PETERSON, JOHN E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5454 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H7575 [23SE]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H7575 [23SE]

———establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin labeling information on certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4576), H4170 [15JN]

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]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2154 [2AP]

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), H392 [4FE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H434 [10FE]

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 2933), H5984 [19JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 3990), H1229 [17MR]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 4472), H5195 [6JY]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H304 [3FE]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H576 [24FE]

Medicare: extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H6700 [22JY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H7234 [15SE]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H5909 [15JY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H1484 [24MR]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H1594 [25MR]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H701 [26FE]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H89 [21JA]

Nuclear energy: recognize essential role in national energy policy and support increased use of nuclear power and construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants (see H. Con. Res. 441), H7234 [15SE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1173), H1593 [25MR]

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

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H700 [26FE]

Rural areas: improve safety of rural roads (see H.R. 3743), H701 [26FE]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H244 [28JA]

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3901), H871 [4MR]

———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), H393 [4FE]

———provide that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore from certain formations (see H.R. 5090), H7233 [15SE]

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H5984 [19JY]

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]

Vietnamese Conflict: express appreciation for service and sacrifice to veterans (see H. Res. 840), H9051 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: make grants to establish drug-free school demonstration programs (see H.R. 3720), H88 [21JA]

FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [21JA]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 3778), H392 [4FE]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 3860), H699 [26FE]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 703), H5195 [6JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5598 [13JY]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5455 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Utilities Service broadband loan program funding, H5598 [13JY]

———value-added agricultural product market development grant program funding, H5598 [13JY]

Dept. of Commerce: require that auditing of Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers meet OMB requirements and that there be public financial disclosures, H5455 [9JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4251, H4259 [16JN], H4443, H4455 [17JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H77, H79, H81 [21JA]

National forests: prohibit funding for implementing Forest Service rules revisions relative to National Forest System Planning for Land and Resource Management Plans, H4259 [16JN]

Pennsylvania: conveyance of certain National Forest System lands and improvements (H.R. 3514), H8114 [5OC]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (H. Res. 703), H5201 [7JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3697 [2JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2981 [13MY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, H4443 [17JN]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H4251 [16JN]

Votes: position on missed, E818 [12MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H823 [3MR], H3717 [2JN], H4764 [22JN], H6124 [20JY]