DEAL, NATHAN (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H6348 [8JY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 277), H2822 [3AP]

———exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9131 [1OC]

———expedite granting of posthumous citizenship to members (see H.R. 1691), H3051 [9AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H8491 [23SE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H3355 [11AP]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H7225 [21JY]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Bush, President: renegotiate extradition treaty with Mexico so possibility of capital punishment or life imprisonment will not interfere with the extradition of criminal suspects (see H. Con. Res. 93), H4255 [19MY]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 44), H2514 [31MR]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 50), H9131 [1OC]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H3975 [9MY]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works (see H.R. 2517), H6604 [10JY]

Courts: increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H6349 [8JY]

———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]

Credit: prevent identity theft and improve resolution of credit disputes, accuracy of consumer records, and the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (see H.R. 2622), H7787 [25JY]

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

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

Davis, Raymond G., Sr.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 215), H3636 [1MY]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

DEA: anniversary (see H. Res. 412), H9812 [21OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H3302 [10AP]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H5714 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1095), H1955 [18MR] (see H.R. 1519), H2514 [31MR]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H2271 [20MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Dept. (see H.R. 2357), H5929 [25JN] (see H.R. 3094), H8950 [25SE]

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), H4877 [3JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H9812 [21OC]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2837), H7454 [23JY]

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

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H2132 [19MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H3452 [29AP]

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H4978 [4JN]

———recognize outstanding contributions of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of Christian colleges and universities (see H. Res. 300), H9813 [21OC]

Employment: prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H5552 [18JN]

———provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H3453 [29AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 931), H1955 [18MR]

———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), H1812 [12MR]

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

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 1229), H4205 [15MY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H6602 [10JY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish a program of fees relative to animal drugs (see H.R. 1260), H4205 [15MY]

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

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), H4206 [15MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H2822 [3AP]

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]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H7839 [3SE]

———expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see H.R. 3664), H12918 [8DE]

———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), H2271 [20MR]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H12918 [8DE]

Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2702), H7788 [25JY]

———discourage States from issuing an identification card or driver's license to an illegal alien (see H.R. 3052), H8081 [9SE]

———enhance border enforcement, improve homeland security, remove incentives for illegal immigration, and establish a guest worker program (see H.R. 3534), H11650 [19NO]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H6463 [9JY]

———moratorium (see H.R. 946), H1395 [26FE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H1516 [4MR]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 655), H1812 [12MR]

———withhold highway funds from States that issue drivers' licenses to illegal aliens (see H.R. 3235), H9738 [20OC]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H12311 [21NO]

Interstate commerce: clarify jurisdiction over digital transactions of goods and services on the Internet (see H.R. 945), H1395 [26FE]

———prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H3637 [1MY]

J.C. Lewis, Jr. Post Office Building, Savannah, GA: designate (see H.R. 2533), H8017 [5SE]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 303), H6263 [26JN]

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H8906 [24SE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 391), H4978 [4JN]

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: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H243 [29JA]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H2939 [8AP]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H9282 [7OC]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H2472 [27MR]

———permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1406), H11392 (see H.R. 1406), H11515 [18NO]

Medicare: clarify definition of homebound relative to home health services (see H.R. 1874), H5089 [9JN]

———coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H4206 [15MY]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), 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), H3053 [9AP]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 33), H2132 [19MR]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see H.R. 2578), H6349 [8JY]

———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H7840 [3SE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H7787 [25JY]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H10130 [29OC]

———provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H4131 [14MY]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H4739 [22MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H7086 [17JY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H4011 [13MY]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 1636), H2821 [3AP]

Public lands: 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), H9282 [7OC]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H244 [29JA]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H9130 [1OC]

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

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

S. Truett Cathy Post Office Building, Jonesboro, GA: designate (see H.R. 3029), H8016 [5SE]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H392 [11FE]

———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]

———extend availability of allotments under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 531), H5714 [23JN]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H3453 [29AP]

Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2866), H9812 [21OC]

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), H9384 [14OC]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3637 [1MY]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H9129 [1OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H12311 [21NO]

———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 tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 611), H3354 [11AP]

———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), H1516 [4MR]

———clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations (see H.R. 872), H3355 [11AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 615), H3354 [11AP]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H3053 [9AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H1746 [11MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a tax credit for broadband Internet access (see H.R. 768), H1467 [27FE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4529 [21MY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H1908 [17MR]

———suspend tax-exempt status of designated foreign terrorist groups (see H.R. 3002), H11392 (see H.R. 3002), H11516 [18NO]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H8175 [10SE]

———treatment of employee leasing organizations (see H.R. 1270), H2271 [20MR]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H7840 [3SE]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 489), H2271 [20MR]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H2822 [3AP]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H3973 [9MY]

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

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H3974 [9MY]

U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 2303), H8906 [24SE]

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), H3304 [10AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5468 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 1567), H2702 [2AP]

Davis, Raymond G., Sr.: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H8082 [9SE]

Medicare: exclude brachytherapy devices from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1182), H1744 [11MR]

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program (see H.R. 2401), H5173 [10JN]

TVA: ensure that promoting recreation is treated as a primary purpose in the operation of dams and reservoirs (see H.R. 1181), H1744 [11MR]

Remarks

North Georgia College & State University: tribute to Graduate Program in Physical Therapy community outreach program for providing equipment and services to senior citizens in rural areas, E1089 [2JN]

Tributes

Rosen, Frederick W., E1470 [14JY]