REHBERG, DENNIS R. (a Representative from Montana)
Amendments
Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H837 [9MR]
Articles and editorials
Amtrak on an Upgrade, Daniel Machalaba, Wall Street Journal, E1147
Passenger Railroad Improves Service on Long-Haul Trains To Lure Travelers, Daniel Machalaba, Business Focus (publication), H3831 [13JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1743 [25AP]
ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4795 [28JN]
Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 4970), H1321 [29MR]
Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H4555 [26JN]
Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4924), H1321 [29MR]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H451 [28FE]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H155 [1FE]
Charities: encourage all Americans to increase charitable giving (see H. Con. Res. 337), H225 [8FE]
Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H645 [7MR]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3425 [6JN]
Dept. of the Interior: make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 5452), H3643 [8JN]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 2230), H2339 [9MY]
Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H5128 [12JY]
Endangered Species Act: improve information to consumers about the costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 4857), H3643 [8JN]
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), H1743 [25AP]
Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1921 [1MY]
Health: make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H2102 [3MY]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H4328 [20JN]
House of Representatives: exclude illegal aliens from being counted as part of congressional reapportionment (see H.R. 5451), H3016 [22MY]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 5312), H4220 [19JN]
Law enforcement: ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator is not eligible for parole (see H.R. 4621), H4520 [22JN]
Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act: make certain clarifying and technical amendments (see H.R. 5401), H2705 (see H.R. 5401), H2757 [17MY]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3643 [8JN]
Medicare: eliminate prescription drug late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 5399), H2704 (see H.R. 5399), H2757 [17MY]
———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1981 [2MY]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]
Mongolia: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 828), H3425 [6JN]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 776), H4134 [15JN]
National forests: permit certain projects and activities to resume by ratifying certain regulations relative to notice, comment, and appeal procedures (see H.R. 4091), H226 [8FE]
Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H1321 [29MR]
Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 586), H1059 [15MR]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1453 [4AP]
Senior citizens: tribute (see H. Res. 874), H4555 [26JN]
Taxation: extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H3497 [7JN]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1981 [2MY]
———increase incentives for E-85 fuel vehicle refueling property (see H.R. 5317), H4328 [20JN]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]
———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit (see H.R. 3164), H1390 [30MR]
———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H2502 [10MY]
———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see H.R. 4716), H223 [8FE]
———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H2586 [11MY]
Veterans: provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and in compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans (see H.R. 5444), H3788 [12JN]
Women: issue of a semipostal in order to afford a convenient means by which members of the public may contribute towards the acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 5065), H1389 [30MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 5675), H4520 [22JN]
St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works: study feasibility and environmental impact of rehabilitating the Works and the Milk River Project, authorize rehabilitation and improvement, and develop emergency response plan (see H.R. 5705), H4795 [28JN]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H3645 [9JN], H4683 [28JN]
Remarks
Amtrak: funding, H3830 [13JN], E1147
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3830 [13JN], E1147
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3198 [24MY]
FERC: prohibit funding for enforcement of energy market violations, H3198 [24MY]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), H838, H839 [9MR]
———require a minimum percentage of national media campaign funds be spent on advertisements to reduce methamphetamine use and award grants for such advertisements, H838, H839 [9MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3830 [13JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3014 [22MY]