MANZULLO, DONALD A. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3419 [20MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4172 [15JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5240 [7JY]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), H435 [10FE]

Appointments

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

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

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2990 [13MY]

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), H5151 [25JN]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H304 [3FE]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin labeling information on certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4576), H6707 [22JY]

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: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7945 [30SE]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H2374 [22AP]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (see H. Res. 821), H8167 [5OC]

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]

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4391 (see H.R. 4608), H4506 [17JN]

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]

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), H1322 [18MR]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H2200 [20AP]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3543), H1117 [16MR]

China, People's Republic of: urge certain actions regarding exports of coke (see H. Res. 697), H4927 (see H. Res. 697), H5071 [24JN]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3920), H1323 [18MR]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H2728 [6MY]

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]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H5654 [13JY]

Crime: protect children from criminal recidivists (see H.R. 4150), H2152 [2AP]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 4358), H5331 [7JY]

Dept. of Commerce: make noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments solely for the purpose of funding capital projects (see H.R. 4310), H2727 [6MY] (see H.R. 4371), H3093 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H2549 [4MY]

Dept. of Energy: improve funding mechanism for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (see H.R. 3429), H37 [20JA]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H7735 [28SE]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H3094 [17MY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 775), H2549 [4MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H7735 [28SE]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H4286 [16JN]

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

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H304 [3FE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H7945 [30SE]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H128 [27JA]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H1370 [23MR]

France: condemn policy prohibiting religious articles and symbols in schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference (see H. Res. 528), H2266 [21AP]

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), H245 [28JA]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 4280), H2919 [12MY]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H2658 [5MY]

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H872 [4MR]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7864 [29SE]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H7329 [21SE]

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

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

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), H6899 [8SE]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 720), H7235 [15SE]

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), H4894 [23JN]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H392 [4FE]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1594 [25MR]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H1370 [23MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 3889), H1484 [24MR]

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]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H37 [20JA]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H8168 [5OC]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H2406 [27AP]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the ten dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 4528), H4287 [16JN]

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

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H244 [28JA]

Research: improve the Visas Mantis security check program through a reduction of processing times and improvement in efficiency under such program (see H.R. 4373), H3873 [9JN]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H5982 [19JY]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1631), H7234 [15SE]

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

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

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain education and training expenses (see H.R. 4392), H3390 [19MY]

———allow employers a tax credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4307), H3230 [18MY]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 4796), H7575 [23SE]

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

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 3953), H1071 [11MR]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2978), H1370 [23MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1523), H2483 [28AP]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H10895 [24NO]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H5471 [9JY]

———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]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4654), H5151 [25JN]

UNESCO: U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 443), H3780 [3JN]

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]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

SBA: reauthorize loan programs (see H.R. 5108), H7328 [21SE]

Small Business Act: extend (see H.R. 3915), H926 [9MR] (see H.R. 4062), H1739 [30MR] (see H.R. 4478), H3719 [2JN] (see H.R. 5008), H6755 [7SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (see H.R. 3915), H926 [9MR] (see H.R. 4062), H1739 [30MR] (see H.R. 4478), H3719 [2JN] (see H.R. 5008), H6755 [7SE]

Technology: recognize contributions of environmental systems and the technicians who install and maintain them (see H. Res. 548), H752 [2MR]

Explanations

Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 4818): SBA Loan Programs Reauthorization, H10196-H10202 [20NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10196 [20NO]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (H.R. 775), E901 [18MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5240, H5246, H5247, H5251 [7JY]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H4399 [17JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10196 [20NO]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3149 [18MY]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), H797 [3MR]

SBA: reauthorize loan programs, H10196 [20NO]

———7(a) guarantee loan program funding, H5240, H5246, H5247, H5251 [7JY]

Small Business Act: extend (H.R. 3915), H990, H991 [10MR]

———extend (H.R. 4062), H1746, H1747 [31MR], E617 [22AP]

———extend (H.R. 4478), H3748 [3JN]

Small Business Investment Act: extend (H.R. 3915), H990, H991 [10MR]

———extend (H.R. 4062), H1746, H1747 [31MR], E617 [22AP]

———extend (H.R. 4478), H3748 [3JN]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4399, H4400 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4399, H4400 [17JN]

Statements

Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act Extension: by, Committee on Small Business (House), E617-E619 [22AP]

Tribute to Representative Crane: Edwin J. Feulner, Heritage Foundation, E2065 [18NO]

Tributes

Bereuter, Representative, H5397 [8JY]

Crane, Representative, H9883, H9887 [17NO], E2065 [18NO]

Lipinski, Representative, H9882 [17NO]

Piper, Nancy, E705 [29AP]