TANNER, JOHN S. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Appointments

North Atlantic Assembly, H1684 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H4143 [26MY]

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

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), H2149 [19AP]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H5602 [30JN]

———commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H5603 [30JN]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength levels for active duty personnel and Special Operation Forces (see H.R. 1666), H2101 [14AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H2880 [3MY]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H4142 [26MY]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1871), H2646 [27AP]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1780 [5AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H6381 [22JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H796 [17FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H4296 [8JN]

Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H12049 [16DE]

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: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H5604 [30JN]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H8986 [19OC]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H984 [3MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see H.R. 1229), H1369 [10MR]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H6936 [27JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]

Dallas, TX: modify restrictions on the provisions of air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2932), H9556 [2NO]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H8514 [28SE]

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H6329 [21JY]

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), H4356 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H3056 [5MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8810 [7OC]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H1417 [14MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1780 [5AP]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H1897 [12AP]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3769 [23MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H3695 [19MY]

Financial institutions: 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), H3198 [11MY]

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

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7673 [6SE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H3892 [24MY]

Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 62), H630 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H11503 [13DE]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1026 [8MR]

———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H797 [17FE]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3769 [23MY]

Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10156 [10NO]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H848 [1MR]

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]

Masonic Order (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Res. 17), H236 [26JA]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1693 [17MR]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see H.R. 4403), H11033 [18NO]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H7558 [28JY]

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H4721 [17JN]

———improve the provision of telehealth services (see H.R. 2807), H5604 [30JN]

———provide incentives linking quality to payment for skilled nursing facilities and establish a Long-Term Care Financing Commission (see H.R. 1381), H1692 [17MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1779 [5AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H628 [15FE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]

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. 2721), H4723 [17JN]

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

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2739 [28AP]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H4656 [16JN]

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

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2648 [27AP]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H3557 [18MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4140 [26MY]

OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H8847 [17OC]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H10503 [16NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1622 [16MR]

Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H12049 [16DE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H3695 [19MY]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1846 [6AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H848 [1MR]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H287 [1FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H584 [10FE]

Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H196 [25JA]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H7614 [29JY]

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 1010), H846 [1MR]

———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), H8846 [17OC]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H6936 [27JY]

———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 from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H629 [15FE]

———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H3196 [11MY]

———guarantee tax-exempt bonds for the purpose of rebuilding the Gulf Coast from the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 3947), H8642 [29SE]

———modify the active business definition relative to corporate reorganization or division (see H.R. 2911), H4560 [15JN]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 3019), H5177 [24JN]

———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (see H.R. 4006), H8733 [6OC]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1421), H1693 [17MR]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 2594), H3893 [24MY]

———provide incentives for the production of motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 626), H942 [2MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, increase exclusion equivalent and establish inflation adjustment for the unified credit, and increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 1568), H1894 [12AP]

———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 1791), H2471 [21AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H4801 [20JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H11109 [6DE]

Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H11881 [15DE]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: update feasibility and suitability study and include new trail segments (see H.R. 3085), H5361 [28JN]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H10227 [15NO]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H3056 [5MY]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 4122), H9043 [20OC]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4073 [25MY]

Remarks

Budget: allocation of funds, H10380 [16NO]

———deficit, H10380, H10381 [16NO], H12161 [17DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9698 [7NO], H10380 [16NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10543 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11254 [8DE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H12163, H12164, H12165 [17DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1553 [16MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1925 [13AP]

Holt, Julia: Tennessee Safety Education Hero Award recipient, E569 [7AP]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), E1835 [13SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1835 [13SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, H12163 [17DE]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), E43 [6JA]

WCMT-Radio (Martin, TN): National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Award recipient, E1181 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8084 [15SE]

Special order: granted, H2974 [4MY]

Tributes

Gibson, Johnny, E403 [10MR]

Hayes, David E., E154 [2FE]

Kilgore, Merle, E249 [16FE]

Kisber, Jonas, E787 [27AP]

Lewis, Olee, E1389 [28JN]