Obama/Ron Paul, The Difference

[Bindare_Dundat]

[headhuntersix]

Their not even in the same universe...I don't agree with RP but u would get change with him...he will cut government..he will make it less intrusive. Obama will make government bigger..and if u make over 70 grand or 50 by things I've read, he's going to take more of ur money.

[calmus]

Their not even in the same universe...I don't agree with RP but u would get change with him...he will cut government..he will make it less intrusive. Obama will make government bigger..and if u make over 70 grand or 50 by things I've read, he's going to take more of ur money.

"They're," dumbass. Maybe if you spelled the first word right, people would actually read the rest of your bs.

I thought you were supposed to be working, not incessantly refreshing "unread posts"?

Jesus, more wasteful spending by the military.

[headhuntersix]

Waaaaa...I guess because I disagree with ur golden boy I must be really pissing u off....I can't see the white light of hope shining from Comrade Obama.....

[Eldon]

"They're," dumbass. Maybe if you spelled the first word right, people would actually read the rest of your bs.

I thought you were supposed to be working, not incessantly refreshing "unread posts"?

Jesus, more wasteful spending by the military.

oh great, another Getbig spell checker 





Calmus the Obama nut sack holder, ( aka Beyond Genetics )

Why don't you name some of Obama's accomplishments as a Senator ?

[Decker]

oh great, another Getbig spell checker 





Calmus the Obama nut sack holder, ( aka Beyond Genetics )

Why don't you name some of Obama's accomplishments as a Senator ?

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

[stormshadow]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

Runs a balanced budget for his district. 

You can also see he does the same with his campaign.  The man respects the hard earned dollars of others.

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

as you wish ( better go grab a snickers ) 


 1. H.CON.RES.4 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should not rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

2. H.CON.RES.46 : Expressing the sense of Congress that all United States Armed Forces should be withdrawn from South Korea and the United States should end its defense guarantee of South Korea.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

3. H.CON.RES.255 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States military should not become involved in the Liberian civil war, either alone or as part of a United Nations peacekeeping force.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/24/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

4. H.CON.RES.443 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should formally withdraw its membership from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/3/2004)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

5. H.J.RES.15 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in business in competition with its citizens.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/28/2003)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

6. H.J.RES.42 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to deny United States citizenship to individuals born in the United States to parents who are neither United States citizens nor persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/20/2003)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

7. H.R.153 : To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

8. H.R.154 : To exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Resources
House Reports: 108-359
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2003 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 209.
Note: For further action, see S. 1066, which became Public Law 108-138 on 12/1/2003.

9. H.R.155 : To support the domestic shrimping industry by eliminating taxpayer subsidies for certain competitors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Resources; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

10. H.R.219 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit in depository institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust funds from the public debt limit.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

11. H.R.220 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.

12. H.R.423 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/28/2003)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

13. H.R.424 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/28/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

14. H.R.487 : To repeal the Military Selective Service Act.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Selective Service Comm.

15. H.R.488 : To limit the issuance of student and diversity immigrant visas to aliens who are nationals of Saudi Arabia, countries that support terrorism, or countries not cooperating fully with United States antiterrorism efforts.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

16. H.R.489 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide prospectively that wages earned, and self-employment income derived, by individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program under such title, and to provide the President with authority to enter into agreements with other nations taking into account such limitation on crediting of wages and self-employment income.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

17. H.R.611 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts contributed to charitable organizations which provide elementary or secondary school scholarships and for contributions of, and for, instructional materials and materials for extracurricular activities.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

18. H.R.612 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

19. H.R.613 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

20. H.R.614 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax to professional school personnel in grades K-12.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

21. H.R.615 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to be used for elementary and secondary expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

22. H.R.616 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the purchase of prescription drugs by individuals who have attained retirement age, and to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs and the sale of such drugs through Internet sites.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

23. H.R.617 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the sunset and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account (MSA) plans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

24. H.R.700 : To amend the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure to require written opinions in certain cases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/11/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

25. H.R.701 : To restore to the original owners certain lands that the Federal Government took for military purposes in 1940.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/11/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Resources; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.

