Alice M., E1986 [7OC]

Laughlin, Don, E2346 [20NO]

Milburn, John, E1076 [23MY]

Nelson, Tommy, E783 [12AP]

Roberts, Joseph G., E782 [12AP]

Sarno, Cameron, E1779 [11SE]

Schneider, Charley, E2337 [19NO]

Schroeder, Elizabeth, E2211 [4NO]

Segerblom, Cliff, E2305 [17NO]

Shipp, Esther, E1985 [7OC]

Tanaka, Wayne, E2242 [5NO]

Thomas, David P., E785 [12AP]