MATHESON, JIM (a Representative from Utah)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H644 [7MR]

Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H4555 [26JN]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H3643 [8JN]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H646 [7MR]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H3138 [23MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H2102 [3MY]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H867 [9MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4604), H26 [31JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3309 (see H.R. 5013), H3361 [25MY]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H2339 [9MY]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H4520 [22JN]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H646 [7MR]

FAA: 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), H451 [28FE]

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

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 4547), H3309 (see H.R. 4547), H3361 [25MY]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H3424 [6JN]

House Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General (see H. Res. 841), H3226 [24MY]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1563 [5AP]

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

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

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

———remove exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 3151), H2339 [9MY]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H646 [7MR]

Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 5341), H2502 [10MY]

National Dam Safety Program Act: amend (see H.R. 4981), H1128 [16MR]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H3308 (see H.R. 2088), H3361 [25MY]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H160 [7FE]

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), H3497 [7JN]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3497 [7JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1681 [6AP]

Senior citizens: establish the Silver Scholarship program to provide transferable educational awards to older individuals who have performed certain volunteer services (see H.R. 5275), H4190 [16JN]

Taxation: clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 4019), H451 [28FE]

———simplify determination and deduction of interest on qualified education loans (see H.R. 2666), H4917 [29JN]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 5126), H2339 [9MY]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Labeling: require ratings labels on video games and prohibit sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors (see H.R. 5345), H2502 [10MY]

Washington County, UT: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality economic development (see H.R. 5769), H5127 [12JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4475 [22JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H249, H250 [14FE]

———deficit, H248, H253 [14FE], H1174 [28MR]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H964, H967, H968 [14MR]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H252 [14FE], H1174 [28MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H248, H249, H250, H252, H253 [14FE]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H4475 [22JN]

Dept. of Justice: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4659 [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (H. Res. 865), H3820 [13JN]

Drugs: local law enforcement funding, H809 [9MR]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (S. 2803), E1119 [12JN]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H3820 [13JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H809 [9MR]

Olympic games: tribute to Utah participants, E187 [17FE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4659 [27JN]

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), H4166 [16JN]