26. H.R.938 : To prohibit Federal payments to any individual, business, institution, or organization that engages in human cloning.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/26/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

27. H.R.1146 : To end membership of the United States in the United Nations.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

28. H.R.1154 : To provide that the International Criminal Court is not valid with respect to the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

29. H.R.1247 : To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

30. H.R.1248 : To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, relating to motor vehicle weight and width limitations.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

31. H.R.1249 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for the cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery, including against malpractice of a physician.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

32. H.R.1287 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make health care coverage more accessible and affordable.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/13/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

33. H.R.1404 : To direct the Secretary of Defense to present a ribbon of appropriate design to all persons who, while a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in a test of atomic weapons.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/20/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

34. H.R.1405 : To disqualify certain persons from receiving Federal funds.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/20/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

35. H.R.1545 : To prohibit Federal officials from paying any Federal funds to any individual or entity that performs partial-birth abortions.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/1/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

36. H.R.1546 : To provide that the inferior courts of the United States do not have jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/1/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

37. H.R.1547 : To restore first amendment protections of religion and religious speech.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/1/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

38. H.R.1548 : To prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/1/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House International Relations; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

39. H.R.1574 : To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to require, as a condition on the receipt of direct payments or counter-cyclical payments under such Act for rice produced by tenants and sharecroppers in Texas, that the producers on the farm agree to retain the rice cropland in production for the next crop year.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/2/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 4/7/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

40. H.R.1575 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance with elementary and secondary educational costs to parents of children with disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/2/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

41. H.R.1698 : To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/9/2003)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House International Relations; House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; House Financial Services; House Government Reform; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

42. H.R.1699 : To repeal sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/9/2003)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

43. H.R.1754 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of animals which are raised and sold as part of an educational program.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

44. H.R.1891 : To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit liability for the effects of emissions, and emission byproducts, resulting from or caused by an act of nature, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/30/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

45. H.R.1941 : To enforce the guarantees of the first, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States by prohibiting certain devices used to deny the right to participate in certain elections.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/1/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

46. H.R.2139 : To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/15/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

47. H.R.2140 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received as damages (including punitive damages) on account of age discrimination.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/15/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

48. H.R.2406 : To support the domestic shrimping industry by eliminating taxpayer subsidies for certain competitors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/10/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Resources; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

49. H.R.2777 : To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from including any information storage capability on the currency of the United States or imposing any fee or penalty on any person for the holding by such person of currency of the United States, including Federal reserve notes, for any period of time.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/17/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

50. H.R.2778 : To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/17/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

[Eldon]

51. H.R.2779 : To repeal section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/17/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

52. H.R.2780 : To sunset the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/17/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

53. H.R.2781 : To provide greater health care freedom for seniors.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/17/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

54. H.R.2782 : To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use by the President and the Secretary of the Treasury of the Exchange Stabilization Fund to buy or sell gold without congressional approval, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/17/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.

55. H.R.2783 : To restore Congress' constitutional role in international transactions involving the Exchange Stabilization Fund, and to limit the amount of individual loans or credits that may be provided to a foreign entity through that fund.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/17/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.

56. H.R.3071 : To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to the housing-related government-sponsored enterprises and to remove certain competitive advantages granted under law to such enterprises.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 9/10/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

57. H.R.3072 : To prohibit the Overseas Private Investment Corporation from providing insurance or financing to countries that subsidize their steel industries and for projects producing goods subject to antidumping duties, to require the United States to oppose the provision by the International Monetary Fund of assistance to countries which subsidize their steel industries, and to ban assistance by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to countries that subsidize their steel industries.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 9/10/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

58. H.R.3101 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Fund.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 9/16/2003)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

59. H.R.3125 : To protect the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 9/17/2003)      Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

60. H.R.3280 : To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for an increase in military retired pay for officers by reason of being credited with extraordinary heroism on the same basis as applies to enlisted members.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 10/8/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 11/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

