HOSTETTLER, JOHN N. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8886 [8OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H752 [2MR]

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4917), H6701 [22JY]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3984, 3985, 3986), H1229 [17MR]

Armed Forces: establish a program of financial assistance to enable more members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4000), H6756 [7SE]

———mitigate financial hardships experienced by Reserve members as a result of being called to active duty (see H. Con. Res. 374), H872 [4MR]

———require notification to Congress and the public when waivers to certain domestic source requirements are made (see H.R. 3951), H1740 [30MR]

Army: establish a combat artillery badge (see H.R. 3950), H1484 [24MR]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H2658 [5MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H393 [4FE]

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]

Bucher, Lloyd M. (Pete): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H831 [3MR] (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2265 [21AP]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H831 [3MR]

———require the President to include estimated unfunded liabilities of all Federal programs in annual budget submissions (see H.R. 4074), H1739 [30MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revise (see H. Res. 709), H5536 [12JY]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 310), H305 [3FE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H2815 [11MY]

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]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H2482 [28AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 2283), H4766 [22JN]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7864 [29SE]

———expand Energy Efficiency Program by entering into energy savings performance contracts (see H.R. 3339), H6899 [8SE]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 4773), H5984 [19JY]

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 employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H927 [9MR]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 4571), H6899 [8SE]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 4048), H1592 [25MR]

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), H1791 [31MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H2154 [2AP]

Government: establish a commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions (see H.R. 3213), H1117 [16MR]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H4287 [16JN]

Immigration: establish deportability and inadmissability of aliens who possess certain consular identification cards who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and use such a card for a Federal identification-related requirement (see H.R. 4440), H3438 (see H.R. 4440), H3538 [20MY]

———modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents (see H.R. 4417), H3437 (see H.R. 4417), H3537 [20MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: reform the judicial review process of orders of removal (see H.R. 4406), H3391 [19MY]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4662), H5402 [8JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H700 [26FE]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see H.R. 4039), H1592 [25MR]

Law enforcement: protect vulnerable persons from drug trafficking (see H.R. 4547), H7735 [28SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H2657 [5MY]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H1011 [10MR]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 4543), H4287 [16JN]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 720), H5908 [15JY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H1484 [24MR]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that apprenticeship program applications are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 1660), H4171 [15JN]

National Civic League: tribute to All-America City Award recipients (see H. Con. Res. 464), H4893 [23JN]

National emblems: designate the oak tree as the national tree (see H.R. 1775), H2918 [12MY]

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]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1776), H3781 [3JN]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H1484 [24MR]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H245 [28JA]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H1741 [30MR]

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

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see H.R. 3369), H6756 [7SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H1322 [18MR]

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H6706 [22JY]

———allow employers a tax credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4307), H2727 [6MY]

———change the name of the head of household filing status to single parent or guardian (see H.R. 4133), H3720 [2JN]

———create lifetime savings accounts (see H.R. 4078), H2484 [28AP]

———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]

———increase amount of capital losses that may offset ordinary income (see H.R. 4075), H1739 [30MR]

———limit increase in the number of individuals affected by, and call for future repeal of, the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4131), H3720 [2JN]

———modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 4629), H4646 [21JN]

———provide a uniform definition of a qualifying child (see H.R. 4132), H3720 [2JN]

———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), H1072 [11MR]

Tidmarsh, David S.: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee champion (see H. Res. 684), H4766 [22JN]

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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H830 [3MR]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 417), H2727 [6MY]

Letters

9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act immigration provisions: 9/11 Families for a Secure America (organization), H8979 [8OC]

Remarks

Beery, Dan: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1840 [8OC]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6585 [22JY]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), consideration (H. Res. 734), H6567 [22JY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7473 [23SE]

———preserve authority of Supreme Court over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance, H7473 [23SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow detention of aliens determined to be a danger to society, regardless of protected status under the torture convention, H8887, H8890 [8OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5353 [8JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6962 [9SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7762 [29SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7926 [30SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H5353 [8JY]

Immigration: allow acceptance of consular-issued identification cards, H8981, H8983 [8OC]

———maintain existing asylum rights and refugee protections, H8897, H8979, H8984 [8OC]

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad, H8881 [8OC]

———require a due process review of certain illegal aliens before expediting deportation, H8895, H8979 [8OC]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), motion to instruct conferees, H8979, H8981, H8983, H8984 [8OC]

Mexico: prohibit funding to implement U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement, H6962 [9SE]

National Civic League: tribute to All-America City Award recipients (H. Con. Res. 464), H8266 [6OC]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8881, H8886, H8887, H8890, H8895, H8897 [8OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3853 [9JN]

Terrorism: prohibit provision of material support, H8886 [8OC]