HOSTETTLER, JOHN N. (a Representative from Indiana)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2537 [11MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H791 [8MR]
Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1319 [29MR]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H2339 [9MY]
Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]
Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3016 [22MY]
Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (see H.R. 4776), H387 [16FE]
Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]
———improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H646 [7MR]
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 Homeland Security: support efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of U.S. borders (see H. Res. 839), H3226 [24MY]
Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H1563 [5AP]
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), H2962 [19MY]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H4680 [27JN]
Freedom of religion: protect right of elected and appointed officials to express their religious beliefs through public prayer (see H.R. 4364), H2641 [16MY]
Health: require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H2833 (see H.R. 4282), H2890 [18MY]
Higher Education Act: amend relative to Academic Competitiveness Grants to preserve State authority over secondary school curricula (see H.R. 4810), H1197 [28MR]
House Rules: curtail the growth of Government programs (see H. Res. 690), H389 [16FE]
———prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills (see H. Res. 701), H509 [1MR]
———require that general appropriations bills contain a separate list of all earmarks in the accompanying report and the name of the sponsoring Member of each earmark (see H. Res. 662), H160 [7FE]
Immigration: prohibit a convicted sex offender from obtaining approval of immigration petitions filed by the offender on behalf of family members (see H.R. 5767), H5127 [12JY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H2705 (see H.R. 503), H2758 [17MY]
Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1853 [26AP]
National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H1742 [25AP]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H2174 [4MY]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]
———self-determination (see H.R. 4963), H1743 [25AP]
Small business: suspend fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations (see H.R. 5242), H4917 [29JN]
Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 5230), H4424 [21JN]
———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 4836), H1981 [2MY]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H4189 [16JN]
———increase contribution limits for individual retirement plans, defined contribution plans, and salary reduction plans (see H.R. 5322), H4328 [20JN]
———increase incentives for E-85 fuel vehicle refueling property (see H.R. 5317), H4328 [20JN]
———modify limitation on deduction for college tuition and related expenses and make the deduction permanent (see H.R. 941), H274 [14FE]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H274 [14FE]
———repeal increase in the age of minor children whose unearned income is taxed as if parent's income (see H.R. 5463), H3227 [24MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H224 [8FE]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H389 [16FE]
Wilfred Edward `Cousin Willie' Sieg, Sr., Post Office, Ramsey, IN: designate (see H.R. 5169), H1741 [25AP]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3081 [23MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: National Animal Identification System funding, H3081 [23MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2537 [11MY]
———establish special operations forces fellowships, H2537 [11MY]
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.: anniversary of Princeton, IN, plant, E807