61. H.R.3811 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed as having cancer or a terminal disease.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/11/2004)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

62. H.R.3823 : To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Belarus.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/24/2004)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

63. H.R.3893 : To limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/4/2004)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

64. H.R.4004 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a system independent of the Food and Drug Administration for the review of health claims, to define health claims, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/18/2004)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

65. H.R.4024 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for cable operators and satellite carriers.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/24/2004)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

66. H.R.4025 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for medical expenses for dependents.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/24/2004)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

67. H.R.4118 : To ensure that the courts interpret the Constitution in the manner that the Framers intended.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/1/2004)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

68. H.R.5236 : To prohibit the use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 10/6/2004)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and the Workforce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/25/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

69. H.AMDT.240 to H.R.1950 Amendment sought to prohibit funding for any United States contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/15/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2003 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A006) Failed by recorded vote: 74 - 350 (Roll no. 364).

70. H.AMDT.287 to H.R.2799 Amendment sought to strike funds for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/22/2003)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2003 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 145 - 279 (Roll no. 405).

71. H.AMDT.641 to H.R.4754 An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/7/2004)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2004 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A010) Failed by voice vote.

72. H.AMDT.643 to H.R.4754 An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the bill by the Justice Department to prosecute doctors and their staff for prescribing and administering legal funds for pain relief or management.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/7/2004)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2004 Mr. Wolf raised a point of order against the Paul amendment (A012). Amendment constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

73. H.AMDT.644 to H.R.4754 An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to pay expenses for any U.S. contribution to the United National Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/7/2004)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2004 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A013) Failed by recorded vote: 135 - 283 (Roll no. 333).

74. H.AMDT.648 to H.R.4754 An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds to pay any United States contribution to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/7/2004)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2004 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A017) Failed by recorded vote: 83 - 335 (Roll no. 335).

75. H.AMDT.698 to H.R.4818 Amendment sought to delete the funding in the bill for the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/15/2004)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2004 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 41 - 379 (Roll no. 383).

76. H.AMDT.739 to H.R.5006 An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit use of funds in the bill to create or implement any new or universal mental health screening program.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 9/9/2004)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2004 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A024) Failed by recorded vote: 95 - 315 (Roll no. 438).

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 1. H.CON.RES.23 : Urging the President to request the United States International Trade Commission to take certain actions with respect to the temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Knollenberg, Joe [MI-9] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

2. H.CON.RES.164 : Expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a National Truck Safety Month to raise public awareness about the contributions, responsibilities, and needs of truck drivers to make the Nation's highways safer.
Sponsor: Rep Graves, Sam [MO-6] (introduced 5/7/2003)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

3. H.CON.RES.224 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 6/19/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

4. H.CON.RES.344 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that American prisoners of war (POWs) during the 1991 Gulf War and their immediate family members should be adequately compensated, without delay, for their suffering and injury, as decided by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Sponsor: Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] (introduced 11/21/2003)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 11/21/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

5. H.CON.RES.522 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees.
Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] (introduced 11/18/2004)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

6. H.RES.12 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Juan Nepomuceno Seguin.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

7. H.RES.62 : Recognizing the courage and sacrifice of those members of the United States Armed Forces who were held as prisoners of war during the Vietnam conflict and calling for a full accounting of the 1,902 members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam conflict.
Sponsor: Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] (introduced 2/11/2003)      Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2003 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 25).

8. H.RES.103 : Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/25/2003)      Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.

9. H.RES.136 : Congratulating the American Dental Association for establishing the "Give Kids a Smile" program, emphasizing the need to improve access to dental care for children, and thanking dentists for volunteering their time to help provide needed dental care.
Sponsor: Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] (introduced 3/11/2003)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

10. H.RES.208 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the systematic human rights violations in Cuba committed by the Castro regime and calling for the immediate removal of Cuba from the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 4/30/2003)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

11. H.RES.267 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is a need to protect and strengthen Medicare beneficiaries' access to quality health care in rural America.
Sponsor: Rep Bereuter, Doug [NE-1] (introduced 6/10/2003)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

12. H.RES.315 : Congratulating Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers for hitting 500 major league home runs and thanking him for being a role model for the Cuban American community, as well as for all Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 7/9/2003)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2003 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

13. H.RES.350 : Congratulating Lance Armstrong for winning the 2003 Tour de France.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 9/3/2003)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/3/2003 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 0 (Roll no. 460).

