SHUSTER, BILL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H2339 [9MY]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 5466), H3909 [13JN]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H646 [7MR]

Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn escalating levels of religious persecution (see H. Res. 608), H646 [7MR]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H5128 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2706 (see H.R. 5201), H2758 [17MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H1563 [5AP]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (see H. Res. 795), H2340 [9MY]

FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (see H.R. 5449), H3425 [6JN]

———replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H2706 (see H.R. 4755), H2758 [17MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H274 [14FE]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2337 [9MY]

Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1743 [25AP]

France: condemn naming of street in Denis, France, honoring Mumia Abu-Jamal (see H. Con. Res. 407), H3138 [23MY]

H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building, Bethlehem, PA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H388 [16FE]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1744 [25AP]

Help America Vote Act: extend deadline by which States which received payments under such Act for the replacement of punch card or lever voting systems must ensure that all such systems are replaced (see H.R. 4666), H226 [8FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H4554 [26JN]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H509 [1MR]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H1197 [28MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4189 [16JN]

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H1130 [16MR]

———extend certain payment methodologies provided for rural health care providers (see H.R. 5118), H1677 [6AP]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1744 [25AP]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H274 [14FE]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H3309 (see H.R. 5182), H3361 [25MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 347), H1981 [2MY]

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), H3497 [7JN]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (see H.R. 4922), H1060 [15MR]

National Public Works Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 837), H3226 [24MY]

National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 5337), H3643 [8JN]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]

Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 5520), H4220 [19JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H869 [9MR]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 670), H226 [8FE]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H274 [14FE]

Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building, Beaver, PA: designate (see H.R. 4768), H387 [16FE]

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H790 [8MR]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H2175 [4MY]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 4227), H868 [9MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H1743 [25AP]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 4961), H3309 (see H.R. 4961), H3361 [25MY]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H389 [16FE]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H1681 [6AP]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 2239), H4520 [22JN]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 3061), H1681 [6AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H4134 [15JN]

———treat certain amounts paid for exercise equipment and physical fitness programs as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 5479), H3306 (see H.R. 5479), H3359 [25MY]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H5128 [12JY]

Water pollution: provide more effective permitting and enforcement mechanisms for stormwater discharges associated with residential construction activity (see H.R. 5558), H3641 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 360), H1129 [16MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 359), H1129 [16MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1678 [6AP]

Eulogies

Eppard, Ann: by Bud Shuster, E41 [1FE]

Remarks

Altoona, PA: prohibit funding for Juanita Ultra Low Emission Locomotive Demonstration, H3206 [24MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 349), H1696, H1697 [25AP]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 360), H1500 [5AP]

Connellsville, PA: tribute to Andy's Army (organization), E413 [28MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3332 [25MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: clarify preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities (H.R. 4979), H1154, H1155, H1157 [28MR]

———ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (H.R. 3858), H2985, H2987 [22MY]

District of Columbia: transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court (S. 2116), H1148, H1149 [28MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3206 [24MY]

Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), H514, H516, H517, H518, H519 [2MR]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (H.R. 4811), H1929 [2MY]

Mock, William: Bedford County Historical Society Historian of the Year award recipient, E571 [25AP]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute (H. Res. 670), H167 [8FE]

Point of order, H3332 [25MY]

Purvis, Barry: Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals Pennsylvania High School Principal of the Year award recipient, E469 [30MR]

Pyle, Nancy: Bedford, PA, Rotary Club Citizen of the Year award recipient, E1196 [19JN]

Scott Reed Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Lexington, KY: designate (H.R. 4530), H2984 [22MY]

Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4458 [22JN]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4088 [15JN]

Votes: correction, E137 [14FE]

Tributes

Asher, John L., E1135 [13JN]

Brake, Harold, E305 [8MR]

Eppard, Ann, E41 [1FE]

Frey, Robert A., E412 [28MR]

Gonsman, Michael, E15 [31JA]

Hoak, Dick, H167 [8FE]

McGonigle, Eric, E12 [31JA]

Stover, J. William, E44 [1FE]