REGULA, RALPH (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

Conferee: H.J. Res. 2, continuing appropriations, H229 [29JA]

———H.R. 1559, war in Iraq and homeland security supplemental appropriations, H2877 [8AP]

———H.R. 2660, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9166 [2OC]

———H.R. 2673, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H11379 [18NO]

———H.R. 2691, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9073 [1OC]

North Atlantic Assembly, H680 [13FE]

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H1305 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H6465 [9JY]

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

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

Children and youth: improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H6465 [9JY]

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]

Dayton, OH: tribute to ``Inventing Flight—The Centennial Celebration,'' a celebration of the centennial of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3683 [6MY]

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

Delbert L. Latta Post Office Building, Bowling Green, OH: designate (see H.R. 985), H1462 [27FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H11652 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish new medical facilities for veterans in the area of Columbus, OH, and in south Texas (see H.R. 2307), H4875 [3JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H7086 [17JY]

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), H706 [13FE]

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

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12311 [21NO]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H9687 [17OC]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 2210), H4734 [22MY]

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

Higher Education Act: incorporate results from the Fed Up Initiative which identifies outdated or burdensome regulations (see H.R. 12), H1681 [6MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 1502), H2472 [27MR]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

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

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3683 [6MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12922 [8DE]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9377 [8OC]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H8082 [9SE]

Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 161), H245 [29JA]

National Aviation Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 280), H136 [8JA]

Ohio State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 10), H60 [7JA]

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

Roads and highways: increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H8222 [15SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H5367 [12JN]

Sports: congratulate Ohio State University and the University of Michigan on 100th football game and recognize rivalry as greatest sports rivalry in history (see H. Res. 460), H12312 [21NO]

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]

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

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H7454 [23JY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H5551 [18JN]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3220), H9738 [20OC]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 281), H136 [8JA]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary and tribute to event honoring Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 316), H10341 [4NO]

Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr., Post Office Building, Strongsville, OH: designate (see H.R. 3300), H9477 [15OC]

World Trade Organization: disapprove report which concluded that U.S. safeguards on imports of certain steel products were in violation of certain agreements and call for reforms in dispute settlement system (see H. Res. 441), H11359 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 246), H135 [8JA] (see H.R. 2660), H6347 [8JY]

District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 381), H171 [27JA]

Education: provide student loan borrowers with a choice of lender for loan consolidation (see H.R. 942), H1395 [26FE]

Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 164), H57 [7JA]

Ohio: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 122), H1516 [4MR]

Parks and recreation areas: improve recreational facilities and visitor opportunities on Federal recreational lands by reinvesting receipts from fair and consistent recreational fees and passes (see H.R. 3283), H9376 [8OC]

Richard D. Watkins Post Office Building, Canton, OH: designate (see H.R. 3175), H8905 [24SE]

Smithsonian Institution: provide additional space and resources for national collections (see H.R. 2195), H4528 [21MY]

Wooster, OH: conveyance of former Army Reserve Training Center (see H.R. 3404), H10129 [29OC]

Letters

Compact of Free Association approval and amendments: by, Committee on Appropriations (House), H9886 [28OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12824 [8DE]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9577 [16OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, H663 [13FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H663 [13FE], H12824 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9577 [16OC]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6564 [10JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities funding for Down Syndrome research, H6525 [10JY]

Congress: staff exchange program with the German Bundestag, E345 [3MR]

Dept. of HHS: community health centers funding, H6536 [10JY]

———establish demonstration projects between community health centers and minority health professions schools to reduce disparities in minority health care, H6572 [10JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: address emergency preparedness relative to senior citizens, the disabled, and others with special needs, H5761 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2555), H5761 [24JN]

Dept. of Labor: Mine Safety and Health Administration underground coal mine dust level regulations, H6562 [10JY]

———prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6568, H6571 [10JY], H9155, H9156, H9157, H9159 [2OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6958, H6975 [16JY], H7035 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H10196 [30OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7251 [22JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: increase overall funding through reductions in tax cuts, H6547, H6548 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 246), E56 [8JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6470, H6502, H6505, H6508, H6512, H6514, H6515, H6524, H6525, H6534, H6536, H6547, H6548, H6549, H6560, H6561, H6562, H6564, H6568, H6571, H6572, H6574, H6576 [10JY], H9155 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), consideration (H. Res. 312), H6403 [9JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H9155, H9156, H9157, H9159 [2OC], H10084, H10085, H10088, H10089 [29OC], H10430, H10433 [5NO], H10516, H10517 [6NO], H11500, H11503 [18NO], H11623, H11626, H11627 [19NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to recommit, H6577 [10JY]

Drugs: collect and assess scientific evidence regarding prescription drugs frequently used in federally funded health programs, H6561 [10JY]

Education: funding, H6470, H6505, H6508, H6512, H6514, H6515, H6525 [10JY], H12824 [8DE]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount, H11623, H11626, H11627 [19NO]

Florida: make Everglades restoration funding contingent upon report on water quality standards compliance in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge and Everglades National Park, H6975 [16JY]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H7251 [22JY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 2210), consideration (H. Res. 336), H7525 [24JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H10430, H10433 [5NO]

LIHEAP: funding, H6524 [10JY], H12824 [8DE]

Medicare: electronic submission of claims, H6560 [10JY]

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research funding, H6520 [10JY]

NIH: funding, H10516, H10517 [6NO]

———prohibit funding for certain grants, H6574, H6576 [10JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H10084, H10085, H10088, H10089 [29OC]

Ohio: anniversary of statehood (H. Res. 122), H1699 [11MR]

Point of order, H6547, H6577 [10JY]

Public lands: limit Recreation Fee Demonstration Program to National Park Service areas, H7035 [17JY]

Richard D. Watkins Post Office Building, Canton, OH: designate (H.R. 3175), H9838 [28OC]

Schools: enhance safety, H6564 [10JY]

Senior citizens: nutrition programs funding, H11500, H11503 [18NO]

Smithsonian Institution: provide additional space and resources for national collections (H.R. 2195), H6715 [15JY]

Reports filed

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2660) (H. Rept. 108-188), H6347 [8JY]

Tables

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6474-H6500 [10JY]

Tributes

Veillette, Connie A., E1169 [5JN]