14. H.RES.379 : Honoring the Rice University Owls baseball team for winning the NCAA baseball championship.
Sponsor: Rep Bell, Chris [TX-25] (introduced 9/25/2003)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2003 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

15. H.RES.400 : Honoring the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's ascension to the papacy.
Sponsor: Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] (introduced 10/16/2003)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/20/2003 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 0 (Roll no. 564).

16. H.RES.568 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the laws of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Feeney, Tom [FL-24] (introduced 3/17/2004)      Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2004 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 3.

17. H.RES.586 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an Aviation Maintenance Technician Day should be established in recognition of Charles Edward Taylor's invaluable contributions to aviation.
Sponsor: Rep Frost, Martin [TX-24] (introduced 3/30/2004)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

18. H.RES.720 : Expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the Social Security totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico.
Sponsor: Rep Collins, Mac [GA-8] (introduced 7/15/2004)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/19/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

19. H.RES.728 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the actions of terrorists will never cause the date of any Presidential election to be postponed and that no single individual or agency should be given the authority to postpone the date of a Presidential election.
Sponsor: Rep Ney, Robert W. [OH-18] (introduced 7/20/2004)      Cosponsors (81)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 419 - 2 (Roll No. 409).

20. H.RES.864 : Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Month.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 11/19/2004)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

21. H.RES.869 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that due to the allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and abuse within the United Nations oil-for-food program, Kofi Annan should resign from the position of Secretary General of the United Nations to help restore confidence that the investigations into those allegations are being fully and independently accomplished.
Sponsor: Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] (introduced 12/6/2004)      Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 12/6/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

22. H.J.RES.20 : To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

23. H.J.RES.50 : Proposing a tax limitation amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

24. H.R.8 : To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
Sponsor: Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] (introduced 6/12/2003)      Cosponsors (209)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2003 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.

25. H.R.31 : To nullify the recent pay increase and to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Administration; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

26. H.R.33 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum geographic cost-of-practice index value for physicians' services furnished under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Bereuter, Doug [NE-1] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (76)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

27. H.R.49 : To permanently extend the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-48] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (134)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-234
Latest Major Action: 9/18/2003 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 283.
Note: For further action, see S.150, which became Public Law 108-435 on 12/3/2004.

28. H.R.50 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the double taxation of dividends.
Sponsor: Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-48] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

29. H.R.57 : To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
Sponsor: Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (195)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

30. H.R.58 : To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-11] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (212)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

31. H.R.67 : To provide temporary legal exemptions for certain land management activities of the Federal land management agencies undertaken in federally declared disaster areas.
Sponsor: Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Resources; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

32. H.R.91 : To name the Department of Veterans Affairs in Houston, Texas, as the "Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/6/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: See Public Law 108-170.

33. H.R.97 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/16/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

34. H.R.106 : To prohibit discrimination in contracting on federally funded projects on the basis of certain labor policies of potential contractors.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/21/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

35. H.R.110 : To require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.

36. H.R.120 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, for upgrading elementary and secondary school facilities, and for expenses related to technology for elementary and secondary schools.
Sponsor: Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

37. H.R.133 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

38. H.R.173 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability.
Sponsor: Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. [NY-26] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (180)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

39. H.R.176 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow amounts elected for reimbursement of medical care expenses under a health flexible spending arrangement that are unused during a plan year to be carried over for such use for subsequent plan years.
Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

40. H.R.193 : To amend section 922 of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to protect the rights of citizens under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

41. H.R.198 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

42. H.R.199 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 2 percent excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

43. H.R.204 : To prohibit United States voluntary and assessed contributions to the United Nations if the United Nations imposes any tax or fee on United States persons or continues to develop or promote proposals for such taxes or fees.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-20] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

