NUSSLE, JIM (a Representative from Iowa)

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 95, setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010, H2520 [26AP]

———H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]

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

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1417 [14MR]

Diseases: 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), H10227 [15NO]

Drugs: transfer ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances (see H.R. 3568), H7559 [28JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H942 [2MR]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

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), H6651 [26JY]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11655 [14DE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

Federal Real Property Council: carry out a pilot program for the expeditious disposal of underutilized Federal real property and improve the economy and efficiency of Federal real property (see H.R. 3134), H5599 [30JN]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H3114 [10MY]

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. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H584 [10FE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H5603 [30JN]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H9276 [26OC]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]

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

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), H5741 [12JY]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

Pensions: combine defined benefit plans and deferred compensation arrangements in a single plan (see H.R. 3899), H8386 [27SE]

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

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H2738 [28AP]

Taxation: allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H6936 [27JY]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H5604 [30JN]

———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), H4073 [25MY]

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

———expand and modernize agricultural bond programs to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 651), H411 [8FE]

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

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1417), H5741 [12JY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]

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

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 1872), H2646 [27AP]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H1845 [6AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5604 [30JN]

———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), H4143 [26MY]

———treatment of unrelated business taxable income (see H.R. 1879), H3894 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 4241), H9962 [7NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (see H. Con. Res. 95), H1416 [14MR]

Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 117), H719 [16FE]

Tariff: log forwarders used as motor vehicles for the transport of goods (see H.R. 3067), H5176 [24JN]

———tractor body parts (see H.R. 3066), H5176 [24JN]

Taxation: allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 1140), H1023 [8MR]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2647), H4138 [26MY]

———enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 3360), H6204 [20JY]

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

Conference reports

Deficit Reduction Act (S. 1932), H12641-H12737 [18DE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 95), H2660-H2692 [28AP]

Letters

Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act: by, Committee on the Budget (House), E1893 [20SE]

Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act: by, Committee on the Budget (House), H8365 [27SE]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), H10749 [17NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4223 [8JN]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2510, H2512, H2514, H2517 [26AP]

Budget: increase veterans, education, health care, homeland security, environment, and infrastructure funding through reductions in tax cuts and defense spending, H1631 [17MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10545, H10617, H10621, H10625, H10633, H10636 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), H10646 [17NO], H11959 [16DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, H12269, H12270, H12271, H12272 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, H11960 [16DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1547, H1554, H1558, H1561, H1569, H1570, H1571, H1577, H1595, H1598 [16MR], H1631, H1663, H1665, H1667 [17MR], H2509 [26AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2703, H2710 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2510, H2512, H2514, H2517 [26AP]

———status report, H178 [25JA], H4130-H4134 [26MY], H5781, H5783 [13JY], H8067, H8069 [15SE], H11474 [13DE]

Clinton, IA: anniversary, E1349 [24JN]

Committee on the Budget (House): tribute to staff, H12277 [18DE]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1595 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4733 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3366 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1561, H1570 [16MR]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), consideration (H. Res. 365), H5981 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3607 [19MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4095 [26MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5162 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5384 [29JN]

Education: funding, H1569 [16MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3794 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5290 [28JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4946 [22JN]

Medicaid: funding, H2510, H2512, H2514, H2517 [26AP]

NASA: aeronautics program funding, H1570 [16MR]

Public lands: sale of national forest lands to special interests, H10633 [17NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3021), H5373 [29JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4434 [14JN]

Sewell, Helen: tribute (H. Res. 633), H12269 [18DE]

Veterans: health care funding, H2710 [28AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H188 [25JA], H842 [1MR], H4136 [26MY], H5798 [13JY], H8085 [15SE], H11500 [13DE]

Reports

Status of the Budget: Committee on the Budget (House), H178-H180 [25JA], H4130-H4134 [26MY], H5781-H5785 [13JY], H8068-H8072 [15SE], H11474 [13DE]

Reports filed

Activities During the 108th Congress: Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Rept. 108-818), H141 [20JA]

Deficit Reduction Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1932) (H. Rept. 109-362), H13188 [22DE]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 4241) (H. Rept. 109-276), H9962 [7NO]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2006-2010: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 109-62), H2734 [28AP]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 95) (H. Rept. 109-17), H1416 [14MR]

Rules

Committee on the Budget (House), H822-H824 [1MR]

Tributes

Bates, Jim, H10646 [17NO]

Holtz-Eakin, Douglas, E2623 [19DE]

Portman, Representative, H1665 [17MR]