ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4562 [18JN]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H1277 [18MR]

Articles and editorials

Progress in Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev (President, Kazakhstan), Washington (DC) Times, E330 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see H.R. 4103), H2658 [5MY]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (see H.R. 3482), H700 [26FE]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H633 [25FE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 60), H701 [26FE]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3388), H10000 [18NO]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H5909 [15JY]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3966), H1074 [12MR]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H9184 [9OC]

Army: establish a combat artillery badge (see H.R. 3950), H2374 [22AP]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H7575 [23SE]

———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]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H872 [4MR]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H2266 [21AP]

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 (see H.R. 3598), H2019 [1AP]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H576 [24FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit each State to provide a statue of an individual representing that State for display in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 5038), H7443 [22SE]

Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 4688), H4926 (see H.R. 4688), H5070 [24JN]

Children and youth: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts (see H.R. 4939), H6702 [22JY]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (see H.R. 3779), H3230 [18MY]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5165), H7863 [29SE]

Coins: improve circulation of the $1 coin and create a new bullion coin (see H.R. 3916), H1740 [30MR]

Congressional Accountability Act: extend to legislative branch employees certain protections available to Federal employees under certain laws (see H.R. 3963), H1071 [11MR]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2372 [22AP]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3762), H1593 [25MR]

Courts: ensure Federal Tort Claims Act protections for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 4347), H3230 [18MY]

Crime: impose the death penalty for kingpins of child sex slave trafficking enterprises (see H.R. 3913), H876 [8MR]

C-SPAN: anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H1117 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H6997 [9SE]

———offer farmers supplemental crop insurance based on area yield and loss plan of insurance (see H.R. 4702), H6900 [8SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H1230 [17MR]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H7443 [22SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H5793 [14JY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 4186), H2265 [21AP]

———make beach nourishment projects eligible for inclusion in mitigation plans, and for hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 3804), H753 [2MR]

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H244 [28JA]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4640), H4894 [23JN]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5188), H9051 [8OC]

Education: expand opportunities for postsecondary education (see H.R. 3039), H244 [28JA]

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

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4090), H1790 [31MR]

———extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4090), H2267 [21AP]

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3764), H633 [25FE]

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

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 3990), H2728 [6MY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H752 [2MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 5123), H8168 [5OC]

Federal aid programs: ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students (see H.R. 4370), H5793 [14JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H5654 [13JY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H2728 [6MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 3880), H2484 [28AP]

Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of products and services of foreign nationals who violate U.S. intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 609), H2483 [28AP]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H2658 [5MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H2550 [4MY]

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]

Government regulations: prevent abuse of and establish a uniform system of accountability for the use of Government purchase and travel cards (see H.R. 3165), H3094 [17MY]

Great Lakes Protection and Restoration Committee: establish (see H.R. 4416), H4766 [22JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H700 [26FE]

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

———promote improved nutrition for needy Americans by incorporating more fruits, vegetables, and juice products into Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 2592), H927 [9MR]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 4187), H4171 [15JN]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 4866), H7138 [14SE]

———establish grant program to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness (see H.R. 4057), H3392 [19MY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H5909 [15JY]

Immigration: increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H2484 [28AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (see H.R. 4306), H5793 [14JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1117 [16MR]

Iran: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 501), H753 [2MR]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4128), H2151 [2AP]

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3708), H35 [20JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7329 [21SE]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H7735 [28SE]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see H. Res. 596), H2374 [22AP]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H4928 (see H.R. 4636), H5072 [24JN]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 2967), H2483 [28AP]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Res. 727), H5983 [19JY]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4894 [23JN]

Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 4927), H6702 [22JY]

———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), H1323 [18MR]

———render previous service of individuals expelled from Congress as noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for retirement and disability benefits (see H.R. 1098), H752 [2MR]

Mental health: authorizing appropriations for diversion courts (see H.R. 3924), H3821 [8JN]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H6128 [20JY]

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

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), H576 [24FE]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 452), H4286 [16JN]

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

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]

National Weatherization Day: designate (see H. Res. 777), H7245 [17SE]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals (see H.R. 4413), H3781 [3JN]

Natural resources: provide fellowships for graduate and postgraduate students in natural resource- or wildlife-related advanced degree programs to provide expertise to Federal agencies and Congress (see H.R. 5145), H7574 [23SE]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 703), H5402 [8JY]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3761), H1593 [25MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H37 [20JA]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H1594 [25MR]

Small Business Act: amend to reauthorize the Paul D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace Program (see H.R. 4119), H4928 (see H.R. 4119), H5072 [24JN]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H3440 (see H.R. 2598), H3540 [20MY]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H4766 [22JN]

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

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H1592 [25MR]

Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3890), H870 [4MR]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2266 [21AP]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7329 [21SE]

Taxation: allow a credit for expenditures to remediate contaminated sites (see H.R. 4480), H3719 [2JN]

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

———allow increase in the minimum credit against alternative minimum tax where stock acquired pursuant to incentive stock options is sold or exchanged at a loss (see H.R. 3806), H514 [11FE]