44. H.R.217 : To ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which, when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic pay such individual would then be receiving if no interruption in employment had occurred.
Sponsor: Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

45. H.R.218 : To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.
Sponsor: Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-50] (introduced 1/7/2003)      Cosponsors (297)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-560
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-277 [GPO: Text, PDF]

46. H.R.235 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the religious free exercise and free speech rights of churches and other houses of worship.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (167)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

47. H.R.237 : To repeal certain amendments to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

48. H.R.276 : To repeal section 658 of Public Law 104-208, commonly referred to as the Lautenberg amendment.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

49. H.R.282 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools.
Sponsor: Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

50. H.R.284 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the required use of certain principal repayments on mortgage subsidy bond financings to redeem bonds, to modify the purchase price limitation under mortgage subsidy bond rules based on median family income, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-29] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (350)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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51. H.R.294 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the automobile assistance program for disabled veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

52. H.R.300 : To provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (77)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources.

53. H.R.303 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both military retired pay by reason of their years of military service and disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (383)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Note: On 6/12/2003, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 251, which provides for the consideration of H.R. 303. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 108-2: text with signatures.)

54. H.R.310 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence.
Sponsor: Rep Osborne, Tom [NE-3] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

55. H.R.314 : To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements of the Act with respect to federally related mortgage loans secured by a first lien, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

56. H.R.327 : To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin Murl Conner for acts of valor during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

57. H.R.331 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that military retired pay for nonregular service shall be paid without regard to the age of a person otherwise eligible for such retired pay, rather than commencing when an otherwise eligible person attains age 60.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/8/2003)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

58. H.R.336 : To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 1/27/2003)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

59. H.R.338 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that agencies, in promulgating rules, take into consideration the impact of such rules on the privacy of individuals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] (introduced 1/27/2003)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-587
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2004 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 352.

60. H.R.344 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/27/2003)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

61. H.R.358 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to enact into law eligibility requirements for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Everett, Terry [AL-2] (introduced 1/27/2003)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

62. H.R.384 : To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] (introduced 1/27/2003)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

63. H.R.391 : To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/27/2003)      Cosponsors (131)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 2/21/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

64. H.R.426 : To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from requiring digital television tuners in television receivers.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 1/28/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

65. H.R.434 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 1/28/2003)      Cosponsors (114)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

66. H.R.442 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to cover fees, books, supplies, and equipment and to exempt Federal Pell Grants and Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants from reducing expenses taken into account for the Hope Scholarship Credit.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

67. H.R.462 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily exclude long-term capital gain from the gross income of individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Isakson, Johnny [GA-6] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

68. H.R.463 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-5] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (86)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

69. H.R.476 : To provide that service of the members of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

70. H.R.478 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rules for involuntary conversions of livestock sold on account of weather-related conditions.
Sponsor: Rep McInnis, Scott [CO-3] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

71. H.R.494 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a full deduction for meals and lodging in connection with medical care.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

72. H.R.496 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

73. H.R.498 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employees of county and local governments and of schools to maintain medical savings accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

74. H.R.502 : To require identification that may be used in obtaining Federal public benefits to meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable.
Sponsor: Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] (introduced 1/29/2003)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Judiciary; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

75. H.R.515 : To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit the use of unexpended allotments under the State children's health care program through fiscal year 2006.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/31/2003)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

76. H.R.528 : To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Armenia.
Sponsor: Rep Knollenberg, Joe [MI-9] (introduced 2/4/2003)      Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

77. H.R.543 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the determining the amount allowed as a deduction for a charitable contribution of apparently wholesome food which is inventory.
Sponsor: Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

78. H.R.548 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older, to provide for a one-year open season under that plan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (339)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Note: On 4/27/2004, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 584, which provides for the consideration of H.R. 548. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 108-8: text with signatures.)

79. H.R.570 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity produced from wind.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (76)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

80. H.R.574 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

81. H.R.584 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

82. H.R.594 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [CA-25] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (300)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Note: On 3/10/2004, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res. 523, which provides for the consideration of H.R. 594. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 108-6: text with signatures.)

