GERLACH, JIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Concrete Institute: anniversary (see H. Res. 394), H9377 [8OC]
Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (see H.R. 3365), H9982 [28OC]
Armenia: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 528), H8082 [9SE]
Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]
Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2704 [2AP]
Cemeteries and funerals: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 168), H1466 [27FE]
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), H9282 [7OC]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H8491 [23SE]
Contracts: require certain prospective government contractors to employ a certain percentage of their employees in the U.S. (see H.R. 3134), H8491 [23SE]
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), H5089 [9JN]
Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H11133 [7NO]
Dept. of Justice: ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor (see H.R. 401), H2586 [1AP]
———extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H8083 [9SE]
Diseases: expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H1954 [18MR]
———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H3355 [11AP]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H1396 [26FE]
Education: 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]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 1943), H5046 [5JN]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H6604 [10JY]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]
Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H4012 [13MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H2473 [27MR]
———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H8016 [5SE]
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H9688 [17OC]
Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (see H.R. 2720), H10340 [4NO]
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H317 [5FE]
Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (see H.R. 1964), H3763 [7MY]
Home Investment Partnerships Act: provide downpayment assistance (see H.R. 1276), H3762 [7MY]
Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H8906 [24SE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H12320 [25NO]
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), H3408 [12AP]
———establish program to foster private U.S. investment in Iraqi schools and hospitals through adopt-a-school and adopt-a-hospital initiatives (see H. Res. 455), H11651 [19NO]
———provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H3975 [9MY]
James R. Merry Post Office Building, Linesville, PA: designate (see H.R. 981), H1461 [27FE]
Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (see H.R. 1914), H11651 [19NO]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H5366 [12JN]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1682 [6MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H2311 [25MR]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H7949 [4SE]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H10340 [4NO]
Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H7085 [17JY]
Medicaid: 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), H2269 [20MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H2822 [3AP]
———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 1301), H6264 [26JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3053 [9AP]
———restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1710), H5408 [16JN]
———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H3053 [9AP]
Mohamad, Mahathir: condemn anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister (see H. Res. 409), H9983 [28OC]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6868 [15JY]
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9615 [16OC]
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 2729), H9131 [1OC]
———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 2728), H9131 [1OC]
Oil Region National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1862), H3451 [29AP]
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: encourage action against escalation of anti-Semitic violence and manifestations of xenophobia and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3454 [29AP]
OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (see H.R. 2730), H9131 [1OC]
Pensions: provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers (see H.R. 2719), H12921 [8DE]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 132), H1681 [6MR]
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), H4876 [3JN]
Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (see H.R. 3088), H8283 [16SE]
———improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic (see H.R. 906), H5046 [5JN]
Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (see H.R. 2328), H4977 [4JN]
Robertson, George I.M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3263), H10340 [4NO]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]
Ryan, Matthew J.: tribute (see H. Res. 178), H2822 [3AP]
SMART Research and Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 2026), H3761 [7MY]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1730), H3301 [10AP]
Steel Industry National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 521), H274 [4FE]
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), H9381 [10OC]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H4205 [15MY]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H4131 [14MY]
———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H2864 [7AP]
———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), H8284 [16SE]
———allow minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see H.R. 433), H12310 [21NO]
———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H9131 [1OC]
———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), H2472 [27MR]
———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H10457 [5NO]
———expand availability of the refundable tax credit for health insurance costs of certain displaced steelworkers and extend the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1999), H3975 [9MY]
———expand bonus depreciation to expensing (see H.R. 771), H699 [13FE]
———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 3412), H11393 (see H.R. 3412), H11516 [18NO]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1818), H4205 [15MY]
———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2047), H7840 [3SE]
———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H4012 [13MY]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H6264 [26JN]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H3637 [1MY]
———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 the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H11392 (see H.R. 798), H11515 [18NO]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H5714 [23JN]
———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H9213 [2OC]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H8382 [17SE]
———treatment of employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3318), H9613 [16OC]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H8284 [16SE]
Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 2934), H8284 [16SE]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H11700 [20NO]
Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H3857 [8MY]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 3295), H9982 [28OC]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2475), H5665 [19JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5468 [17JN]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H1395 [26FE]
Victor J. Saracini Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Horsham, PA: designate (see H.R. 1128), H1679 [6MR]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2703 [2AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: provide relief for victims of identity theft (see H.R. 3296), H9477 [15OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (see H.R. 2703), H6603 [10JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (see H.R. 1516), H2514 [31MR]
Iraq: adjudication of certain claims against Iraq (see H.R. 3603), H12307 [21NO]
Roads and highways: promote the integration of local land use and transportation planning (see H.R. 2940), H7783 [25JY]
Remarks
Ardmore, PA: anniversary of Cassia Mount Horeb Lodge No. 273, E1294
Bala Cynwyd, PA: anniversary of Union Fire Association, E2069
Bryn Mawr, PA: anniversary of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E636
———Bryn Mawr Fire Co. anniversary, E1345
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: Valley Forge Alumnae Chapter celebration of anniversary of the Patriots of African Descent Monument in Valley Forge National Historical Park, E1115
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (H.R. 1516), H7191 [21JY]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania (H.R. 1516), Senate amendments, H10056 [29OC]
———establish national cemeteries for veterans in geographically underserved areas, H10056 [29OC]
Downingtown, PA: anniversary of Lions Club, E826
East Norriton, PA: tribute to East Norriton Fire Engine Co., E1058
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5507 [18JN]
Gouglersville, PA: anniversary of Gouglersville Fire Co., E1140
Health: reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1840 [13MR]
Hereford Township, PA: anniversary, E1892
Huston, Charles L., III: Chester County, PA, Community Foundation Lifetime Philanthropy Award recipient, E1997
Limerick, PA: anniversary, E1714
Linfield, PA: anniversary of Linfield Fire Co., E2000
Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6081 [26JN]
Mount Penn, PA: anniversary, E289
National Association of Retired Federal Employees: anniversary of Chester County, PA, chapter, E2328
National Association of Town Watch: tribute to National Night Out program and support of the National Child Identification Program, E1553
Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Co.: anniversary, E2003
Pottstown, PA: tribute to Owen J. Roberts High School girls' soccer team, E2406
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H547 [13FE]
Robert A. Borski Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R. 2328), H7186
Ryan, Matthew J.: tribute (H. Res. 178), E1039
Skippack, PA: anniversary of Lions Club, E1838
Skippack Township, PA: anniversary, E1662
Tarantino, Joseph J.: Montgomery County, PA, Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, E2103
Tributes
Diefenbacher, Robert H., E1893
Hanna, Colin A., E2396
Hill, Edwin R., E2072
Martynick, Karen L., E2399
McLlroy, Carl, E1543
Scott, Alexandra, E1346
Styer, Walter J., E2403