JANKLOW, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from South Dakota)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 760), H1682 [6MR]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H8950 [25SE]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4529 [21MY]

Agricultural Marketing Act: specify model for country-of-origin labeling requirements certification program for producers, ease verification of compliance with requirements, and impose schedule of penalties for violations (see H.R. 3083), H8216 [11SE]

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 42), H7788 [25JY]

———permit the EPA to register Canadian pesticides (see H.R. 3319), H9613 [16OC]

Armed Forces: eligibility for aviation incentive pay and hazardous duty pay for Reserve members who perform inactive-duty training (see H.R. 1728), H7020 [16JY]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H5929 [25JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H6348 [8JY]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H5929 [25JN]

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

Blair, Tony: express appreciation for support by British Prime Minister of U.S. policy on use of Armed Forces in Iraq (see H. Res. 154), H2823 [3AP]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H5552 [18JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule revising payment policies under the Medicare physician fee schedule (see H.J. Res. 3), H275 [4FE]

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

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 756), H3305 [10AP]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H11702 [20NO]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H6349 [8JY]

Computers: prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2885), H8950 [25SE]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2214), H6707 [14JY] (see H.R. 2515), H6604 [10JY]

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to placing of certain substances on the schedules of controlled substances (see H.R. 207), H172 [27JA]

Copyrights: allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after a certain period (see H.R. 2601), H8176 [10SE]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of personal injury claims arising out of asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1114), H1955 [18MR]

———increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H5089 [9JN]

———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]

———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), H1954 [18MR]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H3303 [10AP]

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

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11652 [19NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow quick aid to producers in federally declared disaster areas, provide emergency disaster assistance to certain producers for qualifying crop losses, and continue livestock assistance program (see H.R. 3402), H10129 [29OC]

———designate a disaster liason to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3157), H9738 [20OC]

———make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H9613 [16OC]

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), H4876 [3JN]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal limitation on the payment of accrued benefits that are due, and unpaid, upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary (see H.R. 241), H3641 [5MY]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H9215 [2OC]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H10978 [6NO]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H5364 [12JN]

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]

Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 2986), H11392 (see H.R. 2986), H11516 [18NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H11360 [17NO]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H9812 [21OC]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H323 [5FE]

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

———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]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H392 [11FE]

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

FAA: ensure control of air traffic control system functions (see H.R. 1711), H3858 [8MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H11703 [20NO]

FCC: allocate additional spectrum for unlicensed use by wireless broadband devices and ensure interference protection for Dept. of Defense systems within that spectrum (see H.R. 340), H3683 [6MY]

Federal aid programs: distribution of Federal disaster assistance to rural areas (see H.R. 1790), H9614 [16OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2491), H5467 [17JN]

Federal Property and Administrative Services Act: enhance Federal asset management (see H.R. 2548), H5662 [19JN]

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), H323 [5FE]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H3634 [1MY]

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), H9282 [7OC]

———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]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 648), H4368 [20MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3125), H10978 [6NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1689 [10MR]

Foreign policy: recognize importance of transatlantic relationship and promote stronger relations with Europe by reaffirming the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between the U.S. and Europe (see H. Res. 390), H10131 [29OC]

Foreign trade: establish procedures for identifying countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2579), H5813 [24JN]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H12921 [8DE]

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

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H323 [5FE]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (see H.R. 2432), H5266 [11JN]

Health: combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H462 [12FE]

———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), H6271 [7JY]

Higher Education Act: provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H3355 [11AP]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H9982 [28OC]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7788 [25JY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H5929 [25JN]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 3604), H12307 [21NO]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H9130 [1OC]

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), H5367 [12JN]

———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H3975 [9MY]

———tribute to Iraqis who provided U.S. forces information essential for the rescue of Jessica Lynch (see H. Con. Res. 151), H4206 [15MY]

IRS: provide for the performance of certain tax collection services by contractors (see H.R. 1169), H6264 [26JN]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 167), H323 [5FE]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H7618 [24JY]

