GEPHARDT, RICHARD A. (a Representative from Missouri)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Admiral Donald Davis Post Office Building, Brookfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 1609), H2820 [3AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H9478 [15OC]
Aviation: improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4877 [3JN]
Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]
Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H4739 [22MY]
Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]
———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]
Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H7020 [16JY]
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (see H. Res. 193), H3684 [6MY]
Crime: provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4978 [4JN]
De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 3284), H9738 [20OC]
Discrimination: express that high-level Federal officials should not belong to a club that discriminates on the basis of sex or race (see H. Con. Res. 130), H2514 [31MR]
Diseases: increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H12312 [21NO]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H4788 [2JN]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 834), H11651 [19NO]
Education: provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H2515 [31MR]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H5265 [11JN]
Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H11651 [19NO]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H5089 [9JN]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H12921 [8DE]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H5929 [25JN]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H9687 [17OC]
Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H12920 [8DE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H4368 [20MY]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H12308 [21NO]
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), H9129 [1OC]
Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7085 [17JY]
McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H11392 (see H.R. 369), H11515 [18NO]
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H8284 [16SE]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 1199), H1744 [11MR]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H6264 [26JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve payments to certain health care service providers (see H.R. 3549), H12312 [21NO]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H2822 [3AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 965), H5815 [24JN]
Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8216 [11SE]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H2703 [2AP]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H4739 [22MY]
———acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 898), H4979 [4JN]
———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]
Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H9812 [21OC]
Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]
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), H8083 [9SE]
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), H5408 [16JN]
Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H6869 [15JY]
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), H9282 [7OC]
Taxation: prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]
———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H7454 [23JY]
Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 1596), H2819 [3AP]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5714 [23JN]
Walt Disney Post Office Building, Marceline, MO: designate (see H.R. 1610), H2820 [3AP]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H2402 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2153), H4254 [19MY]
Immigration: provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 3271), H9375 [8OC]
Medicare: provide additional reimbursements for providers in low-reimbursement States and provide financial incentives for high quality, low-cost health care (see H.R. 3081), H8216 [11SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9546
Transcripts
Prohibit the Cloning of Humans: by and Tim Russert, ``Meet the Press'' (television program), H1418 [27FE]
Tributes
Nowak, Marie S., E68