LUCAS, KEN (a Representative from Kentucky)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H1812 [12MR]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H5929 [25JN]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H10130 [29OC]

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

American Dental Association: tribute to Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 136), H5714 [23JN]

Armed Forces: allow certain active-duty personnel to elect to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 879), H5552 [18JN]

———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. Res. 387), H9130 [1OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H2132 [19MR]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H8905 [24SE]

Aviation: allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (see H.R. 1049), H1955 [18MR]

———provide relief to the airline industry (see H.R. 1366), H2587 [1AP]

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

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

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

Business and industry: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (see H.R. 2908), H8284 [16SE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 412), H217 [28JA]

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

China, People's Republic of: 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), H8285 [16SE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H8491 [23SE]

Commission To Educate Our Nation's Teachers and Students on Financial Literacy Skills: establish (see H.R. 2990), H7838 [3SE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H2515 [31MR]

Courts: 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), H8082 [9SE]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H6262 [26JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H8083 [9SE]

———prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H4368 [20MY]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 1997), H3760 [7MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H1952 [18MR]

Dept. of HHS: modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H7949 [4SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Office for Domestic Preparedness grant programs funding (see H.R. 764), H2312 [25MR]

Dept. of HUD: enable homebuyers to make use of insured hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 1443), H3975 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H4131 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide grants for the preservation of historic courthouses (see H.R. 1589), H6348 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H2823 [3AP]

———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), H2402 [26MR]

Disabled: importance of recruiting and retaining direct support professionals to ensure the proper care of individuals with developmental disabilities (see H. Con. Res. 94), H9215 [2OC]

Disasters: reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, and related natural hazards through a program of research and development and technology transfer (see H.R. 2020), H7170 [18JY]

Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H5089 [9JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H3572 [30AP]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H11149 [12NO]

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

Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 2232), H5468 [17JN]

———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]

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), H7086 [17JY]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H7085 [17JY]

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), H3684 [6MY]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1063), H3975 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H7840 [3SE]

———encourage U.S. citizens to adopt children from the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 304), H9215 [2OC]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H9478 [15OC]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 19), H2587 [1AP]

———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]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H1955 [18MR]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (see H.R. 1474), H2471 [27MR]

———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: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H2703 [2AP]

———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), H3053 [9AP]

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

FTC: issue new rules preventing telemarketing firms from calling during certain hours (see H.R. 1330), H1953 [18MR]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H170 [27JA]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H9214 [2OC]

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]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H9282 [7OC]

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H2515 [31MR]

Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H4205 [15MY]

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, establish a consumer mortgage protection board, and establish licensing and minimum standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 833), H703 [13FE]

———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 197), H6604 [10JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H8083 [9SE]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 1110), H2271 [20MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H4206 [15MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H9687 [17OC]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H244 [29JA]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H8906 [24SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]

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

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence (see H.R. 1046), H2473 [27MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H3637 [1MY]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H172 [27JA]

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 2327), H6604 [10JY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H10978 [6NO]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H3354 [11AP]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H2822 [3AP]

———coverage of cholesterol and blood lipid screening (see H.R. 721), H5814 [24JN]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1655), H4978 [4JN]

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

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1568), H2702 [2AP]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H3762 [7MY]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 967), H1460 [27FE]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 937), H2703 [2AP]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H2939 [8AP]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H4205 [15MY]

———provide prescription drug coverage and make improvements in payment for rural providers (see H.R. 2606), H5928 [25JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1955 [18MR]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H4205 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2312 [25MR]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8082 [9SE]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9479 [15OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H5089 [9JN]

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

Pensions: provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H10457 [5NO]

———reform (see H.R. 1776), H6604 [10JY]

Postal Service: include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs (see H.R. 2249), H4978 [4JN]

Privacy: establish a national uniform privacy standard for financial institutions (see H.R. 1766), H3351 [11AP]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 2966), H8906 [24SE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H3305 [10AP]

———ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H1394 [26FE]

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

Roads and highways: increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H5089 [9JN]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H9688 [17OC]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H1745 [11MR]

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2262), H4736 [22MY]

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

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2813), H7328 [22JY]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H8905 [24SE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H320 [5FE]

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), H5664 [19JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3975 [9MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H7949 [4SE]

———allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences in rural areas (see H.R. 1913), H3635 [1MY]

———allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H9215 [2OC]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 583), H1902 [13MR]

———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), H2864 [7AP]

———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 927), H3305 [10AP]

———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 individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 496), H244 [29JA]

———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 282), H4738 [22MY]

———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), H7839 [3SE]

———clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1530), H2585 [1AP]

———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H5367 [12JN]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H3453 [29AP]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H11702 [20NO]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 1643), H2821 [3AP]

———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 leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H2402 [26MR]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H1955 [18MR]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1942), H3636 [1MY] (see H.R. 3119), H9282 [7OC]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H2271 [20MR]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule, increase estate and gift tax unified credit, and reduce rate of estate and gifts taxes to the generally applicable capital gains rates (see H.R. 2610), H6261 [26JN]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5367 [12JN]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H7787 [25JY]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H5714 [23JN]

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

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H7783 [25JY]

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

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5714 [23JN]

———treatment of startup partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 3225), H10458 [5NO]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H5468 [17JN]

Television: ensure equity among full-service television broadcasters and provide local programming to communities through cable carriage rights for class A television stations (see H.R. 1626), H7787 [25JY]

———preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H4740 [22MY]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price supports, provide transition assistance for producers, protect markets, quality, and availability, and establish a trust fund to finance such actions (see H.R. 3160), H8904 [24SE]

———replace existing tobacco program with programs designed to assist producers, compensate quota holders for the loss of quota asset value, and assist producers who forgo obtaining a production license (see H.R. 245), H134 [8JA]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 1553), H2823 [3AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H2863 [7AP]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H4976 [4JN]

———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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1466 [27FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H9687 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: 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), H6603 [10JY]

Kentucky: include Nicholas and Robertson Counties as part of the Appalachian region (see H.R. 2589), H5814 [24JN]

Narwhal (U.S.S.): transfer to the National Submarine Science Discovery Center in Newport, KY (see H.R. 2794), H7169 [18JY]

Remarks

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling (H.R. 2143), H5150 [10JN]

———remove exceptions for legal State-authorized gambling relative to ban on use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, H5150 [10JN]

Covington, KY: anniversary of Roman Catholic Diocese, E1063 [22MY]

FCC: impact of local telephone exchange carriers' network unbundling regulations on the telecommunications industry, E1062 [22MY]

Robinson, William T., III: Cincinnati Bar Association Themis Award recipient, E813 [30AP]

Resignations

Committee on Agriculture (House), H455 [12FE]