83. H.R.596 : To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from preemption State causes of action to enforce determinations under group health plans based on medical necessity.
Sponsor: Rep Norwood, Charles W. [GA-9] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

84. H.R.627 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to suspend for five years the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the copayment amount in effect for medication furnished by the Secretary on an outpatient basis for the treatment of non-service-connected disabilities and to provide an increase in the maximum annual rates of pension payable to surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Strickland, Ted [OH-6] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

85. H.R.645 : To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the square dance as the national folk dance.
Sponsor: Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

86. H.R.648 : To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 2/5/2003)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

87. H.R.660 : To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.
Sponsor: Rep Fletcher, Ernie [KY-6] (introduced 2/11/2003)      Cosponsors (162)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 108-156
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

88. H.R.661 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit financial institutions to determine their interest expense deduction without regard to tax-exempt bonds issued to provide certain small loans for health care or educational purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-1] (introduced 2/11/2003)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

89. H.R.662 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve tax equity for military personnel, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (introduced 2/11/2003)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

90. H.R.687 : To prohibit the Federal Government from accepting a form of identification issued by a foreign government, except for a passport that is accepted for such a purpose on the date of enactment of this Act.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-24] (introduced 2/11/2003)      Cosponsors (133)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Administration; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

91. H.R.693 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 2/11/2003)      Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

92. H.R.709 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] (introduced 2/11/2003)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/20/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

93. H.R.714 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand S corporation eligibility for banks, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McInnis, Scott [CO-3] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

94. H.R.720 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

95. H.R.721 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of cholesterol and other blood lipid screening tests.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

96. H.R.722 : To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to include additional information in Social Security account statements.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

97. H.R.728 : To amend title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require, as a precondition to commencing a civil action with respect to a place of public accommodation or a commercial facility, that an opportunity be provided to correct alleged violations.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

98. H.R.731 : To render all enrolled members of the Tohono O'odham Nation citizens of the United States as of the date of their enrollment and to recognize the valid membership credential of the Tohono O'odham Nation as the legal equivalent of a certificate of citizenship or a State-issued birth certificate for all Federal purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (119)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

99. H.R.740 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage new school construction through the creation of a new class of bond.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-47] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

100. H.R.741 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-47] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means

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101. H.R.742 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (193)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

102. H.R.754 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 20 percent inpatient limitation under the Medicare Program on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide.
Sponsor: Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] (introduced 2/12/2003)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

103. H.R.765 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow cargo pilots to participate in the Federal flight deck officer program.
Sponsor: Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

104. H.R.768 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a broadband Internet access tax credit.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (150)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

105. H.R.775 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-747
Latest Major Action: 10/6/2004 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.

106. H.R.785 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the above-the-line deduction for teacher classroom supplies and to expand such deduction to include qualified professional development expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (200)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

107. H.R.792 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize physical therapists to evaluate and treat medicare beneficiaries without a requirement for a physician referral, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (187)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

108. H.R.813 : To rescind the Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum of July 18, 2002, in which Directors of health service networks in the Department of Veterans Affairs are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks.
Sponsor: Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

109. H.R.839 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an income tax credit for the provision of homeownership and community development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Portman, Rob [OH-2] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (303)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

110. H.R.850 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide special compensation for former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Simpson, Michael K. [ID-2] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

111. H.R.859 : To repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Toomey, Patrick J. [PA-15] (introduced 2/13/2003)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

112. H.R.872 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that church employees are eligible for the exclusion for qualified tuition reduction programs of charitable educational organizations.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 2/25/2003)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

113. H.R.876 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of Class II and Class III railroads.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 2/25/2003)      Cosponsors (267)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

114. H.R.879 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 2/25/2003)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

115. H.R.886 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.
Sponsor: Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] (introduced 2/25/2003)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

116. H.R.887 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $2,000.
Sponsor: Rep Jefferson, William J. [LA-2] (introduced 2/25/2003)      Cosponsors (126)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

