HOSTETTLER, JOHN N. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), H10131 [29OC], H10343 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4582 [22MY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6815 [15JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7247, H7276, H7301 [22JY], H7353 [23JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1588, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6907 [16JY]

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]

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

Agriculture: enhance ability of oilseed producers to use oilseed base acres for the production of fruits and vegetables (see H.R. 2181), H5268 [11JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 42), H1396 [26FE]

———permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides (see H.R. 3319), H9982 [28OC]

Armed Forces: allow receipt of special pay by qualified dental officers while undergoing dental internship or residency training (see H.R. 2287), H4786 [2JN]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H8176 [10SE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H8491 [23SE]

———protect members who terminate certain consumer and real estate residential purchase contracts or lease agreements entered into before change of station or deployment orders (see H.R. 3357), H11360 [17NO]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H8382 [17SE]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H706 [13FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 1111), H1678 [6MR]

———tribute to members who were deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance to Somalia in 1993 (see H. Con. Res. 291), H9378 [8OC]

Aviation: allow participation by cargo pilots in the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program (see H.R. 765), H1746 [11MR]

———allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft (see H.R. 1049), H2586 [1AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 975), H1955 [18MR]

Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 1082), H1639 [5MR]

Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 168), H1812 [12MR]

Children and youth: 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]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H9215 [2OC]

Coast Guard: authorize the Commandant to make recommendations to the Congress relating to the Coast Guard as the Commandant considers appropriate (see H.R. 3374), H9981 [28OC]

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), H12321 [25NO]

———allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 2999), H8217 [11SE]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 50), H8222 [15SE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 384), H8284 [16SE]

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), H3053 [9AP]

———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: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 881), H1332 [25FE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H4205 [15MY]

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

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

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H5174 [10JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H7085 [17JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H9215 [2OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H1642 [5MR]

———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]

———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), H5664 [19JN]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H4205 [15MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1746 [11MR]

———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), H1682 [6MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1063), H4739 [22MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H5175 [10JN]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H1810 [12MR]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H9214 [2OC]

———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 employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H6604 [10JY]

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

Firearms: clarify that federally licensed dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed dealers at places other than business premises specified on license (see H.R. 2906), H7781 [25JY]

———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), H2586 [1AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H2277 [24MR]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H7170 [18JY]

Francis X. McCloskey Post Office Building, Bloomington, IN: designate (see H.R. 3379), H9981 [28OC]

Freedom of religion: safeguard religious liberties (see H.R. 3190), H9738 [20OC]

General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 516), H268 [31JA]

Head Start Program: require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see H.R. 3130), H8906 [24SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 2849), H7788 [25JY]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H10458 [5NO]

Iraq: encourage France, Germany, and Russia to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq by forgiving outstanding debt between those countries and Iraq (see H. Res. 198), H8906 [24SE]

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H4369 [20MY]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H706 [13FE]

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

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make reduction in capital gains rates for individuals permanent (see H.R. 2635), H7226 [21JY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H172 [27JA]

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), H9215 [2OC]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H10978 [6NO]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H3637 [1MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H5408 [16JN]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H3858 [8MY]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H9131 [1OC]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2131 [19MR]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H11392 [18NO]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H170 [27JA]

O'Bannon, Frank: tribute (see H. Res. 365), H8175 [10SE] (see H. Res. 369), H8284 [16SE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 2323), H6349 [8JY]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1813 [12MR]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H9376 [8OC]

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

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

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

Sec. of the Navy: redesignate as the Sec. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 1741), H3302 [10AP]

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), H9215 [2OC]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1908 [17MR]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H2312 [25MR]

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

Stewart, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 128), H1641 [5MR]

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]

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

———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), H2271 [20MR]

———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 tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H8176 [10SE]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 349, 350), H1642 [5MR]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H4368 [20MY]

———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 872), H1903 [13MR]

———constitutional amendment to abolish personal income, estate, and gift taxes and to prohibit the Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens (see H.J. Res. 15), H5089 [9JN]

———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 457), H1396 [26FE]

———extend replacement period for livestock sold due to drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions (see H.R. 377), H1396 [26FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H4787 [2JN]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H1517 [4MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H3637 [1MY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 7), H5551 [18JN]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H1901 [13MR]

———provide involuntary conversion tax relief for producers forced to sell livestock due to weather-related conditions or Federal land management agency policy or action (see H.R. 483), H1396 [26FE]

———reduce capital gains rates (see H.R. 311), H137 [8JA]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 315), H1516 [4MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1233), H5046 [5JN]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 133), H1954 [18MR] (see H.R. 378), H2472 [27MR] (see H.R. 423, 434), H2271 [20MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2402 [26MR]

———treatment of certain compensation received by members of the Armed Forces serving in South Korea (see H.R. 1581), H2819 [3AP]

———treatment of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 310), H1812 [12MR]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H11702 [20NO]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 424), H2271 [20MR]

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

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 1779), H8175 [10SE]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 2722), H6706 [14JY]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H7454 [23JY]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H1466 [27FE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H8082 [9SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 62), H463 [12FE]

White County Bridge Commission: provide for audit of the New Harmony Bridge and fill membership vacancies (see H.R. 1203), H1903 [13MR]

Women: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 233), H4011 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H9613 [16OC]

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

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 3609), H12308 [21NO]

National security: commemorate anniversary and commitment to development of national missile defense system (see H. Con. Res. 82), H1681 [6MR]

Taxation: treatment of certain Armed Forces enlistment, accession, reenlistment, and retention bonuses (see H.R. 1518), H2514 [31MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), H4947 [4JN]

Appropriations: convert portion of supplemental appropriations for reconstruction efforts in Iraq into loan guarantees, H9573 [16OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9573 [16OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 975), corrections in engrossment, H2100 [19MR]

Courts: prohibit funds to enforce Court of Appeals judgement relative to public display of the Ten Commandments, H7301, H7302 [22JY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prohibit funding for recommended base closures and realignments, H6302, H6303 [8JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2658), H6302, H6303 [8JY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), H6815 [15JY]

———regulation of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H6815 [15JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7277, H7301, H7302 [22JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4825 [3JN]

Immigration: extend basic pilot employment verification system (H.R. 2359), H9894 [28OC]

———extend basic pilot employment verification system (S. 1685), H11584 [19NO]

O'Bannon, Frank: tribute (H. Res. 369), H8242 [16SE]

Pledge of Allegiance: prohibit funds to enforce circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', H7277 [22JY]

Tributes

Anderson, Bryce, H9985 [29OC]

Miller, Rodney, E2443 [23NO]