Jordan: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 371), H11652 [19NO]

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

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H6264 [26JN]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4787 [2JN]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H9376 [8OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H4131 [14MY]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see H.R. 817), H4205 [15MY]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1377), H3305 [10AP]

———establish a prescription drug discount card endorsement program (see H.R. 513), H392 [11FE]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H392 [11FE]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 830), H702 [13FE]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries to health care provided by hospitals in rural areas (see H.R. 1675), H5468 [17JN]

———protect and strengthen beneficiaries' access to quality health care in rural areas (see H. Res. 267), H5174 [10JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H1679 [6MR]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments (see H.R. 41), H274 [4FE]

———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1963), H3975 [9MY]

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

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2193), H4527 [21MY]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9688 [17OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H11392 (see H.R. 898), H11515 [18NO]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H6869 [15JY]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 719), H460 [12FE]

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

———provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H9214 [2OC]

———reform (see H.R. 1776), H4529 [21MY]

Petroleum: eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence (see H.R. 837), H2473 [27MR]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H4739 [22MY]

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

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), H4736 [22MY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H11133 [7NO]

Railroads: enhance competition by improving regulation of rates, service, and access to certain information (see H.R. 2924), H9614 [16OC]

Religion: protect religious sites and freedom of access and worship in Israel and other regions (see H. Con. Res. 150), H3304 [10AP]

Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10340 [4NO]

Schools: provide a period of quiet reflection at the opening of certain schools on every school day (see H.R. 1202), H3571 [30AP]

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), H5089 [9JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1682 [6MR]

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]

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), H3407 [12AP]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H1903 [13MR]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9813 [21OC]

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

———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———allow deduction to corporations for dividends paid (see H.R. 312), H245 [29JA]

———allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 661), H10130 [29OC]

———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), H1812 [12MR]

———extend replacement period for livestock sold due to drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions (see H.R. 377), H324 [5FE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H4131 [14MY]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H1954 [18MR]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H9478 [15OC]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H4205 [15MY]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H699 [13FE]

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

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 1279), H2823 [3AP] (see H.R. 3119), H9131 [1OC]

———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), H328 [7FE]

———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 forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H4205 [15MY]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H4205 [15MY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 176), H4011 [13MY] (see H.R. 1177), H1743 [11MR]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H6264 [26JN]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions to any commission, organization, or affiliated agency that is chaired or presided over by a country that has supported terrorism (see H.R. 800), H4131 [14MY]

U.N. Human Rights Commission: election of Libya as chairman (see H. Con. Res. 27), H274 [4FE]

U.S.-Adriatic Charter: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5268 [11JN]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2475), H6271 [7JY]

———improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 2379), H9214 [2OC]

———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), H5045 [5JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5089 [9JN]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 2216), H5929 [25JN]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H323 [5FE]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (see H.R. 444), H324 [5FE]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H9982 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure no reductions in rates of special pay and allowances for members serving in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3149), H8490 [23SE]

———ensure tax-exempt status and other benefits afforded under Operation Enduring Freedom are afforded to personnel stationed in Israel (see H.R. 1326), H1953 [18MR] (see H.R. 1393), H2269 [20MR]

Dept. of the Interior: reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect increased demands for municipal and industrial and fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 2132), H4204 [15MY]

National Guard: provide relief to mobilized military reservists from certain Federal agricultural loan obligations (see H.R. 3298), H9477 [15OC]

Letters

Greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals: Business for Affordable Medicine (organization), H6121 [26JN]

Remarks

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4005, H4007, H4008 [13MY]

Marion, SD: tribute to Marion High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E293 [26FE]

Patriot's Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 149), H3422, H3424 [29AP]

Postal Service: reform funding of Civil Service Retirement System benefits for employees (S. 380), H2907 [8AP]

Woonsocket, SD: anniversary of Deluxe Hotel, E2547 [8DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6865 [15JY], H7826 [3SE], H8077 [9SE], H11356 [17NO], H12908 [8DE]

Special order: granted, H4365 [20MY]