McHUGH, JOHN M. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H229 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1451), H1694 [17MR]

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 763), H582 [10FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H2739 [28AP]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H5915 [14JY]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H7566 [28JY]

Armed Forces: provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H8513 [28SE]

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H5964 [18JY]

Bankruptcy: establish a priority for the payment of claims for duties paid to the U.S. by licensed customs brokers and sureties on behalf of a debtor (see H.R. 1294), H8734 [6OC]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H1694 [17MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 1494), H4985 [22JN]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H9696 [4NO]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8089 [15SE]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H4561 [15JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

Children and youth: promote improvement of information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 3582), H8847 [17OC]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5963 [18JY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H8809 [7OC]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H2551 [26AP]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H3113 [10MY]

———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3004), H4895 [21JN]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H8986 [19OC]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 227), H136 [6JA]

———require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H11328 [8DE]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H6205 [20JY]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H75 [4JA]

Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance: establish (see H.R. 4619), H12167 [17DE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H942 [2MR]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2521), H6381 [22JY]

Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (see H.R. 4515), H11503 [13DE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 2305), H6652 [26JY]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H1896 [12AP]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H350 [2FE]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1372 [10MR]

Crime: increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (see H.R. 2363), H4297 [8JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H798 [17FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H4561 [15JN]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 131), H75 [4JA]

Dept. of Commerce: delegate to the Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade the functions relating to trade adjustment assistance for firms (see H.R. 466), H1025 [8MR]

Dept. of Energy: remediation and disposal of nuclear waste at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, Ashford, NY (see H.R. 3101), H9641 [3NO]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H11036 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: consolidate citizenship and immigration databases into a comprehensive database to improve customer service and enhance national security and public safety (see H.R. 4412), H12051 [16DE]

———establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 4312), H11036 [18NO]

———establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see H.R. 1805), H2471 [21AP]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H1622 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H2394 [20AP]

———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 4228), H9641 [3NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 1741), H9276 [26OC]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9362 [27OC]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 12), H79 [4JA]

———improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H10039 [8NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H2739 [28AP]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H8810 [7OC]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H8090 [15SE]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8342 [22SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4073 [25MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

Education: increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H.R. 133), H197 [25JA]

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H413 [8FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]

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), H845 [1MR]

Europe: foster cross-border cooperation in Northern Europe (see H.R. 1026), H1779 [5AP]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H2978 [4MY]

———repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 1119), H983 [3MR]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H11504 [13DE]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11504 [13DE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H846 [1MR]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H11504 [13DE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H848 [1MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4141 [26MY]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H3769 [23MY]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3049), H7673 [6SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H1368 [10MR]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 3934), H8513 [28SE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———improve program coordination (see H.R. 2129), H3052 [5MY]

———prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H4723 [17JN]

———recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H7862 [13SE]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see H.R. 1215), H1368 [10MR]

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H581 [10FE]

———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. 534), H349 [2FE]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 963), H3894 [24MY]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H9276 [26OC]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2650), H4401 [13JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H989 [7MR]

Health care facilities: implement computerized order entry systems in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to reduce medication errors and increase efficiency (see H.R. 3607), H9472 [1NO]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H8735 [6OC]

Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: designate (see H.R. 3548), H8644 [29SE]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 762), H582 [10FE]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H6205 [20JY]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H10227 [15NO]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H1896 [12AP]

———enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities (see H.R. 4238), H10161 [14NO]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H1510 [15MR]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H848 [1MR]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see H.R. 4437), H11504 [13DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H9641 [3NO]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 743), H581 [10FE]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H2549 [26AP]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 3359), H8388 [27SE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1000), H4143 [26MY]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H9277 [26OC]

Iran: address ongoing nuclear efforts relative to threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 162), H4144 [26MY]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H848 [1MR]

———resolve crisis regarding the nuclear program diplomatically (see H. Con. Res. 177), H8847 [17OC]

Irish American Cultural Institute: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3638), H8644 [29SE]

James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3339), H6106 [19JY]

Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10227 [15NO]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7741 [7SE]

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. 1696), H2149 [19AP]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7673 [6SE]

———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (see H.R. 3407), H6380 [22JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see H.R. 4101), H9042 [20OC]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H10910 [17NO]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]

Medicaid: extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8644 [29SE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H11655 [14DE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H3695 [19MY]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H7862 [13SE]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H7815 [8SE]

———establish a floor for physician payment rates (see H.R. 4078), H11036 [18NO]

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H10145 [9NO]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2350), H3261 [12MY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H2737 [28AP]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H11655 [14DE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received an organ transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 2051), H8986 [19OC]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7673 [6SE]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H791 [17FE]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H71 [4JA]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H11035 [18NO]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 823), H4296 [8JN]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H9103 [25OC]

Middle East: support findings of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri, condemn Syria for apparent involvement, and demand Syrian compliance with certain U.N. resolutions (see H. Res. 510), H9427 [28OC]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7566 [28JY]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H9696 [4NO]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H7743 [7SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H8163 [20SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H4074 [25MY]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H2474 [21AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8343 [22SE]

National School-Based Health Centers Month: establish (see H. Res. 164), H1781 [5AP]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

Native Americans: regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to other governmental employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 331), H2978 [4MY]

New York, NY: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H1695 [17MR]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H2649 [27AP]

Northeast Regional Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 1695), H2149 [19AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (see H.R. 2565), H3892 [24MY]

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H8919 [18OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H12051 [16DE]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11505 [13DE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H5362 [28JN]

