BOSWELL, LEONARD L. (a Representative from Iowa)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4628, intelligence services appropriations, H7004 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6420 [19SE]

Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 5678), H8022 [16OC]

———provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have suffered economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3347), H79 [24JA]

Buck, John F. (Jack): tribute (see H. Res. 455), H3859 [24JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 85), H833 [12MR] (see H.J. Res. 90), H1674 [25AP]

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H907 [13MR]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H8733 [13NO]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 4785), H5453 [24JY]

Conservation Reserve Program: eliminate authority to reduce rental payments for harvesting of forage or grazing on land in an emergency caused by a drought (see H.R. 5485), H8041 [24OC]

Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3036 [23MY]

Democracy: strengthen democratic institutions and promote good governance overseas by contributing to the development of professional legislative staff (see H.R. 4973), H3774 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the Bioenergy Program and expand to include animal fats, animal by-products, and oils (see H.R. 3708), H227 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H4325 [27JN]

———prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 5421), H6418 [19SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H5994 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify compensation standards for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses (see H.R. 612), H36 [23JA]

———enhance authority to recruit and retain qualified nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 3017), H4553 [11JY]

———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8035 [21OC]

———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H5453 [24JY]

———suspend authority to increase drug copayment for treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and increase pension rates for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5082), H5453 [24JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H562 [26FE]

Drugs: address the problem of pseudoephedrine smuggling into the U.S. from Canada (see H. Con. Res. 317), H201 [6FE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3782), H1003 [19MR]

Education: establishment of a commission on technology and education (see H. Res. 295), H5454 [24JY]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see H.R. 2765), H1155 [9AP]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1703), H7172 [7OC]

———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H781 [7MR]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H7172 [7OC]

———repeal the tuition-sensitivity trigger in the Pell Grant program and expand qualifying expenses and income eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 2482), H1410 [17AP]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H3668 [18JN]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 3717), H781 [7MR]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H5453 [24JY]

Firefighters: provide mortgage assistance (see H.R. 3358), H79 [24JA]

FTC: issue new rules regulating telemarketing firms (see H.R. 232), H284 [12FE]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 4701), H5998 [26JY]

Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H367 [13FE]

Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H4574 [12JY]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]

History: support the celebration of the anniversary of the Grand Excursion of 1854 (see H. Con. Res. 455), H5997 [26JY]

———tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964 (see H. Res. 522), H6693 [25SE]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H6419 [19SE]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]

Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H367 [13FE]

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H1090 [20MR]

———provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 4027), H1087 [20MR]

Major League Baseball: implement a mandatory steroid testing program (see H. Res. 496), H5086 [22JY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 3363), H8023 [16OC]

———coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H227 [7FE]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H4553 [11JY]

———establish minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services (see H.R. 3569), H937 [18MR]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]

———extend a temporary increase in payment for skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5411), H7738 [9OC]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4515), H2608 [16MY]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 3238), H4553 [11JY]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 3882), H2101 [2MY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H2101 [2MY]

Medicine Equity and Drug Safety Act: implementation (see H. Res. 478), H4497 [10JY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H3038 [23MY]

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 5417), H6417 [19SE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H36 [23JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3601 [17JN]

National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6085 [5SE]

National security: provide for the sharing of homeland security information by Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies with State and local entities (see H.R. 3825), H650 [28FE] (see H.R. 4598), H1673 [25AP]

Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4873 [17JY]

Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2472 [14MY]

Taxation: allow exclusion of tax-exempt bonds issued for health care or educational purposes in determination of interest expenses of financial institutions (see H.R. 2200), H3037 [23MY]

———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. 2125), H687 [5MR]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H4931 [18JY]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 3889), H1091 [20MR]

———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3036 [23MY]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H4931 [18JY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]

Veterans: increase pension rates for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war (see H.R. 4798), H5791 [25JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5321), H6059 [4SE]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3803), H633 [27FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2976 [23MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, H5222 [23JY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7316 [9OC]

Aviation: clarify Federal flight deck officers program guidelines relative to pilot background checks, discharge and storage of firearms, flight attendant self-defense training, and pilots use of less-than-lethal weapons, H4452 [10JY]

———establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4452 [10JY]

———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4452 [10JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4628), conference report, H8818 [14NO]

Medicare: treatment of certain counties relative to reimbursement rates, H2976 [23MY], H5222 [23JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6226 [11SE]