CUBIN, BARBARA (a Representative from Wyoming)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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), H8382 [17SE]

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 160), H57 [7JA] (see H.R. 307), H137 [8JA]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3975 [9MY]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H1463 [27FE]

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

Coal: facilitate the production and generation of coal-based power (see H.R. 1213), H2473 [27MR]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 2929), H8176 [10SE]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (see H.R. 2214), H5664 [19JN] (see H.R. 2515), H5551 [18JN]

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), H4529 [21MY]

———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), H11133 [7NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 119), H1466 [27FE]

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

Ecology and environment: condemn actions by the Earth Liberation Front (organization) and ecological terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 126), H9688 [17OC]

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

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H3637 [1MY]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H7840 [3SE]

———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]

Education Land Grant Act: require the Dept. of Agriculture to pay costs of environmental reviews relative to conveyances (see H.R. 108), H245 [29JA]

Employment: provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H4739 [22MY]

Endangered Species Act: require the Dept. of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed (see H.R. 1662), H2937 [8AP]

English language: 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), H6707 [14JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3066), H9615 [16OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H7330 [22JY]

FCC: ensure expeditious access by consumers to terrestrial digital television services (see H.R. 2825), H7453 [23JY]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 486), H11359 [17NO]

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

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), H138 [8JA]

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: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 990), H6264 [26JN]

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

———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 276), H2515 [31MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H60 [7JA]

Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see H.R. 2707), H10457 [5NO]

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: ratify authority for implementation and enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry relative to telemarketing firms (see H.R. 3161), H8950 [25SE]

Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H1396 [26FE]

Health care professionals: establish demonstration programs to encourage physicians to practice in rural settings (see H.R. 3512), H11391 (see H.R. 3512), H11514 [18NO]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Homeland security: improve (see H.R. 3452), H10977 [6NO]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 481), H12920 [8DE]

Immigration: moratorium (see H.R. 946), H1903 [13MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H1516 [4MR]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 1014), H1463 [27FE]

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

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

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H8382 [17SE]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H2473 [27MR]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H52 [7JA]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see H.R. 2578), H5813 [24JN]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 810), H2515 [31MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3453 [29AP]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 2386), H6265 [26JN]

National security: improve homeland security, public safety, and citizen activated emergency response capabilities through use of wireless enhanced 911 (E911) services (see H.R. 2898), H8176 [10SE]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9131 [1OC]

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

Native Americans: provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 1409), H3684 [6MY]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 719), H3683 [6MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 39), H1516 [4MR]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1680 [6MR]

———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), H9478 [15OC]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3247), H9615 [16OC]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H1902 [13MR]

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]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 1166), H2132 [19MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 534), H1334 [25FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H2312 [25MR]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1631), H3454 [29AP]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see H.R. 2733), H9131 [1OC]

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), H8491 [23SE]

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

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

———allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 419), H218 [28JA]

———allow credit for production of oil and gas from domestic marginal wells and extend credit for alternative fuels (see H.R. 503), H244 [29JA]

———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 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), H11159 [14NO]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 1725), H3355 [11AP]

———constitutional amendment on tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 50), H3304 [10AP]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 478), H243 [29JA]

———extend and modify credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 1331), H3305 [10AP]

———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), H3354 [11AP]

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

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 3119), H9478 [15OC]

———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), H243 [29JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 434), H2586 [1AP]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5267 [11JN]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H2819 [3AP]

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

Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 753), H462 [12FE]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 2303), H6707 [14JY]

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), H2822 [3AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1516 [4MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H2864 [7AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coal: development of Federal coal resources (see H.R. 794), H700 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: grant easements and rights-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf for certain activities (see H.R. 793), H700 [13FE]

Federal aid programs: distribution of Federal disaster assistance to rural areas (see H.R. 1790), H3352 [11AP]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 762), H699 [13FE]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H1461 [27FE]

Fuller, Ashley Ross: relief (see H.R. 229), H61 [7JA]

Health care professionals: implement an education loan repayment program for pharmacists (see H.R. 3591), H12307 [21NO]

Radioactive substances: provide for the disposition of U.S. uranium inventories (see H.R. 763), H699 [13FE]

Taxation: provide for an election for special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions (see H.R. 1791), H3352 [11AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 760), E1154 [5JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 3), conference report, H9151 [2OC]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 222), H4804 [3JN]

Coal: development of Federal coal resources, H3316, H3317, H3319 [11AP]

Dept. of the Interior: phaseout of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H7071 [17JY]

———prohibit funding to kill or assist others in killing bison in Yellowstone National Park, H7052 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7052, H7071 [17JY]

Federal aid programs: distribution of Federal disaster assistance to rural areas (H.R. 1790), E766 [12AP]

Federal Land Policy and Management Act: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (H.R. 762), H2535 [1AP]

Firearms: impact of stereotyping on enforcement of firearms sales regulations, H2990 [9AP]

———permit lawsuits against weapons distributors, dealers, importers and trade associations, H2992 [9AP]

———permit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, sellers, or trade associations for negligence, H2989, H2990 [9AP]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2989, H2990, H2992 [9AP]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (H.R. 977), E328 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), E1131 [4JN]

Grand Teton National Park: allow Wyoming to retrieve fair value for State lands placed in trust for school revenue purposes (S. 273), H4804, H4806 [3JN], H5028 [5JN]

Green River, WY: tribute to Green River High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E689 [7AP]

Health care professionals: implement an education loan repayment program for pharmacists (H.R. 3591), E2418 [22NO]

House of Representatives: taking down of words, H2989 [9AP]

Point of order, H4805, H4806 [3JN], H7074 [17JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3100 [10AP], H3314, H3316, H3317, H3319 [11AP]

Public lands: development of natural gas and oil resources, H3314 [11AP]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), E514 [19MR]

———expand rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions, E514 [19MR]

———provide for an election for special tax treatment of certain S corporation conversions (H.R. 1791), E768 [12AP]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: floor statement on the impact of stereotyping on enforcement of firearms sales regulations, E729 [10AP]

———taking down of words, H2989 [9AP]

Texts of

S. 273, Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act, H5028 [5JN]

Tributes

Anthony, Susan B., E249 [13FE]

Roncalio, Teno, E681 [3AP]