NORTHUP, ANNE M. (a Representative from Kentucky)

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H5549 [18JN]

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

———H.R. 2989, Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies appropriations, H9989 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Jewish History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 106), H9132 [1OC]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12921 [8DE]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8217 [11SE]

———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), H9282 [7OC]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 103), H11703 [20NO]

Aviation: allow participation by cargo pilots in the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (see H.R. 765), H4205 [15MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1461 [27FE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3355 [11AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H704 [13FE]

Children and youth: improve access to books in early learning and other child care programs and establish special postage stamps to fund child literacy programs (see H.R. 126), H56 [7JA]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2515), H9819 [24OC]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 1115), H3975 [9MY]

———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]

Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 3329), H9614 [16OC]

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), H4206 [15MY]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H7618 [24JY]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6707 [14JY]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H6869 [15JY]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 684), H2515 [31MR]

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H7170 [18JY]

———establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H8083 [9SE]

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]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2586 [1AP]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 26), H172 [27JA]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H3975 [9MY]

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

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

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]

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), H2312 [25MR]

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

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2402 [26MR]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H4788 [2JN]

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), H4739 [22MY]

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

Housing: provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H12922 [8DE]

Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1903 [13MR]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H4255 [19MY]

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

Kentucky: permit the operation of a separate retirement system for certain public employees under Social Security (see H.R. 134), H56 [7JA]

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

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H392 [11FE]

———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 2135), H4204 [15MY]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 461), H242 [29JA]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H5714 [23JN]

———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 families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

Medicare: 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), H4255 [19MY]

———establish a prescription drug discount card endorsement program (see H.R. 513), H4739 [22MY]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H4739 [22MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H2474 [27MR]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3053 [9AP]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H5046 [5JN]

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), H4368 [20MY]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H4205 [15MY]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9215 [2OC]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 2769), H7170 [18JY]

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

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1812 [12MR]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 926), H1394 [26FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 2851), H7615 [24JY]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2813), H8906 [24SE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H2472 [27MR]

———provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 743), H461 [12FE]

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

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), H5408 [16JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 1236), H1810 [12MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H2473 [27MR]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 806), H6264 [26JN]

———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), H7618 [24JY]

———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), H10978 [6NO]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H2515 [31MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H5663 [19JN]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H3355 [11AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H4205 [15MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H8382 [17SE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H3760 (see H.R. 7), H3762 [7MY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H3975 [9MY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 176), H2401 [26MR] (see H.R. 1177), H2822 [3AP]

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

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2472 [27MR]

———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), H4011 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Families and domestic relations: encourage U.S. citizens to adopt children from the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 304), H6264 [26JN]

Remarks

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7603 [24JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), consideration (H. Res. 335), H7537 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6959 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), motion to instruct conferees, H10088 [29OC]

Ford Motor Co.: anniversary (H. Res. 100), H4401 [21MY]

Louisville, KY: designate as port of entry for international trade, H6959 [16JY]

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

Votes: correction, H6904 [16JY]

———position on missed, H1990 [19MR], H4286 [20MY], E2114 [21OC], E2283 [7NO]