CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1047, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, H3414 [20MY]

———H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, H7777 [29SE]

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), H3437 (see H.R. 4420), H3537 [20MY]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see H.R. 4103), H2018 [1AP]

Armed Forces: rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (see H. Res. 608), H2550 [4MY]

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

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), H3720 [2JN]

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

Brown, Oliver L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4162), H2153 [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), H576 [24FE]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H831 [3MR]

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

Computers: prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2885), H2658 [5MY]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (see H.R. 4785), H6128 [20JY]

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), H3720 [2JN]

———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]

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

Dept. of State: require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4214), H2919 [12MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6557 [21JY]

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

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), 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), H245 [28JA]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2269), H1116 [16MR]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 3609), H2816 [11MY]

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), H2816 [11MY]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5793 [14JY]

Iran: 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), H872 [4MR]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H5654 [13JY]

———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]

James E. Worsham Carrier Annex Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H2919 [12MY]

James E. Worsham Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3340), H2919 [12MY]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4128), H3873 [9JN]

Lamb, Brian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4014), H1369 [23MR]

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4580 [18JN]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H1230 [17MR]

Medicare: clarify right of beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with physicians and other health care professionals for services not payable under Medicare (see H.R. 4822), H5653 [13JY]

Middle East: prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people until the perpetrators, or suspected perpetrators, of the killings of U.S. citizens in Gaza are surrendered to the U.S. (see H.R. 3460), H700 [26FE]

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: prevent Government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 2293), H1116 [16MR]

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), H2550 [4MY]

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

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

Roads and highways: permit voluntary compliance with certain laws relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2672), H9184 [9OC]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H700 [26FE]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6557 [21JY]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 4281), H2816 [11MY]

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

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 1179), H515 [11FE]

Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset (see H.R. 3933), H1011 [10MR]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H516 [11FE]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H89 [21JA]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H5793 [14JY]

———allow issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance certain surface transportation facilities (see H.R. 3857), H1072 [11MR]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 3412), H5331 [7JY]

———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), H3015 [13MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2656 [5MY]

———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 credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H434 [10FE]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 3776), H8409 [6OC]

———provide for refunds to taxpayers of the budget surplus for each year of surplus (see H.R. 3784), H1072 [11MR]

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

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H4928 (see H.R. 1824), H5071 [24JN]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H244 [28JA]

———treatment of roof systems (see H.R. 3310), H516 [11FE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 4279), H2816 [11MY]

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]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H9050 [8OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

———relief (see H.R. 5224), H8168 [5OC]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4418), H3437 (see H.R. 4418), H3537 [20MY]

EPA: provide remedial actions and other assistance to affected residents near the Wauconda Sand and Gravel Superfund Site (see H.R. 5387), H9999 [18NO]

Laos: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3943), H1071 [11MR]

Motor vehicles: encourage the acceleration, production, retail sale, and consumer use of new intelligent vehicle technology safety systems (see H.R. 4931), H6702 [22JY]

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

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 4488), H3719 [2JN]

Letters

Availability of the cash method of accounting for small businesses: Karen R. Harned, National Federation of Independent Business Legal Foundation, H6479 [21JY]

Remarks

Aviation: establish programs to protect commercial aircraft from man-portable air defense systems (H.R. 4056), H6507 [21JY]

Benwell, Dylan B.: condemn abduction by grandparents and call for return (H. Res. 821), H8400 [6OC]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4418), H5679 [14JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H659 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H6623 [22JY]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H4770 [23JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7929 [30SE]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 1047), E1947 [11OC]

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 (H.R. 4280), H2863 [12MY]

International Customs Day: observance, E54 [27JA]

Morocco: encourage resolution of conflict with Western Sahara and support U.N. Security Council resolution on self-determination for Western Sahara, H6627 [22JY]

———U.S. policy, H6625 [22JY]

Motor vehicles: encourage the acceleration, production, retail sale, and consumer use of new intelligent vehicle technology safety systems (H.R. 4931), E1470 [22JY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H5700, H5701 [14JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3848 [9JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2970 [13MY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7539 [23SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2562 [5MY]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3460 [20MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), H2938 [13MY]

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

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (H.R. 2228), H6479 [21JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4394 [17JN]

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

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), motion to instruct conferees, H7754 [29SE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4394 [17JN]

———simplify the taxation of businesses (H.R. 4840), H6479 [21JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5660, H5699, H5700, H5701, H5702, H5703, H5705, H5706, H5707, H5708, H5715 [14JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6621, H6623, H6625, H6627, H6637, H6638, H6640, H6647 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H9883-H9889 [17NO], H9966 [18NO], E2057, E2065 [18NO], E2085 [20NO]

Statements

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

Tributes

Crane, Representative, H9887 [17NO]

Lipinski, Representative, E1939 [11OC]

Uihlein, Edgar, E1514 [22JY]