Petroleum: streamline the process of Federal approval for construction or expansion of refineries (see H.R. 3923), H9277 [26OC]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 453), H8644 [29SE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1897 [12AP]

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see H.R. 1608), H1968 [13AP] (see H.R. 3081), H6107 [19JY]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 507), H9427 [28OC]

Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H8735 [6OC]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H1697 [17MR]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H2739 [28AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3083), H6107 [19JY]

Roads and highways: ensure that highway safety signs within 5 miles of a border checkpoint in the U.S. are bilingual (see H.R. 3814), H8088 [15SE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H233 [26JA]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H9436 [31OC]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4045), H9277 [26OC]

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H410 [8FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H1896 [12AP]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H1697 [17MR]

———provide congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements (see H.R. 2339), H9472 [1NO]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H797 [17FE]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 899), H2103 [14AP]

Supreme Court: encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 245), H8343 [22SE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H348 [2FE]

———natural cork (see H.R. 1944), H2647 [27AP]

Tariff Act: marking of imported home furniture (see H.R. 445), H283 [1FE]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H4723 [17JN]

———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H196 [25JA]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H6107 [19JY]

———allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences in rural areas (see H.R. 883), H791 [17FE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H2976 [4MY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H583 [10FE]

———allow a temporary credit to offset the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and fishermen (see H.R. 3944), H8642 [29SE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H2978 [4MY]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9426 [28OC]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H2150 [19AP]

———allow full deductibility of health insurance costs of individuals (see H.R. 2176), H8919 [18OC]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 196), H236 [26JA]

———allow individuals to designate overpayments to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts (see H.R. 3905), H8735 [6OC]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H3556 [18MY]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H1847 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1765), H2470 [21AP]

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 3079), H6107 [19JY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H410 [8FE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H6381 [22JY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9042 [20OC]

———extend deduction for increased expensing for small business (see H.R. 1678), H2743 [2MY]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 877), H8643 [29SE]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4356 [9JN]

———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 3957), H9363 [27OC]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H9103 [25OC]

———increase age limit for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1597), H2649 [27AP]

———increase and extend temporary expensing for equipment used in refining of liquid fuels (see H.R. 3680), H11036 [18NO]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H3436 [17MY]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H3199 [11MY]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H7861 [13SE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]

———modify treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 2941), H8388 [27SE]

———permit interest on federally guaranteed water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans to be tax exempt in order to improve such facilities in rural areas (see H.R. 2378), H11328 [8DE]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H942 [2MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2739 [28AP]

———provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers of a certain age (see H.R. 2127), H3332 [16MY]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H5252 [27JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1369 [10MR]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H351 [2FE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8644 [29SE]

———provide incentives for oil refineries, oil and gas pipelines, and petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 3924), H9277 [26OC]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H848 [1MR]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts and elective deferrals under qualified cash or deferred arrangements (see H.R. 195), H4296 [8JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 897), H792 [17FE]

———temporarily suspend Federal excise taxes on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 3683), H7950 [14SE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H983 [3MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1847 [6AP]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation (see H.R. 3146), H6652 [26JY]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H4401 [13JN]

Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (see H.R. 1167), H7861 [13SE]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H631 [15FE] (see H. Res. 282), H3435 [17MY]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H4656 [16JN]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1220), H2473 [21AP]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1664), H2101 [14AP]

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3054 [5MY]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see H.R. 366), H984 [3MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

von Steuben, Frederick W.A.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 44), H2550 [26AP]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H2649 [27AP]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8644 [29SE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1369 [10MR]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: promote use of anaerobic digesters by agricultural producers and rural small businesses to produce renewable energy and improve environmental quality (see H.R. 140), H76 [4JA]

Business and industry: establish a grant program to support broadband-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 146), H76 [4JA]

———establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 145), H76 [4JA]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 715), H522 [9FE]

Computers: expand computer and telecommunications advancements in rural areas (see H.R. 144), H76 [4JA]

Dept. of the Interior: require at least one public hearing in surrounding community where land is requested to be taken into trust for an Indian tribe (see H.R. 4634), H12167 [17DE]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4516), H11503 [13DE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H72 [4JA]

Rural areas: provide job creation and assistance (see H.R. 143), H76 [4JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 4219), H9640 [3NO]

———allow full deductibility of health insurance costs of individuals (see H.R. 4218), H9640 [3NO]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 141), H76 [4JA]

———provide credit for farmers' investments in value-added agriculture (see H.R. 142), H76 [4JA]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 4220), H9640 [3NO]

Tobacco products: make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable (see H.R. 2813), H4295 [8JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: role of women in combat and support situations, H3917 [25MY]

Channel Islands National Park: transfer management of Santa Rosa Island to the Dept. of Defense for recreational purposes, H11865 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3916, H3917 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12203 [18DE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), motion to instruct conferees, H11861, H11863, H11865 [15DE]

———submit reports on existence of clandestine facilities used to detain individuals captured in the global war on terrorism, H11861, H11863, H11865 [15DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4846 [21JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H8790 [7OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H11867 [15DE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8790 [7OC]

Postal Service: establish pilot program to test alternative methods for the delivery postal services, H6543 [26JY]

———reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6514, H6540, H6543, H6546 [26JY]

———repeal requirement that the next Board of Governors vacancy be filled by an individual supported by labor unions, H6540 [26JY]

———use the Civil Service Retirement System savings for the Postal Service's unfunded health care liability and maintain military service retirement credits costs, H6546 [26JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5251 [27JN], H7857 [13SE], H11878 [15DE]

Resignations

Committee on International Relations (House), H228 [26JA]

Tributes

Samuel, Victor, E2619 [19DE]