SHUSTER, BILL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Articles and editorials

U.S. Policy on Use of Armed Forces Against Iraq, Craig Mayer, E472 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9377 [8OC]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9215 [2OC]

———provide free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active duty abroad engaged in armed conflict (see H.R. 2705), H8906 [24SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H8176 [10SE]

Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3763 [7MY]

China, People's Republic of: encourage fulfillment of commitments under international trade agreements, support the U.S. manufacturing sector, and establish monetary and financial market reforms (see H. Res. 414), H9981 [28OC]

———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3058), H8174 [10SE]

Clean Air Act: amend mass transit projects relative to conformity requirements (see H.R. 673), H4011 [13MY]

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: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H12311 [21NO]

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

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 195), H58 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (see H.R. 1516), H5664 [19JN]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 627), H1396 [26FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9378 [8OC]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2822 [3AP]

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]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]

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]

FAA: enhance Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 2077), H4011 [13MY]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 1543), H6465 [9JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H8382 [17SE]

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

FCC: ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H12920 [8DE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H6602 [10JY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H5367 [12JN]

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), H55 [7JA]

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), H4131 [14MY]

Firearms: 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. 3125), H10130 [29OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4788 [2JN]

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

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

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

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

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]

James R. Merry Post Office Building, Linesville, PA: designate (see H.R. 981), H1461 [27FE]

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]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H59 [7JA]

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

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]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6707 [14JY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H3355 [11AP]

———protect and strengthen beneficiaries' access to quality health care in rural areas (see H. Res. 267), H5174 [10JN]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H3454 [29AP]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H11651 [19NO]

Pennsylvania: designate portions of Pennsylvania Route 60 and U.S. Routes 22 and 30 as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (see H.R. 2695), H10237 [30OC]

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

Public buildings: require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing (see H.R. 1263), H1900 [13MR]

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

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

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H5815 [24JN]

———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), H4368 [20MY]

Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 2328), H4977 [4JN]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10340 [4NO]

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

Rogers, Fred M.: tribute (see H. Res. 111), H1466 [27FE]

Ryan, Matthew J.: tribute (see H. Res. 178), H2822 [3AP]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H1682 [6MR]

SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 2026), H3761 [7MY]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H4876 [3JN]

Steel Industry National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 521), H274 [4FE]

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), H7618 [24JY]

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

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H2822 [3AP]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H3571 [30AP]

———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), H4368 [20MY]

———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), H3452 [29AP]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 1839), H6348 [8JY] (see H.R. 2824), H7453 [23JY]

———eliminate double taxation of dividends (see H.R. 50), H53 [7JA]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 882), H10457 [5NO]

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

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H2271 [20MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H7086 [17JY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9377 [8OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H5664 [19JN]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H5408 [16JN]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H8175 [10SE]

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

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7840 [3SE]

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), H8382 [17SE]

Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act: exempt small trailer manufacturers from certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1137), H2864 [7AP]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H56 [7JA]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H1466 [27FE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2475), H9130 [1OC]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H6349 [8JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5552 [18JN]

Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (see H.R. 1128), H1679 [6MR]

Water: modify maximum hours of service for operators of ground water well drilling rigs (see H.R. 1008), H5664 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide additional funds for deployment rotation and other relief for U.S. troops serving in Iraq (see H.R. 3212), H9032 [30SE]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2499), H5467 [17JN]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot grant program to retrain displaced workers in high technology fields (see H.R. 3368), H9811 [21OC]

Taxation: allow businesses a credit for security devices, assessments, and other security-related expenses (see H.R. 3562), H11701 [20NO]

———provide incentives for rural development (see H.R. 2972), H7784 [25JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), consideration (H. Res. 257), H4917 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9111 [1OC]

Altoona, PA: anniversary of Masonic Order (fraternal organization) Jaffa Shrine, E1556 [22JY]

———anniversary of Symphony Orchestra, E2334 [19NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H9007, H9008 [30SE]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), H2250 [20MR]

Belser, Andrew: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for Advancement and Support of Education Pennsylvania Professor of the Year award recipient, E2360 [20NO]

Bradford, John: Pennsylvania Middle School Association Male Middle School Student of the Year award recipient, E563 [25MR]

Chambersburg, PA: anniversary, E492 [18MR]

Everett, PA: anniversary of Pennknoll Village retirement community, E1598 [25JY]

FAA: reauthorize programs (H.R. 2115), H5233 [11JN]

———remove co-payments from Essential Air Service communities relative to distance from a hub, H5233 [11JN]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1864 [13MR]

Hollidaysburg, PA: anniversary of Zion Lutheran Church, H4119 [14MY]

Huntingdon, PA: tribute to Huntingdon High School girls' volleyball team, E2335 [19NO]

Indiana, PA: tribute to Indiana Area High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E514 [19MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9013 [30SE]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H9007, H9008, H9013 [30SE]

Leonard S. Fiore, Inc.: anniversary, E2495 [8DE]

Masonic Order (fraternal organization): anniversary of Mountain Lodge 281, Free & Accepted Masons and Juniata Lodge 282, Free & Accepted Masons, E2338 [19NO]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H11858 [20NO], H12106 [21NO]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 280), E2219 [4NO]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary of Mont Alto campus, E532 [20MR]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11365 [18NO], H12106 [21NO]

Roaring Spring, PA: anniversary of Lions Club, E876 [6MY]

Ryan, Matthew J.: tribute (H. Res. 178), H3988 [13MY]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (H.R. 1166), H2500, H2501, H2503 [31MR]

Sewage disposal: enhance security of wastewater treatment works (H.R. 866), E902 [9MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5632 [19JN]

Snell, William E., Jr.: Greater Chambersburg, PA, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award recipient, E69 [27JA]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3960 [9MY], H4150 [15MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H12106 [21NO]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 135), H12123 [21NO]

Votes: position on missed, H3325 [11AP], E533 [20MR]

Ward, G. William: Blair County, PA, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Advocacy recipient, E795 [29AP]

———Penns Woods Council of the Boy Scouts National Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, E795 [29AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3971 [9MY], H4128 [14MY], H5811 [24JN], H7944 [4SE], H8077 [9SE], H10128 [29OC], H11647 [19NO], H11698 [20NO]

Tributes

Chen Shui-bian, E980 [15MY]

Czuczman, John, E1707 [5SE]

Grove, John L., E1419 [8JY]

Harter, William H., H6467 [10JY]

McCahan, Stephen G., Jr., E1420 [8JY]

Mishler, Isaac C., E833 [1MY]

Monn, Sabrina, E1785 [15SE]

Paul, Dalton, E141 [6FE]