WELLER, JERRY (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee To Escort President Jose M. Aznar of Spain Into the House Chamber, H311 [4FE]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5195 [6JY]

Armed Forces: issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 37), H753 [2MR]

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), H2266 [21AP]

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

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (see H. Res. 768), H7580 [24SE]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H1791 [31MR]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2549 [4MY]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 4863), H6998 [9SE]

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: 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]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H5402 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H6707 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H6707 [22JY]

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

———minimum wage and maximum hour requirement exemptions for certain seasonal fireworks employees (see H.R. 2263), H3016 [13MY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H8168 [5OC]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H1740 [30MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H2549 [4MY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H700 [26FE]

Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 654), H5151 [25JN]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H1323 [18MR]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4647 [21JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H5471 [9JY]

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), H5909 [15JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H575 [24FE]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2550 [4MY]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H9051 [8OC]

———human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4766 [22JN]

———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), H576 [24FE]

Israel: support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 617), H4766 [22JN]

———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]

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H3873 [9JN]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H2657 [5MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H7073 [13SE]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 751), H7945 [30SE]

Millennium Challenge Act: extend authority to provide assistance to countries (see H.R. 4660), H4893 [23JN]

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

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H1323 [18MR]

Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H4928 (see H. Res. 688), H5072 [24JN]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H700 [26FE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3897), H927 [9MR]

Reagan, Ronald: 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), H245 [28JA]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (see H.R. 3713), H304 [3FE]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H4580 [18JN]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2550 [4MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3901), H1594 [25MR]

———allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 791), H3016 [13MY]

———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]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 2509), H5536 [12JY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2816 [11MY]

———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), H89 [21JA]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H2918 [12MY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2657 [5MY]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H7234 [15SE]

———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2265), H2199 [20AP]

———treatment of certain qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 4113), H7575 [23SE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H3720 [2JN]

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

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H9963 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 4637), H4765 [22JN]

Colombia: express concern and support for local elected officials under threat of assassination, kidnapping, forcible displacement, and coercion by terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 535), H633 [25FE]

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

Kankakee County, IL: commend agencies, organizations, and citizens involved in preservation of Kankakee Sands Ecosystem (see H. Res. 606), H2372 [22AP]

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 565), H1229 [17MR]

Tariff: 1-propene-2-methyl homopolymer (see H.R. 5228), H8407 [6OC]

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

Remarks

Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office, Manhattan, IL: designate (H.R. 3537), H885 [9MR]

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office, Malden, IL: designate (H.R. 3536), H884 [9MR]

Black History Month: observance, H603 [25FE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H1346 [23MR]

Colombia: limit participation of U.S. personnel in Plan Colombia counterdrug and counterterrorism activities, H5870 [15JY]

Congressional Hispanic Conference: anniversary, H1346 [23MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6960 [9SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H880 [9MR]

Ferre, Luis A.: tribute (H. Res. 433), E407 [18MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5870 [15JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H4629 [21JN]

Grundy County, IL: anniversary of agricultural district fair, E1367 [14JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H4629 [21JN]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1144 [17MR]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation (H.R. 4128), E522 [2AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4267 [16JN]

Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre St. Anne Post Office, St. Anne, IL: designate (H.R. 3538), H886 [9MR]

Mexico: prohibit funding to implement U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement, H6960 [9SE]

Monical's Pizza Corp.: Workforce Management (publication) Optimas Award for Vision and Winning Workforce Award for Full Service Family recipient, E2165 [6DE]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (H.R. 4492), H5927 [19JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3852 [9JN]

Taxation: allow a bonus deduction for depreciable business assets, E1506 [22JY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation, H2431, H2434 [28AP]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2429, H2430, H2431, H2433, H2434, H2436, H2439, H2440, H2441, H2442, H2443, H2445 [28AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H880 [9MR]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), E1506 [22JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5705 [14JY]

Votes: position on missed, H4616 [21JN], H5377 [8JY], E330 [9MR]

Will County, IL: Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce Salute to Industry Award recipient, E68 [28JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9994 [18NO]

Special order: granted, H630 [25FE], H1368 [23MR], H3960 [14JN]

Tributes

Shaughnessy, Kevin, E37 [21JA]