ISTOOK, ERNEST J., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7868 [4SE]

Appointments

Committee on Homeland Security (House, Select), H407 [12FE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4131 [14MY]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H5366 [12JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H138 [8JA]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

Children's Internet Protection Act: constitutionality of application to public libraries (see H. Con. Res. 88), H5469 [17JN]

Colleges and universities: adoption of an Academic Bill of Rights to secure the intellectual independence of faculty members and students and to protect the principle of intellectual diversity (see H. Con. Res. 318), H10236 [30OC]

———allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 2999), H8491 [23SE]

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), H3760 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: expand Energy Efficiency Program by entering into energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 3339), H9687 [17OC]

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

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

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H6264 [26JN]

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

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

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

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H8950 [25SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1812 [12MR]

———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), H1812 [12MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H5175 [10JN]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 2218), H9130 [1OC]

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), H4206 [15MY]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (see H.R. 2432), H5409 [16JN]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see H.R. 3130), H11133 [7NO]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7455 [23JY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H5366 [12JN]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make reduction in capital gains rates for individuals permanent (see H.R. 2635), H9478 [15OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H171 [27JA]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H137 [8JA]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3052 [9AP]

Medicare: remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 754), H3053 [9AP]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H6349 [8JY]

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

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1776), H8017 [5SE]

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]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H4978 [4JN]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8082 [9SE]

Supreme Court: base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority (see H. Res. 446), H11391 (see H. Res. 446), H11515 [18NO]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]

Taxation: 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), H1903 [13MR]

———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), H1954 [18MR]

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

———eliminate marriage penalty in the computation of the income tax on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2072), H4010 [13MY]

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

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H2132 [19MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H245 [29JA]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H9614 [16OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4788 [2JN]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 1896), H8954 [29SE]

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

———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H9214 [2OC]

———treatment of meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 2094), H9614 [16OC]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H10457 [5NO]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H1743 [11MR]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5367 [12JN]

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

Veterans: 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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2989), H7837 [3SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1909), H3634 [1MY]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: transfer to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation (see H.R. 3406), H10235 [30OC]

Taxation: promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H8949 [25SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12813 [8DE]

Amtrak: funding, H7852 [4SE]

———funding through reductions in Dept. of the Treasury funding, H7884 [4SE]

———make funding contingent upon submission of reports required under corporate accountability law, H8053 [9SE]

———prohibit funding for routes that do not recoup a certain percentage of revenue per dollar spent operating the route, H8026 [9SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 1), H114 [8JA]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H12813 [8DE]

Aviation: provide economic relief to general aviation small businesses in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks, H7870 [4SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 22), E253 [13FE]

California: Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority loan refinancing funding, H7867 [4SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: review proposed construction project of a remote passenger check-in facility at Los Angeles International Airport, H7879 [4SE]

Dept. of the Interior: allow alternative multi-passenger vehicles in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H7888 [4SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion, H8041 [9SE]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H8047 [9SE]

Dept. of Transportation: conduct study on security of State driver's license programs, H7885 [4SE]

———Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Project funding, H8027 [9SE]

———Transportation Enhancement Program funding, H7852, H7871 [4SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: across-the-board funding reductions, H8024 [9SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2989), H7851, H7854, H7856, H7859, H7867, H7868, H7869, H7870, H7871, H7882, H7884, H7885, H7888, H7894, H7895, H7900, H7913, H7914, H7916, H7917, H7920 [4SE], H8024, H8026, H8027, H8041, H8047, H8048, H8053 [9SE], H9988 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2989), motion to instruct conferees, H9989 [29OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2989), unanimous-consent agreement, H7899 [4SE]

FAA: reduce amount taken from Airport and Airway Trust Fund to fund general operating costs, H7868 [4SE]

Federal employees: impact of metropolitan statistical area boundary revisions on locality pay, H7920 [4SE]

Florida: highway and infrastructure funding, H7856 [4SE]

Help America Vote Act: funding, H7882 [4SE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H7899, H7900 [4SE]

Houston, TX: referendum on light rail system funding, H7895 [4SE]

IRS: corporate audit funding through reductions in earned income tax credit precertification compliance funding, H7914, H7916, H7917 [4SE]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6108, H6118 [26JN]

OMB: prohibit funding to require Federal agencies review for privatization certain governmental activities performed by Federal employees, H8048 [9SE]

Point of order, H7879, H7883, H7884, H7891 [4SE], H8037 [9SE]

Richmond, VA: Federal courthouse funding, H7854 [4SE]

Reports filed

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2989) (H. Rept. 108-243), H7837 [3SE]

Tributes

Priddy, John R., E1007 [21MY]