117. H.R.926 : To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception.
Sponsor: Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] (introduced 2/26/2003)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

118. H.R.927 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] (introduced 2/26/2003)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

119. H.R.931 : To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/26/2003)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

120. H.R.937 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improvements in access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 2/26/2003)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

121. H.R.944 : To ensure that amounts in the Victims of Crime Fund are fully obligated.
Sponsor: Rep Simmons, Rob [CT-2] (introduced 2/26/2003)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

122. H.R.976 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness.
Sponsor: Rep Costello, Jerry F. [IL-12] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

123. H.R.980 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage of certain self-injected biologicals.
Sponsor: Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

124. H.R.995 : To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide a dislocation allowance under section 407 of such title to retired members of the uniformed services, including members placed on the temporary disability retired list, moving from their last duty station to their designated home.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

125. H.R.997 : To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid mis-constructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (108)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

126. H.R.998 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kleczka, Gerald D. [WI-4] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

127. H.R.1043 : To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.
Sponsor: Rep Walsh, James T. [NY-25] (introduced 2/27/2003)      Cosponsors (156)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

128. H.R.1049 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow the arming of pilots of cargo aircraft, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

129. H.R.1050 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age limit for the child tax credit.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

130. H.R.1057 : To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 3/4/2003)      Cosponsors (203)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2004 Received in the Senate.

131. H.R.1063 : To limit the age restrictions imposed by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gibbons, Jim [NV-2] (introduced 3/4/2003)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

132. H.R.1076 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an additional advance refunding of bonds originally issued to finance governmental facilities used for essential governmental functions.
Sponsor: Rep Toomey, Patrick J. [PA-15] (introduced 3/4/2003)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

133. H.R.1098 : To provide that, if an individual is expelled from Congress, any Member service previously rendered by that individual shall be noncreditable for purposes of determining eligibility for or the amount of any benefits which might otherwise be payable out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund based on the service of that individual, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] (introduced 3/5/2003)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Administration; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/16/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

134. H.R.1111 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the rules relating to the court-ordered apportionment of the retired pay of members of the uniformed services to former spouses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ballenger, Cass [NC-10] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/14/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Received from DOD.

135. H.R.1117 : To improve health care choice by providing for the tax deductibility of medical expenses by individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-48] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

136. H.R.1119 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
House Reports: 108-127
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2003 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 64.

137. H.R.1132 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to promote homeownership among low-income individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Jefferson, William J. [LA-2] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

138. H.R.1153 : To accelerate the wilderness designation process by establishing a timetable for the completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Otter, C. L. (Butch) [ID-1] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

139. H.R.1155 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (136)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

140. H.R.1157 : To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 3/6/2003)      Cosponsors (152)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

141. H.R.1170 : To protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering a controlled substance in order to attend school, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Burns, Max [GA-12] (introduced 3/11/2003)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 108-121
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

142. H.R.1177 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional choice regarding unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 3/11/2003)      Cosponsors (73)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

143. H.R.1179 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle solely within the borders of a State if the individual meets certain minimum standards prescribed by the State, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6] (introduced 3/11/2003)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

144. H.R.1206 : To prohibit United States voluntary and assessed contributions to the United Nations or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development if the United Nations or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development imposes any tax or fee on United States persons, continues to develop or promote proposals for such taxes or fees, or attempts to implement or impose a policy that would enable foreign governments to tax income earned inside the borders of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-20] (introduced 3/11/2003)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

145. H.R.1225 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare Program for beneficiaries with cardiovascular disease.
Sponsor: Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (123)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

146. H.R.1227 : To provide for the periodic review of the efficiency and public need for Federal agencies, to establish a Commission for the purpose of reviewing the efficiency and public need of such agencies, and to provide for the abolishment of agencies for which a public need does not exist.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

147. H.R.1229 : To require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adoption centers.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

148. H.R.1231 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Tom [VA-11] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (342)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Government Reform; House Armed Services
House Reports: 108-585 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 7/7/2004 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 108-585, Part I.

