HILL, BARON P. (a Representative from Indiana)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H1230 [17MR]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H304 [3FE]

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

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3816), H1791 [31MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected under the system, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 3787), H576 [24FE]

Dept. of Defense: direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

Education: recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H2373 [22AP]

EPA: redesignate as the Dept. of Environmental Protection and elevate to cabinet level position, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 37), H5655 [13JY]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H701 [26FE]

———provide for punishment of certain profane broadcasts (see H.R. 3687), H245 [28JA]

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

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H3391 [19MY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H2549 [4MY]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H5195 [6JY]

Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (see H. Con. Res. 400), H3230 [18MY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H1791 [31MR]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H393 [4FE]

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), H831 [3MR]

Iraq: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction (see H.R. 4467), H3439 (see H.R. 4467), H3539 [20MY]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H7443 [22SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8038 [4OC]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H245 [28JA]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H37 [20JA]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4391 (see H.R. 3148), H4507 [17JN]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H5908 [15JY]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H2658 [5MY]

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see H.R. 3756), H3016 [13MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

National School Lunch Act: fruit and vegetable pilot program funding (see H.R. 2832), H37 [20JA]

National security: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that may pose a significant public health threat (see H.R. 4258), H4580 [18JN]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H2266 [21AP]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 3889), H2019 [1AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H2657 [5MY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H244 [28JA]

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

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (see H.R. 3796), H1230 [17MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 66), H5655 [13JY]

———provide relief for middle income taxpayers (see H.R. 4997), H6704 [22JY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H4287 [16JN]

Tidmarsh, David S.: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee champion (see H. Res. 684), H4766 [22JN]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1594 [25MR]

Veterans: 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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4647 [21JN]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H1643 [29MR]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see H.J. Res. 93), H2491 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 3995), H1321 [18MR]

Miller, Joseph I.: tribute (see H. Res. 779), H7329 [21SE]

States: provide flexibility in the designation of certain counties as ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4309), H2727 [6MY]

Taxation: repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (H.R. 1769), consideration (see H. Res. 534), H633 [25FE]

Motions

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), H6859 [8SE]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H417 [10FE], H5953 [19JY], H6859, H6861, H6862, H6864 [8SE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2589 [5MY], H5953 [19JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2589 [5MY]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, E1803 [6OC]

Memorial Day: observance, H3517 [20MY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3830 [9JN]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), motion to instruct conferees, H6859, H6861, H6862, H6864 [8SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H431 [10FE], H5979 [19JY]

Tributes

Zipes, Douglas P., E1000 [2JN]