CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6800, H6805 [15JY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [7JA]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H1778 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 579), H319 [5FE] (see H.R. 3069), H8174 [10SE]

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3553), H11701 [20NO]

Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office, Manhattan, IL: designate (see H.R. 3537), H11650 [19NO]

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office, Malden, IL: designate (see H.R. 3536), H11650 [19NO]

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]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see H.R. 342), H392 [11FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H60 [7JA]

Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 925), H1394 [26FE]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 362), H324 [5FE]

———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: urge fair resolution of claims of U.S. citizens who hold defaulted Chinese Government bonds (see H. Con. Res. 60), H5367 [12JN]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 2999), H9478 [15OC]

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: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H9687 [17OC]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: establish grants to promote the well-being and educational achievement of children through school-based health programs (see H.R. 811), H701 [13FE]

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), H9478 [15OC]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H7454 [23JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9813 [21OC]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H703 [13FE]

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]

———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), H6868 [15JY]

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

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1394 [26FE]

———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), H9614 [16OC]

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

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

———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]

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), H172 [27JA]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H1462 [27FE]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 648), H7949 [4SE]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H9478 [15OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H4132 [14MY]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (see H.R. 1415), H2310 [25MR]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 1031), H1464 [27FE]

Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 102), H1334 [25FE]

Hazardous substances: provide assistance for poison prevention and stabilize funding of regional poison control centers (see H.R. 1819), H9738 [20OC]

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), H5267 [11JN]

———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]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7170 [18JY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H9214 [2OC]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H7787 [25JY]

Iron and steel industry: revocation of certain exclusions from safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 2877), H7616 [24JY]

———revocation of certain exclusions from safeguards on imports of certain steel products, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2877), H7950 [4SE]

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), H4529 [21MY]

Jesse Brown Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1908), H3634 [1MY]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make marriage penalty relief provisions permanent (see H.R. 2446), H5364 [12JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5045 [5JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7170 [18JY]

Kirk, Russell A.: anniversary of book ``The Conservative Mind—From Burke to Eliot'' (see H. Res. 408), H9812 [21OC]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H9478 [15OC]

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: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9378 [8OC]

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

Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre St. Anne Post Office, St. Anne, IL: designate (see H.R. 3538), H11651 [19NO]

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

Medicare: coverage of drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 1032), H3571 [30AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 980), H1461 [27FE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H3305 [10AP]

———increase payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1739), H3302 [10AP]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H1395 [26FE]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 810), H701 [13FE]

Michael J. Healy Post Office Building, Bridgeview, IL: designate (see H.R. 825), H702 [13FE]

Middle East: condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and urge the European Union to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization (see H. Res. 285), H6465 [9JY]

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

National emblems: designate the oak tree as the national tree (see H.R. 1775), H5664 [19JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H7454 [23JY]

Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

Public safety officers: 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]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H706 [13FE]

Reagan, Ronald: provide for dime coins to bear likeness (see H.R. 3633), H12309 [21NO]

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

Roads and highways: permit voluntary compliance with certain laws relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects (see H.R. 2672), H6463 [9JY]

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

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H12311 [21NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H1334 [25FE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H7170 [18JY]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H460 [12FE]

States: improve temporary Federal fiscal assistance programs (see H.R. 3415), H10236 [30OC]

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), H9478 [15OC]

Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1833), H3408 [12AP]

Taxation: accelerate elimination of the marriage penalty (see H.R. 759), H698 [13FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H9738 [20OC]

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H1746 [11MR]

———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), H11133 [7NO]

———allow employees of county and local governments and schools to maintain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 498), H463 [12FE]

———allow investment of certain coins in individual retirement accounts and other individually directed pension plan accounts (see H.R. 1820), H3353 [11AP]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H8284 [16SE]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H5664 [19JN]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1250), H4739 [22MY]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 286), H136 [8JA]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 61), H5814 [24JN]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H1812 [12MR]

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

———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 179), H58 [7JA]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H5366 [12JN]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H9812 [21OC]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 49), H138 [8JA]

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

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H5045 [5JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5664 [19JN]

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

———provide a special depreciation allowance for property acquired during a certain period (see H.R. 683), H1746 [11MR]

