AKIN, W. TODD (a Representative from Missouri)

Appointments

Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, H3239 [12MY]

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. 356), H195 [25JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H350 [2FE]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H11654 [14DE]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]

American Society of Mechanical Engineers: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 46), H412 [8FE]

Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H3261 [12MY]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3903, 3904, 3906), H9044 [20OC]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see H.R. 377), H233 [26JA]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]

———tribute to servicemen who died during the attempted rescue of American hostages in Iran in 1980 (see H. Res. 256), H2880 [3MY]

Association of University Teachers: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa (see H. Res. 279), H3331 [16MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

Bolton, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 260), H2978 [4MY]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1621 [16MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 2842), H4355 [9JN]

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7862 [13SE]

Children and youth: protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 1142), H1417 [14MR]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H983 [3MR]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H849 [1MR]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 1804), H4486 (see H.R. 2513), H4487 [14JN]

———codify oath of allegiance and encourage efforts of prospective citizens to become citizens (see H.R. 4168), H11655 [14DE]

Civil liberties: require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1445), H2739 [28AP]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1493), H1844 [6AP]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H197 [25JA]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H5604 [30JN]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H11034 [18NO]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H4561 [15JN]

Courts: constitutional amendment on reconfirmation of district court judges by State executive and legislative authorities (see H.J. Res. 62), H7561 [28JY]

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H630 [15FE]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H982 [3MR]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 1070), H4296 [8JN]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see H.R. 1229), H5741 [12JY]

———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), H1023 [8MR]

Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (see H.R. 2990), H6652 [26JY]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H5963 [18JY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 3907), H10503 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1371 [10MR]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H1897 [12AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H9641 [3NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H1264 [9MR]

Disasters: 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), H10503 [16NO]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 72), H197 [25JA]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1416 [14MR]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 314), H193 [25JA]

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

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H287 [1FE]

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

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H287 [1FE]

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), H1779 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H7673 [6SE]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H353 [2FE]

———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H4486 [14JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11036 [18NO]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 3143), H5600 [30JN]

Federal aid programs: require legislation that establishes a new Federal program to contain a provision that eliminates one or more current programs of equal or greater cost (see H. Con. Res. 301), H11036 [18NO]

Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546, 4548), H11653 [14DE]

———require Government credit card bills to be made available to the public (see H.R. 4089), H8985 [19OC]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H3894 [24MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H7564 [28JY]

FEMA: require reimbursement of any amounts borrowed for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4453), H11219 [7DE]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H8919 [18OC]

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

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6936 [27JY]

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), H349 [2FE]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H1896 [12AP]

Immigration: prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H11109 [6DE]

———repeal exemption from harboring sanctions for alien volunteers of certain religious organization (see H.R. 4321), H10503 [16NO]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: limit casino expansion (see H.R. 3431), H6649 [26JY]

Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (see H. Res. 456), H10161 [14NO]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H8163 [20SE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H5603 [30JN]

Iraq: recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H9695 [4NO]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6381 [22JY]

———independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3436 [17MY]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H9044 [20OC]

Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H9963 [7NO]

Labor unions: require labor organizations to guarantee members the opportunity to vote on contracts prior to work stoppage (see H.R. 1748), H2469 [21AP]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 1073, 1074), H980 [3MR]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1075), H981 [3MR]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H4356 [9JN]

Medicare: exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H522 [9FE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5604 [30JN]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H942 [2MR]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]

Monuments and memorials: ensure memorials commemorating the service of U.S. servicemembers may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 2229), H3695 [19MY]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H3556 [18MY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H7674 [6SE]

National Review (publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H10157 [10NO]

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: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H847 [1MR]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H8809 [7OC]

NSF: establish a Division of Food and Agricultural Science and authorize funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality (see H.R. 1563), H3894 [24MY]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1851 [8AP]

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. 3811), H8735 [6OC]

Peace Corps: remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H8163 [20SE]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]

———repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (see H.R. 1316), H2150 [19AP]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H523 [9FE]

Public lands: raise funds to respond to Hurricane Katrina and future disasters by selling certain Forest Service and Dept. of the Interior lands (see H.R. 3855), H8247 [21SE]

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

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the fifty dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 766), H583 [10FE]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H8847 [17OC]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H7862 [13SE] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 682), H520 [9FE]

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

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]

———express concern relative to pending bankruptcy and call for reform (see H. Res. 168), H1695 [17MR]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H2395 [20AP]

Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H6651 [26JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see H.R. 1176), H8809 [7OC]

States: authorize organization and service of a militia to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the U.S. anywhere other than a port of entry (see H.R. 3622), H7612 [29JY]

———limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 1235), H1780 [5AP]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5435 (see H. Res. 340), H5480 [29JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H286 [1FE]

———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 individuals a credit against income tax to offset the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel prices (see H.R. 3828), H8342 [22SE]

———change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 442), H6205 [20JY]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 3268), H5800 [13JY]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H8388 [27SE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1345), H3436 [17MY]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2868), H4400 [13JN]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4723 [17JN]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H798 [17FE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H5362 [28JN]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H7814 [8SE]

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

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H1026 [8MR]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

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

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H7613 [29JY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H847 [1MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H2103 [14AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H2103 [14AP]

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

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3841), H8247 [21SE]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H354 [2FE]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 1139), H988 [7MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H3769 [23MY]

Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (see H.R. 1167), H6205 [20JY]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (see H. Res. 228), H2472 [21AP]

Voting: require individuals to present a government-issued photo ID to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3910), H8986 [19OC]

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

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

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

National Trails System Act: amend statute of limitations that applies to certain claims (see H.R. 4581), H12048 [16DE]

SBA: establish Veterans Business Outreach Centers and Technical Mentoring Assistance Committees (see H.R. 3898), H8386 [27SE] (see H.R. 3939), H8642 [29SE]

Letters

National Trails System Act amendment of statute of limitations that applies to certain claims: Sarah and Gale Illig, E2613 [18DE]

Remarks

American Society of Mechanical Engineers: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 13), H852, H853 [2MR]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4011 [25MY]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 59), H312 [2FE]

China, Republic of: oppose People's Republic of China anti-secession law (H. Con. Res. 98), E514 [17MR]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance, H11983 [16DE]

Congress: National Prayer Breakfast, H5956 [18JY]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, H5874 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4008, H4011 [25MY]

———continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts, H4008 [25MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1927 [13AP]

Health: provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), E1091 [25MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3818 [24MY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11983 [16DE]

National Bible Week: observance, E2446 [6DE]

National Philanthropy Day: observance, E2283 [7NO]

National Trails System Act: amend statute of limitations that applies to certain claims (H.R. 4581), E2612-E2614 [18DE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H2955 [4MY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1725 [20MR]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H2955 [4MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6494 [26JY]

Votes: position on missed, H5440 [29JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5874 [14JY]

Tributes

Byrd, Richard, E1040 [20MY]

Clinton, Jerry, E1221 [14JN]

Kast, Kevin F., E260 [16FE]

Pope John Paul II, H1832 [6AP]