POMEROY, EARL (a Representative from North Dakota)

Amendments

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1933 [13AP]

Appointments

Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Albania: ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4656 [16JN]

American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H5801 [13JY]

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), H4802 [20JN]

Antitrust policy: restore application of antitrust laws to rail carriers (see H.R. 3318), H5962 [18JY]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H848 [1MR]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see H.R. 458), H1696 [17MR]

———provide leave for members in connection with adoptions of children (see H.R. 1373), H3769 [23MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1779 [5AP]

Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 1142), H1265 [9MR]

Climate: request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]

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: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (see H.R. 4472), H11880 [15DE]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5177 [24JN]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

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), H8089 [15SE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H74 [4JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H5176 [24JN]

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), H10910 [17NO]

Disasters: respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H5741 [12JY]

Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (see H. Res. 98), H630 [15FE]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H286 [1FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H3434 [17MY]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2340), H3260 [12MY]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H1506 [15MR]

Etchberger, Richard L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2674), H4139 [26MY]

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

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs and provide an additional extension if implementing legislation is not submitted for World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H.R. 4332), H10226 [15NO]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (see H.R. 856), H7743 [7SE]

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), H4400 [13JN]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H848 [1MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H354 [2FE]

Foreign aid: ensure protection of beneficiaries of U.S. humanitarian assistance (see H.R. 912), H792 [17FE]

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

Health: 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), H5741 [12JY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4487 [14JN]

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

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4188 [7JN]

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), H8847 [17OC]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H586 [14FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H6205 [20JY]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 4179), H9642 [3NO]

Kika de la Garza Federal Building, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 2322), H3259 [12MY]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H8920 [18OC]

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), H2649 [27AP]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H5599 [30JN]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4722 [17JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H798 [17FE]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]

———expand State long-term care partnership programs (see H.R. 3511), H7556 [28JY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H4187 [7JN]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H5741 [12JY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1620 [16MR]

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

———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H2739 [28AP]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4486 [14JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H4656 [16JN]

———make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas (see H.R. 2525), H3768 [23MY]

———permit waiver of waiting period for Medicare coverage of terminally ill disabled individuals (see H.R. 2680), H4139 [26MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10503 [16NO]

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

———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), H1025 [8MR]

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

Mental health: raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9642 [3NO]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H8387 [27SE]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H9962 [7NO]

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

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), H584 [10FE]

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

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H4802 [20JN]

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

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

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see H.R. 1039), H5252 [27JN]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H2879 [3MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H4295 [8JN]

———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), H4139 [26MY]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]

———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 employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H2151 [19AP]

———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 tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1607), H1968 [13AP]

———enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 3360), H11110 [6DE]

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

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 775), H583 [10FE]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H3694 [19MY]

———extend period that regulated investment companies may carryover capital losses (see H.R. 4069), H8846 [17OC]

———extend the exemption from unrelated business tax for debt-financed property to church pension plans (see H.R. 3587), H7560 [28JY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H847 [1MR]

———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 2564), H5604 [30JN]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 3019), H4896 [21JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see H.R. 36), H2102 [14AP]

———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 the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]

———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H8807 [7OC]

———simplify determination and deduction of interest on qualified education loans (see H.R. 2666), H8919 [18OC]

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4236), H9695 [4NO]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1507 [15MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H6205 [20JY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 515), H630 [15FE]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8736 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 1351), H1621 [16MR]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 3754), H7860 [13SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless export access for cattle and beef products improves (see H.R. 187), H77 [4JA]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (see H.R. 4257), H10038 [8NO]

Taxation: encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments by excluding from income a portion of such payments (see H.R. 2951), H4655 [16JN]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 1577), H1894 [12AP]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H4256 [8JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4256 [8JN]

Amtrak: restore funding to certain routes, H5405 [29JN]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H8029 [15SE]

Budget: deficit, H8970, H8971 [19OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10532 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11240 [8DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), consideration (H. Res. 588), H11233 [8DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 154), H1542 [16MR]

Children and youth: Child Exploitation Tracking System implementation, E613 [12AP]

———child support enforcement programs funding, H10532 [17NO]

Coins: authorize the minting and issuance of a Presidential $1 coin series, improve circulation of the $1 coin, and create a new bullion coin (S. 1047), H11453 [13DE]

———improve circulation of the $1 coin and create a new bullion coin (H.R. 902), H2499 [26AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce interest rate on loans to processors of sugar beets and sugarcane, H4256 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, E2651 [22DE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6146 [20JY]

———strike requirement for report on possibility of providing consular and visa services in Pristina, Kosovo, H6146 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), E1450 [11JY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5405 [29JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6423 [25JY], H6905 [27JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1933, H1936, H1937, H1940 [13AP]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 202), H1912, H1917 [13AP]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), E1683 [29JY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), E1968 [28SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3843 [24MY]

Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8970, H8971 [19OC]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11023 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11023 [18NO]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7890 [14SE]

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 (H.R. 418), E305 [18FE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), E1097 [25MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11762 [15DE]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), consideration (H. Res. 602), H11664 [15DE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6489 [26JY]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H1542 [16MR]

———reform, H1542 [16MR]

Taxation: retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1912, H1917, H1936, H1937, H1940 [13AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), E1601 [25JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1410 [30JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3311 [16MY], H4983 [22JN]

Special order: granted, H67 [4JA]

Tributes

Dingell, Representative, H11483 [13DE]

Monette, Gerald (Carty), E926 [10MY]

Moseley, Stephen, E2240 [1NO]

Tschider, Dick, E2365 [15NO]

Wilz, Angela, E1285 [20JN]