———allow withdrawals from individual retirement plans without penalty by individuals within natural disaster areas determined by the President occurring in 2004 (see H.R. 5094), H7233 [15SE]

———change the name of the head of household filing status to single parent or guardian (see H.R. 4133), H3781 [3JN]

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

———exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3527), H393 [4FE]

———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), H3094 [17MY]

———limit increase in the number of individuals affected by, and call for future repeal of, the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4131), H3781 [3JN]

———make improvements to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 5114), H7945 [30SE]

———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]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 5378), H9962 [17NO]

———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]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 4983), H6704 [22JY]

———provide a uniform definition of a qualifying child (see H.R. 4132), H3781 [3JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 4206), H4766 [22JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (see H.R. 4520), H3784 [4JN]

———repeal threshold on the deduction for medical expenses and allow that deduction to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions (see H.R. 3704), H393 [4FE]

———simplify the taxation of businesses (see H.R. 4840), H5907 [15JY]

———treatment of amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 973), H830 [3MR]

———treatment of certain qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 4113), H3230 [18MY]

———treatment of ground rent paid on land on which a qualified residence is located and which is allotted or Indian-owned land (see H.R. 1426), H1593 [25MR]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 4488), H7864 [29SE]

———treatment of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 4849), H5908 [15JY]

———treatment of startup partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 3225), H89 [21JA]

———update optional methods for computing self-employment net earnings (see H.R. 2747), H3440 (see H.R. 2747), H3540 [20MY]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H1791 [31MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H5471 [9JY]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4334), H3441 (see H.R. 4334), H3541 [20MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H304 [3FE]

———responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H304 [3FE]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4654), H4892 [23JN]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H4171 [15JN]

Veterans: increase maximum amount of available home loan guaranty (see H.R. 4065), H2374 [22AP]

———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]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H2657 [5MY]

Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4530), H4928 (see H.R. 4530), H5072 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Afghanistan: protect archeological or ethnological materials (see H.R. 4641), H4765 [22JN]

Convention Concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right To Organize: ratification (see H. Res. 836), H8859 [7OC]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H88 [21JA]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H5149 [25JN]

Law enforcement: provide training opportunities for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in intelligence analysis and dissemination (see H.R. 4038), H1592 [25MR]

Medicare: provide incentives linking quality to payment for skilled nursing facilities and establish a Long-Term Care Financing Commission (see H.R. 5393), H10078 [19NO]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to reduce age qualifications (see H.J. Res. 105), H7234 [15SE]

Ships and vessels: temporarily exempt scrapping of naval and Maritime Administration vessels from certain environmental statutes governing the handling of hazardous materials (see H.R. 4397), H3391 [19MY]

Tariff: electron guns for cathode ray tubes (CRT's) with a certain high definition television screen aspect ratio (see H.R. 5201), H8038 [4OC]

Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit, welfare-to-work credit, and research credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 3977), H1116 [16MR]

———provide parity in reporting requirements for national party committees and unregulated political organizations (see H.R. 4384), H3229 [18MY]

———provide small business tax incentives, increase the minimum wage, and increase the exemption for annual gross volume of business done by an enterprise (see H.R. 5093), H7233 [15SE]

———reduce the individual maximum rate of tax on certain unrecaptured gain (see H.R. 4221), H2405 [27AP]

———repeal the depreciation adjustments required in computing alternative minimum taxable income (see H.R. 3976), H1116 [16MR]

———treatment of truck cargo using a ferry operating between two ports to bypass traffic congestion on the nearest international bridge to the two ports (see H.R. 3882), H830 [3MR]

U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: ratification (see H. Res. 541), H700 [26FE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 4684), H4926 (see H.R. 4684), H5070 [24JN]

World Trade Organization: resolve disparate treatment of direct and indirect taxes (see H. Res. 705), H5330 [7JY]

YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (see H.R. 5365), H9745 [16NO]

Letters

American Jobs Creation Act: by, E1921 [11OC]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1921 [11OC]

YMCA retirement fund tax status clarification: Representative Boehner, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H10043 [19NO]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10044 [19NO]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H6861, H6862, H6863, H6864 [8SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1466 [24MR]

Foreign trade: responses to piracy of intellectual property, H6624 [22JY]

Kazakhstan: U.S. policy, E330 [9MR]

Medicare: prescription drug discount card program implementation, H3578 [1JN]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H6861, H6862, H6863, H6864 [8SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2561, H2562, H2564, H2565, H2568, H2577, H2578, H2583 [5MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2433 [28AP]

———rates, H1466 [24MR]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8713 [7OC], E1921 [11OC]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), H2847 [12MY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5703 [14JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6624 [22JY]

Votes: position on missed, H278 [3FE], E759 [5MY]

World Trade Organization: resolve disparate treatment of direct and indirect taxes (H. Res. 705), H5672, H5673, H5674 [14JY]

YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (H.R. 5365), H10042, H10043, H10044 [19NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3079 [17MY], H3602 [1JN]

Tributes

Malan, Scott, E36 [21JA]

Miller, Billie L., E983 [2JN]