TANNER, JOHN S. (a Representative from Tennessee)
Appointments
Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H1071 [31JA]
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H393 [11JA]
Paul E. Gillmor funeral attendees, H10368 [14SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
``America'': anniversary of first use of name (see H. Res. 287), H7071 [25JN]
American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H11071 [1OC]
American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H8743 [26JY]
American Eagle Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 341), H4204 [26AP]
Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H2400 [9MR]
Armed Forces: extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 588), H1565 [13FE] (see H.R. 1347), H2242 [6MR]
———increase basic pay (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6112 [6JN]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H14085 [15NO]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Blair, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 416), H5472 [17MY]
Border Patrol: request Presidential commute of sentences for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean to time served (see H. Con. Res. 267), H16835 [18DE]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H9710 [3AU]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H6331 [12JN]
———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2685), H6330 [12JN]
———extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H6330 [12JN]
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: revise boundary (see H.R. 1100), H1789 [15FE]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Children and youth: promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]
———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 700), H14251 [5DE]
Claude Ramsey Post Office, Harrison, TN: designate (see H.R. 1260), H3185 [27MR]
Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, Memphis, TN: designate (see H.R. 753), H1345 [7FE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H13413 [8NO]
Courts: limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see H.R. 4041), H12453 [1NO]
Crime: provide increased imprisonment for certain offenses by public officials (see H.R. 2402), H5622 [22MY]
Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 2819), H6955 [21JN]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H2039 [28FE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10320 [7SE]
Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 3769), H11315 [4OC]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H3723 [20AP]
———study the suitability and feasibility of designating Green McAdoo School in Clinton, TN, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2695), H8821 [27JY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H10017 [4AU]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H5054 [15MY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H10626 [19SE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H5928 [24MY]
Ethiopia: anniversary (see H. Res. 550), H8822 [27JY]
European Union: recognize importance of working with the U.S. to strengthen the transatlantic market (see H. Res. 338), H4295 [1MY]
FAA: exempt airports in economically depressed communities from matching grant obligations under the Airport Improvement Program (see H.R. 237), H4628 [8MY]
———suspend authority to eliminate, consolidate, deconsolidate, colocate, or plan for such activities relative to air traffic control facilities and services (see H.R. 2443), H10245 [6SE]
Families and domestic relations: provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who have a certain level of child support arrearages (see H.R. 491), H6404 [13JN]
Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 2779), H10511 [18SE]
FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 1008), H1563 [13FE]
Gallo, Ernest: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2745 [20MR]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H10435 [17SE]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H2303 [7MR]
Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H1211 [5FE]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H1893 [16FE]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
House Ethics Commission: establish (see H.R. 1754), H4754 [9MY]
House Rules: strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 484), H6331 [12JN]
Houston Dynamo (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 867), H15470 [13DE]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H8835 (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9054 [30JY]
Immigration: reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H13203 [6NO]
Indianapolis Colts (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 130), H1345 [7FE]
Iraq: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 714), H987 [29JA]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H944 [24JA]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H8742 [26JY]
Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr., Post Office, Memphis, TN: designate (see H.R. 2587), H7777 [12JY]
Lake Placid, NY: anniversary of Winter Olympic Games (see H. Res. 521), H7339 [27JN]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8187 [19JY]
Long-Term Care Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 133), H5533 [21MY]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 584), H1153 [31JA]
Medicaid: limit required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads to class II narcotics (see H.R. 3090), H8821 [27JY]
Medicare: ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3057), H8187 [19JY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 2860), H7201 [26JN]
———provide exception to limit on reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period when one is ordered to active duty in a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3007), H7655 [11JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H1791 [15FE]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests (see H.R. 1730), H6404 [13JN]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Mexico: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (see H. Res. 812), H13523 [9NO]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1417 [8FE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
National Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 505), H6827 [20JN]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (see H. Res. 448), H11071 [1OC]
National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H4488 [3MY]
National Hunting and Fishing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 634), H10156 [5SE]
National Women's Friendship Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 205), H10321 [7SE]
National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 442), H6332 [12JN]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H572 [16JA]
———acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 65), H887 [23JA]
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2302 [7MR]
Oregon State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 515), H7983 [17JY]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H3478 [17AP]
Pavarotti, Luciano: tribute (see H. Res. 708), H11549 [15OC]
Pavlik, Kelly: tribute (see H. Res. 731), H12385 [31OC]
Power resources: invest in renewable, and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 6), H573 [16JA]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 121), H3778 [23AP]
Ships and vessels: extend exemption for vessels operating within the Boundary Line from fire-retardent materials construction requirement (see H.R. 3852), H12740 [5NO]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H10625 [19SE]
———exclude military basic housing allowance from income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects (see H.R. 1481), H5293 [16MY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H10245 [6SE]
———extend deduction for State and local sales taxes (see H.R. 3680), H11026 [27SE]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H758 [18JA]
———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1813), H3359 [29MR]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H11028 [27SE]
———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H16950 [19DE]
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 2776), H6734 [19JN]
———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 976), H1472 [12FE]
———simplify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1147), H3279 [28MR]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: assure appropriate enhancements of those involved in receiving stolen grave markers of veterans (see H.R. 3480), H14158 [4DE]
United Kingdom: express gratitude to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh for State Visit and reaffirm friendship that exists between the U.S. and the United Kingdom (see H. Res. 412), H5533 [21MY]
University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 320), H3561 [18AP]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
Voitier, Doris: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 251), H4629 [8MY]
Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 630), H10757 [24SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Berthoud, John: tribute (see H. Res. 881), H15738 [17DE]
Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 2024), H4050 [24AP]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 543), H672 [17JA]
Iraq: require the President of the U.S. and senior diplomatic and military officials to develop a plan for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.R. 3087), H8120 [18JY]
Medicare: amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 2549), H5926 [24MY]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H3361 [29MR]
———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 1177), H1894 [16FE]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H2399 [9MR]
———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1105), H1790 [15FE]
NATO: endorse further enlargement and facilitate the timely admission of Albania, Croatia, Republic of Georgia, Macedonia, and Ukraine (see H.R. 987), H1470 [12FE]
Taxation: extend look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations (see H.R. 3735), H11171 [2OC]
Lists
Congressional delegation trips escorted by Thomas Newton, E2175
Remarks
Africa: respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (H. Res. 726), H12115, H12116 [29OC]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2992
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1507 [13FE]
Budget: deficit, H3451, H3453 [17AP], H15284 [11DE]
Esfandiari, Haleh: call for immediate and unconditional release by Iran (H. Res. 430), H5963, H5966 [5JN]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10650
Fort Campbell, KY: tribute to 101st Airborne Division, E1059
Gillmor, Paul E.: tribute (H. Res. 632), H10120 [5SE]
Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (H. Res. 747), H12121 [29OC]
House Rules: require committees to hold hearings upon issuance of certain reports from an Inspector General or Comptroller General, H3451 [17AP]
International relations: call on People's Republic of China to respect human rights of refugees from Democratic People's Republic of Korea (H. Con. Res. 234), H12109, H12110 [29OC]
Iraq: require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (H.R. 2956), H7688 [12JY]
———require the President of the U.S. and senior diplomatic and military officials to develop a plan for the redeployment of U.S. forces (H.R. 3087), H11118 [2OC]
Medicare: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility, E1754
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (H.R. 1459), E510
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H483
Merin, Sandra L.: National Children's Alliance Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1373
NATO: endorse further enlargement and facilitate the timely admission of Albania, Croatia, Republic of Georgia, Macedonia, and Ukraine (H.R. 987), H2174, H2176, H2178 [6MR]
———endorse further enlargement and facilitate the timely admission of Albania, Croatia, Republic of Georgia, Macedonia, and Ukraine (S. 494), H3055 [26MR]
———report on congressional delegation trip to Parliamentary Assembly meeting, E1307
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), E1754
Sudan: condemn attacks on African Union peacekeepers in Haskanita, Darfur region (H. Res. 740), H12118 [29OC]
———encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (H. Res. 422), H5955, H5956, H5963 [5JN]
———recognize and commend efforts of the U.S. public and advocacy groups to raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian crisis and genocide in Darfur (H. Res. 573), H12112 [29OC]
Taxation: enforce pay-as-you-go requirement relative to providing alternative minimum tax relief, H15284 [11DE]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), Senate amendment, H16894 [19DE]
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 4351), consideration (H. Res. 861), H15332 [12DE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), H1859
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), H13277 [7NO]
United Kingdom: express gratitude to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh for State Visit and reaffirm friendship that exists between the U.S. and the United Kingdom (H. Res. 412), H5954, H5955 [5JN]
University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 320), E954
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2569 [14MR], H5528 [21MY]
Tributes
Anderson, William R., E488
Beard, Robin L., H6754 [20JN], E1349
Chesteen, Richard, E2663
Hiles, Bill, E244
Kirkland, Ronald H., E2516
Newton, Thomas, E2175
Singleton, Walter K., E599