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

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 2), H1681 [6MR] (see H.R. 459), H242 [29JA]

———provide incentives for new technologies to reduce energy consumption in buildings (see H.R. 1271), H1900 [13MR]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 44), H392 [11FE]

———repeal excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations (see H.R. 199), H58 [7JA]

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

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H324 [5FE]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see H.R. 2839), H9812 [21OC]

———treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1536), H2585 [1AP]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 973), H11392 (see H.R. 973), H11515 [18NO]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 52), H1466 [27FE] (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H9819 [24OC]

———treatment of certain compensation options offered by tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1100), H5089 [9JN]

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

———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H3453 [29AP]

———treatment of certain reinvested gains by S corporations (see H.R. 1498), H2472 [27MR]

———treatment of certain tax attributes for taxpayers who file consolidated returns (see H.R. 2706), H7788 [25JY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H1680 [6MR]

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

———treatment of overnight travel expenses of National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 1369), H2132 [19MR]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 808), H701 [13FE]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1890), H3975 [9MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1331 [25FE]

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

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

U.N. Conference on Disarmament: election of Iraq as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 29), H274 [4FE]

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), H2472 [27MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H11133 [7NO]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H391 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Employment: clarify rules for determining whether certain agent-drivers and commission-drivers are employees (see H.R. 1649), H2863 [7AP]

Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H. Con. Res. 251), H7454 [23JY]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (see H.R. 1047), H1514 [4MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H700 [13FE]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 112), H2311 [25MR] (see H. Con. Res. 119), H2401 [26MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 2229), H4735 [22MY]

———exempt deduction for charitable contributions from the phase-out of itemized deductions (see H.R. 2231), H4735 [22MY]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2228), H4735 [22MY]

———repeal corporate income tax and estate and gift taxes, impose flat tax on earned income of individuals, and provide amnesty for tax liability from prior taxable years (see H.R. 1789), H3351 [11AP]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H3351 [11AP]

———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 2675), H6463 [9JY]

———treatment of employee leasing organizations (see H.R. 1270), H1900 [13MR]

———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1669), H2938 [8AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 2230), H4735 [22MY]

Letters

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act: National Automobile Dealers Association, E1306 [19JN]

Textile commercial availability provisions clarification under U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement and U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: David M. Spooner, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, E1685 [4SE]

Lists

Organizations and businesses helping to promote civic education, E1958 [2OC]

Motions

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7515 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7512 [24JY]

Poems

``High Flight,'' John Gillespie Magee, Jr., H296 [5FE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit late-term abortions except to avert serious long-term physical health consequences for the mother, H9153 [2OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4937 [4JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9153 [2OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9524 [16OC]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2010 [8OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew, H278 [5FE]

———tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H296 [5FE]

Committee for Citizen Awareness: tribute to efforts to promote civic education, E1351 [25JN], E1957 [2OC]

Customs Service: tribute, E105 [29JA]

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

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), E1505 [18JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7288 [22JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), E1306 [19JN]

Foreign trade: implement importation requirement system for conflict diamonds (H.R. 1584), H2895, H2901 [8AP]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 1047), H1550, H1586, H1587, H1590 [5MR]

Immigration: prohibit funding for negotiation of trade agreements which create or expand non-immigrant visa categories authorizing temporary entry of professionals into the U.S., H7288 [22JY]

International Customs Day: observance, E105 [29JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (H.R. 792), E255 [13FE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6080 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H9350, H9353 [8OC]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists, E1505 [18JY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H494 [13FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), E1331 [24JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8322, H8325 [17SE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (H.R. 1769), E773 [12AP]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, H9350, H9353 [8OC]

U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2738), H7235 [22JY], H7480, H7507 [24JY]

U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 2739), H7235 [22JY], H7496, H7507 [24JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H401 [12FE]

Votes: position on missed, H6320 [8JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2398 [26MR]

Summaries

Job Protection Act (H.R. 1769), E773 [12AP]

Tributes

Baumunk, Paul, E1370 [26JN]

Broadbent, Meredith, H2447 [27MR]

Johnson, Representative Sam, H401 [12FE]

Logan, Deborah J., H6871 [16JY]