FERGUSON, MIKE (a Representative from New Jersey)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H12311 [21NO]

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3684 [6MY]

Armed Forces: issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H462 [12FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3974 [9MY]

Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H6264 [26JN]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H9819 [24OC]

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

———express appreciation for support by British Prime Minister of U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq (see H. Res. 154), H3355 [11AP]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 264), H7785 [25JY]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 322), H7950 [4SE]

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

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), H4369 [20MY]

Crime: amend laws relative to false communications about certain criminal violations (see H.R. 1678), H2938 [8AP]

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

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 524), H274 [4FE]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2464), H5552 [18JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1148), H1680 [6MR]

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), H4876 [3JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2244), H4736 [22MY]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H9478 [15OC]

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 235), H6263 [26JN]

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

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

Electric power: provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1341), H1954 [18MR]

Employment: prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H9131 [1OC]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 475), H243 [29JA]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H10457 [5NO]

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

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 452), H242 [29JA]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 11), H51 [7JA]

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]

Firearms: combat illegal gun trafficking (see H.R. 2946), H11133 [7NO]

———improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 3237), H9213 [2OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4206 [15MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

FTC: collect fees for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 395), H274 [4FE]

Gary Albero Post Office Building, Emerson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1569), H3355 [11AP]

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), H7086 [17JY]

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

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 1964), H3682 [6MY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H12310 [21NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H3641 [5MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H6464 [9JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H324 [5FE]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 1329), H1953 [18MR]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H11652 [19NO]

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 1388), H3454 [29AP]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H3681 [6MY]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 569), H319 [5FE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H3858 [8MY]

Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]

New Bridge Landing Post Office, River Edge, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2130), H7226 [21JY]

New Jersey: authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route (see H.R. 3070), H8174 [10SE]

New Jersey Devils (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 305), H6264 [26JN]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2801), H7225 [21JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Con. Res. 313), H9981 [28OC]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (see H.R. 735), H1902 [13MR]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H8222 [15SE]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H701 [13FE]

———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), H6348 [8JY]

Rebuilding Together (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 338), H12923 [8DE]

Roads and highways: increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

Robert P. Hammer Post Office Building, Clifton, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1625), H3053 [9AP]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H3571 [30AP]

Safety: protect children from foods that pose a significant choking hazard (see H.R. 2773), H7085 [17JY]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 3643), H12309 [21NO]

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

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

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), H4205 [15MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H5366 [12JN]

———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), H4876 [3JN]

———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 to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H11652 [19NO]

———equalize employer-provided parking and transit benefits and allow Federal agencies to offer transit and parking benefits in tandem to assist with costs of parking at transit facilities (see H.R. 2614), H6261 [26JN]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H700 [13FE]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 882), H3974 [9MY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H2864 [7AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H8216 [11SE]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H1467 [27FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H12310 [21NO]

Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 72), H54 [7JA]

———responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H9131 [1OC]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3637 [1MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2939 [8AP]

William J. ``Whitey'' Conrad Air Traffic Control Tower, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1987), H3682 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 398), H217 [28JA]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2694), H6602 [10JY]

Medicare: coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 2182), H4527 [21MY]

Remarks

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H9805 [21OC]

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

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9805 [21OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3023 [9AP]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 286), H11579 [19NO]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7601 [24JY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 26), H146 [27JA]

Financial institutions: facilitate check truncation, foster innovation in the check collection system, and improve the overall efficiency of payment systems (H.R. 1474), H4999 [5JN]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1853 [13MR]

History: anniversary of first Korean immigration to the U.S., E88 [28JA]

Medicare: ensure Medicare+Choice and Medicare Advantage payments attributable to disproportionate share hospitals are paid directly to such hospitals, H8883 [24SE]

———privatization, H9782 [21OC]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6097 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12262 [21NO], H12851 [8DE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H8883 [24SE], H9782 [21OC]

National Nanotechnology Research and Development Program: establish (H.R. 766), H3720 [7MY]

New Jersey: impact of Medicare legislation on Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged & Disabled (PAAD) program, H12262 [21NO]

Petroleum: definition of small oil refinery, H11412 [18NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11412 [18NO]

Votes: position on missed, H12759 [8DE]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time (H. Res. 474), H12851 [8DE]

Tributes

Riccardo, Rita, E1775 [11SE]