OTTER, C.L. ``BUTCH'' (a Representative from Idaho)

Addresses

History of the Pledge of Allegiance: Dori Thompson, E573 [21AP]

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5196 [6JY], H5358 [8JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5873, H5909 [15JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8409 [6OC] (see H.R. 5226), H8859 [7OC]

Annan, Kofi A.: call for resignation as Secretary General of the U.N. due to allegations of fraud and mismanagement of the U.N. Oil for Food Program (see H. Res. 869), H10926 [6DE]

Armed Forces: 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), H927 [9MR]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

———rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (see H. Res. 608), H2550 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H3873 [9JN]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H2484 [28AP]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H7863 [29SE]

———permanently reenact chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5195), H8039 [4OC]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H514 [11FE]

———reform procedures to restrain congressional spending, foster greater oversight, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 180), H434 [10FE]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H753 [2MR]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 449), H4581 [18JN]

Children and youth: recognize importance of distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3015 [13MY]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 2929), H4287 [16JN]

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H2482 [28AP]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws and educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet (see H.R. 4077), H2484 [28AP]

Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 568), H1229 [17MR]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H4928 (see H.R. 3313), H5071 [24JN]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 4430), H4392 (see H.R. 4430), H4507 [17JN]

Crime: promote public safety and interstate commerce by establishing Federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for violent and destructive conduct intended to injure or interfere with plant or animal enterprises (see H.R. 4454), H7234 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: make the dairy forward pricing program permanent (see H.R. 3308), H2373 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 522), H10080 [19NO]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H435 [10FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1519), H434 [10FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H753 [2MR]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 4843), H5908 [15JY]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H576 [24FE]

———increase the aggregate asset size limitation of the small bank regulatory relief provision and provide for future adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3952), H3016 [13MY]

Fish and fishing: protect the public's ability to fish for sport (see H.R. 2890), H4391 (see H.R. 2890), H4507 [17JN]

Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. contributions to the U.N. or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development relative to proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1206), H36 [20JA]

Freedom of religion: safeguard religious liberties (see H.R. 3190), H37 [20JA]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H2373 [22AP]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4944), H6702 [22JY]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4662), H4893 [23JN]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5793 [14JY]

Investments: provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Investment Program (see H.R. 4895), H6700 [22JY]

Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]

———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H2729 [6MY]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4128), H3873 [9JN]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H304 [3FE]

Medicare: repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H7945 [30SE]

Members of Congress: reduce pay following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit (see H.R. 3736), H2154 [2AP]

Middle East: prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people until the perpetrators, or suspected perpetrators, of the killings of U.S. citizens in Gaza are surrendered to the U.S. (see H.R. 3460), H700 [26FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H514 [11FE]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (see H.R. 4343), H2917 [12MY]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals (see H.R. 4413), H4647 [21JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend enforcement provisions (see H.R. 4712), H5654 [13JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 2729), H2658 [5MY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 2728), H2658 [5MY]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (see H.R. 2730), H2658 [5MY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 2731), H2658 [5MY]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H514 [11FE]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H5151 [25JN]

Power resources: provide loan guarantees for renewable energy projects using biomass material (see H.R. 4297), H2657 [5MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]

States: authorize Dept. of Agriculture and CCC to enter into memorandums of understanding with States regarding the collection of approved State commodity assessments from proceeds of marketing assistance loans (see H.R. 4620), H5151 [25JN]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H872 [4MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H4287 [16JN]

———exclude from gross income amounts received as damages, attorney fees, and costs under Federal whistleblower protection laws and allow income averaging for amounts received as lost income (see H.R. 4732), H5149 [25JN]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2264 [21AP]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 344), H4928 (see H.R. 344), H5071 [24JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H5793 [14JY]

———repeal sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act and repeal scheduled reductions in tax benefits provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 3773), H2200 [20AP]

———treatment of certain qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 4113), H2919 [12MY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H753 [2MR]

Trademarks: clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks (see H.R. 5194), H7944 [30SE]

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 3728), H250 [30JA]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 871), H700 [26FE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H5471 [9JY]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cuba: require congressional renewal of trade and travel restrictions (see H.R. 4457), H3439 (see H.R. 4457), H3539 [20MY]

Dept. of the Interior: carry out agreement resolving major issues relative to the adjudication of water rights in the Snake River Basin (see H.R. 4981), H6704 [22JY]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H2491 [30AP]

Nez Perce County, ID: extinguish the reversionary interests and use restrictions relative to industrial use purposes for certain deeds (see H.R. 3760), H303 [3FE]

Social Security: allow waiver of old-age insurance benefits, provide tax deduction for waived benefits, and ensure that certain Trust Fund investments bear interest at prevailing private sector rate (see H.R. 3877), H752 [2MR]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 4717), H5149 [25JN]

Remarks

Barchas, Elizabeth M.: Miss Idaho pageant winner, E1636 [15SE]

Courts: divide the ninth judicial circuit into three circuits, H8059 [5OC]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances, H5312 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior: phase out of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H4454, H4455 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4454, H4455 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (H.R. 3777), E355 [11MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5312 [7JY], H5349, H5355, H5359, H5371 [8JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7771 [29SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H5349, H5355 [8JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5873 [15JY]

Idaho: anniversary of Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District, E327 [9MR]

———establish an additional permanent Federal judgeship (S. 878), H8059 [5OC]

Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative: tribute, E215 [24FE]

Michaels of Oregon Co.: tribute to Meridian, ID, plant employees, E1718 [28SE]

National Guard: tribute to employers' support of National Guard and Reserve members, E346 [11MR]

Nuclear energy: benefits, H1575 [25MR]

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: prohibit funding to implement, litigate or defend the legality of, or enforce certain regulations relative to applicability of State consumer protection laws to national banks, H5371 [8JY]

Palestinians: allocation of foreign aid in quarterly allotments pending evaluation of use of such funds, H5873 [15JY]

Pledge of Allegiance: Supreme Court case on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', E573 [21AP]

Shelley, ID: anniversary, E575 [21AP]

Taxation: increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3463 [20MY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5718 [14JY]

———protection of intellectual property rights and entertainment products copyrights, H5718 [14JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants, H5359 [8JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2227 [21AP], H2876 [12MY]

Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (H.R. 4717), E1289 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H823 [3MR], H1590 [25MR]

Subpoena Notices

District Court for the First Judicial District of Idaho, H527 [24FE]

Tributes

Gass, Toby, E1918 [11OC]

Smylie, Robert, E1419 [19JY]

Yanke, Ron, E123 [6FE]