GUTKNECHT, GIL (a Representative from Minnesota)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Amtrak: anniversary of Empire Builder rail line (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 442), H5072 [24JN]

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), H11057 [7DE]

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

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H6756 [7SE]

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), H2155 [2AP]

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]

———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]

College of St. Benedict/St. John's University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 493), H36 [20JA]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H2919 [12MY]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (see H.R. 4785), H5401 [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation: include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 5170), H7863 [29SE]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 4773), H5793 [14JY]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H3440 (see H.R. 3193), H3540 [20MY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 492), H90 [21JA]

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 353), H244 [28JA]

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

FCC: ruling in response to complaints regarding broadcast of program material containing indecent language (see H. Res. 482), H90 [21JA]

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see H.R. 4151), H2152 [2AP]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H2373 [22AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see H.R. 2079), H36 [20JA]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

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), H1322 [18MR]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H2154 [2AP]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4662), H6707 [22JY]

Iran: express sympathy for victims of earthquake in Bam (see H. Res. 526), H515 [11FE]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H2658 [5MY]

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

Medicare: contain costs of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3854), H699 [26FE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H2154 [2AP]

Members of Congress: render previous service of individuals expelled from Congress as noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for retirement and disability benefits (see H.R. 1098), H3963 [14JN]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H2406 [27AP]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H5195 [6JY]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the half-dollar coin in commemoration (see H.R. 4525), H4287 [16JN]

———support an artistic tribute to commemorate speech given at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany on June 12, 1987, to be placed within the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 448), H3964 [14JN]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see H.R. 4779), H6707 [22JY]

Space policy: congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC, and the pilots of SpaceShipOne for winning the Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement (see H. Res. 820), H8167 [5OC]

———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 a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H575 [24FE]

———create lifetime savings accounts (see H.R. 4078), H1789 [31MR]

Treaties and agreements: oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H6899 [8SE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H2657 [5MY]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's ice hockey team (see H. Res. 630), H2728 [6MY]

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), H7575 [23SE]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Letters

Prohibit Dept. of the Treasury funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion: Michael Naylor, AARP, H7271 [21SE]

Senior citizens' participation in health savings accounts: David Bergstrom, Minnesota State Retirement System, H7205 [15SE], H7278 [21SE]

———Mary Most Vanek, Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota, H7205 [15SE], H7278 [21SE]

———Richard M. Nelson, Minneapolis Police Relief Association, H7205 [15SE], H7278 [21SE]

———Sue Mauren, Minnesota Teamsters Public & Law Enforcement Employees Union, H7206 [15SE], H7278 [21SE]

———Walter C. Schirmer, Minneapolis Firefighters' Relief Association, H7205 [15SE], H7278 [21SE]

Remarks

BIA: procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, H4243 [16JN]

Budget: convert current nonbinding resolution into joint budget resolution that if signed by the President would have the force of law, H4999 [24JN]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4968, H4999 [24JN]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), consideration (H. Res. 692), H4899, H4901, H4904 [24JN]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H4619 [21JN], H4731 [22JN]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1932 [11OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4243 [16JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion, H7270, H7273 [21SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7205 [15SE], H7270, H7273, H7278 [21SE]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H1624, H1625, H1626, H1627, H1628, H1629 [29MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5100 [25JN]

Food stamps: issuance through electronic benefits transfer, H4731 [22JN]

IBM Corp.: tribute to supercomputing and high-performance computing programs, E1348 [9JY]

Lewis & Clark Rural Water System: funding, H5100 [25JN]

OPM: prohibit use of funds to allow Federal employees to enroll in any high-deductible health plan that does not require at least 3 consecutive years of enrollment, H7278 [21SE]

———prohibit use of funds to allow the offering or administering health savings accounts or health reimbursement accounts as part of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7205 [15SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H3056 [17MY], H5719 [14JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3831 [9JN]

Taxation: repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 25), H7557, H7558, H7559, H7560, H7561, H7562 [23SE]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (H.R. 4600), E1469 [22JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5719 [14JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5469 [9JY], H5534 [12JY], H7942 [30SE]

Special order: granted, H2812 [11MY], H3079 [17MY], H4644 [21JN], H5469 [9JY], H7232 [15SE]

Tributes

Calderon, Juan, Jr., H7406 [22SE]