LaHOOD, RAY (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Bipartisan Congressional Retreat: David McCullough, H1160 [19MR]

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2681 [14MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5297, H5298 [15JY]

Appointments

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H411 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 725), H523 [12FE]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H669 [26FE]

Aviation: restrict operation of certain foreign air carriers (see H.R. 2282), H6025 [29JY]

Bridges: Bridge Discretionary Program reform (see H.R. 1664), H3069 [20MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6963 [5SE]

Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 980), H803 [6MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H702 [27FE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H7730 [23SE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7365 [16SE]

———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H890 [11MR]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H7528 [17SE]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]

Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H1262 [20MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H1543 [15AP]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied compressed gas service (see H.R. 2936), H10957 [13NO]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8054 [26SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 1005), H887 [11MR], H3568 [5JN]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H629 [25FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5401 [16JY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3797 [12JN]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H3274 [3JN]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1017 [13MR]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1261 [20MR]

———possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H3204 [22MY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H8833 [9OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 2103), H4914 [8JY]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1262 [20MR]

———identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H10421 [8NO]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H5021 [9JY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H524 [12FE]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 1619), H4132 [20JN]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H3070 [20MY]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8727 [8OC]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H7830 [24SE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7365 [16SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H3070 [20MY]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1989 [29AP]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8055 [26SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H6026 [29JY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8834 [9OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H8929 [21OC]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H1261 [20MR]

Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281), H9558 [24OC]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H285 [4FE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1261 [20MR], H1339 [8AP]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3204 [22MY]

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H4086 [19JN]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H245 [21JA]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H6707 [31JY], H9801 [30OC]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H629 [25FE]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H803 [6MR]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H5021 [9JY]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H2091 [30AP]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8929 [21OC]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H2445 [8MY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 146), H4086 [19JN]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H4086 [19JN]

———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H286 [4FE], H699 [27FE]

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H670 [26FE]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H2351 [7MY]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H1890 [24AP]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H768 [5MR]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H283 [4FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474), H8727 [8OC]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H7200 [10SE]

———treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752), H3213 [30MY]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H8300 [1OC]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act provisions (see H.R. 125), H1339 [8AP]

Veterans: expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877), H3796 [12JN]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3660 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Science (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 82), H767 [5MR]

House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 642), H392 [6FE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 28), H155 [9JA]

Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see H.R. 1657), H2874 [16MY]

Tariff: carbamic acid (see H.R. 1606), H2679 [14MY]

———rimsulfuron (see H.R. 1607), H2679 [14MY]

Taxation: extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]

Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H586 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): election (see H. Res. 43), H393 [6FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H289 [5FE], H5303 [16JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 2534), H10369 [8NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5375 [16JY]

Aviation: bilateral aviation agreement with Japan relative to market and airline access restrictions, H7498 [17SE]

Committee on Science (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 82), H739 [5MR]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7206 [11SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7206 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5332 [16JY]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H5332 [16JY]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H892 [12MR], H1157, H1160 [19MR]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H774 [6MR]

———prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (H.R. 642), E185 [6FE]

Illinois: tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E747 [24AP]

Journal: question of approval, H7320 [16SE]

Myers, Paula (Polly): Illinois Mother of the Year award recipient, E624 [10AP]

Peoria, IL: tribute to Manual High School boys' basketball team, H773 [6MR], E959 [19MY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (H.J. Res. 28), E81 [9JA]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9741 [30OC]

Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (H.R. 1657), E957 [19MY]

Votes: position on missed, H3830 [17JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): election (H. Res. 43), H352 [6FE]

Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 43, election to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H352 [6FE]

Tributes

Johnson, Lloyd W., Jr., H4649 [26JN]

Ware, Jonathon, E325 [26FE]