SHUSTER, BILL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
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), H7575 [23SE]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 3069), H2199 [20AP]
Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H5471 [9JY]
American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H4647 [21JN]
Armed Forces: allow receipt of special pay by qualified dental officers while undergoing dental internship or residency training (see H.R. 2287), H3963 [14JN]
———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 2587), H2658 [5MY]
Aviation: clarify importance of utilizing biometric technology to improve aviation and airport security (see H.R. 4914), H6701 [22JY]
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), H2266 [21AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H2200 [20AP]
———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H2154 [2AP]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]
Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 459), H4894 [23JN]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H927 [9MR]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 996), H3094 [17MY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1755), H6557 [21JY]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize grants to improve security on over-the-road bus operations (see H.R. 5082), H7233 [15SE]
Elections: assert that terrorists will never cause the date of a Presidential election to be postponed and that no individual or agency will have the authority to postpone a Presidential election (see H. Res. 728), H6127 [20JY]
English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H927 [9MR]
FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [21JA]
Families and domestic relations: clarify definition of marriage (see H.R. 4892), H6700 [22JY]
———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]
Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 4048), H1592 [25MR]
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]
———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H1323 [18MR]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H2266 [21AP]
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make reduction in capital gains rates for individuals permanent (see H.R. 2635), H2154 [2AP]
Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see H.R. 4039), H2658 [5MY]
Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]
Medicare: extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H6700 [22JY]
———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H3094 [17MY]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 4927), H7945 [30SE]
———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H393 [4FE]
———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H5471 [9JY]
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 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]
Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 703), H5195 [6JY]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 298), H6707 [22JY]
Portugal: tribute to friendship, leadership, and support of the U.S. in the effort to combat international terrorism (see H. Res. 688), H5151 [25JN]
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), H3781 [3JN]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H6555 [21JY]
States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 5190), H8409 [6OC]
Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H1322 [18MR]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H434 [10FE]
———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H6706 [22JY]
———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4227), H2549 [4MY]
———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]
———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H36 [20JA]
Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H435 [10FE]
Transportation: responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements (see H.R. 2863), H4391 (see H.R. 2863), H4507 [17JN]
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]
Women: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 233), H1230 [17MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a greater number of members on certain combined Farm Service Agency county committees (see H.R. 4163), H2153 [2AP]
Ronald Reagan Federal Building, Harrisburg, PA: designate (see H.R. 3923), H926 [9MR]
Taxation: index for inflation the exemption amount for individuals under, and call for future repeal of, the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 4164), H2153 [2AP]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H7947 [4OC]
Remarks
Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E970
Bedford, PA: anniversary of Bedford Fire Dept. #1, Inc., E974
Bruderhof Community (organization): tribute to Peace Barn project, E1842
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), E470
Cambria County, PA: anniversary, E438
Clark Metal Products Co.: anniversary, E861
Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 339), H952
Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H655
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7764 [29SE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H4294 [17JN]
Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7920 [30SE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (S. 741), H6100
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), H2862 [12MY]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H114 [27JA]
New Paris, PA: anniversary of Chestnut Ridge Lions Club, E1075
Pennsylvania State University: anniversary (H. Res. 703), E1301
Ridenour, Robert J.: Bedford, PA, Rotary Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1125
Roads and highways: allow States to build voluntary-use toll lanes and dedicate revenues to new highway capacity, H2068 [2AP]
Saxton, PA: anniversary, E1311
Sheedy, John: Visiting Nurse Associations of America Volunteer Board Member of the Year award recipient, E553
Sheetz, Stephen G.: Blair County, PA, Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Advocacy recipient, E731
Small Business Act: extend (H.R. 4062), H1749
Small Business Investment Act: extend (H.R. 4062), H1749
Spruce Creek, PA: anniversary of Spruce Creek Rod and Gun Club, E879
Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2581 [5MY]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1801 [1AP], H2068, H2071 [2AP]
———include high priority and significant national regional projects under State minimum guarantee funding provisions, H2071 [2AP]
Tyrone, PA: anniversary of Epworth Manor (health care facility), E2180
Veterans: health care funding, E470
Waynesboro, PA: anniversary of Waynesboro Lions Club, E2164
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H87 [21JA], H125 [27JA], H7060 [13SE]
Tributes
Blackburn, John R., Jr., E2029
Detwiler, Harold E., E294
Etchison, Betty L., E62
Reagan, Ronald, H3825 [9JN]
Snider, Obie, E113
Zellem, Scott, E1877