149. H.R.1233 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

150. H.R.1252 : To terminate the e-rate program of the Federal Communications Commission that requires providers of telecommunications and information services to provide such services for schools and libraries at a discounted rate.
Sponsor: Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] (introduced 3/12/2003)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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151. H.R.1258 : To repeal the statutory authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, to provide for the establishment of a joint congressional task force to conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 3/13/2003)      Cosponsors (130)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

152. H.R.1288 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program of all oral anticancer drugs.
Sponsor: Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] (introduced 3/13/2003)      Cosponsors (218)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

153. H.R.1295 : To provide for coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 3/13/2003)      Cosponsors (79)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

154. H.R.1296 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on the deduction of interest on education loans.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 3/13/2003)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

155. H.R.1305 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 3/18/2003)      Cosponsors (194)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

156. H.R.1328 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period over which an individual must make payment to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to become entitled to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, to prospectively permit any servicemember to withdraw an election not to enroll under the Montgomery GI Bill, and to provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 3/18/2003)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

157. H.R.1336 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] (introduced 3/18/2003)      Cosponsors (221)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

158. H.R.1349 : To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] (introduced 3/19/2003)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

159. H.R.1360 : To amend certain provisions of title 39, United States Code, relating to transportation of mail.
Sponsor: Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] (introduced 3/19/2003)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

160. H.R.1377 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance the access of Medicare beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits, to improve the Medicare+Choice program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] (introduced 3/20/2003)      Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

161. H.R.1406 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships under the Medicaid Program in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] (introduced 3/20/2003)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

162. H.R.1429 : To protect tenants in public housing and housing assisted under the rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 who are victims from eviction by reason of criminal activity.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 3/25/2003)      Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

163. H.R.1477 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of qualified acupuncturist services under part B of the Medicare Program, and to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] (introduced 3/27/2003)      Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

164. H.R.1492 : To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide expanded access for persons in the field of membership of a Federal credit union to money order and check cashing services.
Sponsor: Rep Ose, Doug [CA-3] (introduced 3/27/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

165. H.R.1493 : To revoke an Executive Order relating to procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records.
Sponsor: Rep Ose, Doug [CA-3] (introduced 3/27/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.

166. H.R.1522 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in the Public Health Service Act.
Sponsor: Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [WA-5] (introduced 3/31/2003)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

167. H.R.1523 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] (introduced 3/31/2003)      Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

168. H.R.1530 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies.
Sponsor: Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-1] (introduced 4/1/2003)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

169. H.R.1533 : To amend the securities laws to permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 4/1/2003)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 108-248
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-359 [GPO: Text, PDF]

170. H.R.1543 : To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer report, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 4/1/2003)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

171. H.R.1554 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the National Service Life Insurance and United States Government Life Insurance programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 4/2/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

172. H.R.1580 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 4/3/2003)      Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/8/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

173. H.R.1581 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for certain compensation received by members of the Armed Forces serving in South Korea.
Sponsor: Rep Knollenberg, Joe [MI-9] (introduced 4/3/2003)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

174. H.R.1582 : To equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural America, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 4/3/2003)      Cosponsors (82)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

175. H.R.1592 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the two-tier annuity computation system applicable to annuities for surviving spouses under the Survivor Benefit Plan for retired members of the Armed Forces so that there is no reduction in such an annuity when the beneficiary becomes 62 years of age.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 4/3/2003)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

176. H.R.1606 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose a limitation on the wage that the Secretary of Labor may require an employer to pay an alien who is an H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 4/3/2003)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

177. H.R.1643 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] (introduced 4/3/2003)      Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

178. H.R.1653 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2003.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 4/7/2003)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/7/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

179. H.R.1660 : To amend the National Apprenticeship Act to provide that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] (introduced 4/8/2003)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/2/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

180. H.R.1662 : To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] (introduced 4/8/2003)      Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Resources
House Reports: 108-785
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2004 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 479.

181. H.R.1666 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that discontinuance of veterans' disability compensation upon the death of a veteran shall be effective as of the date of death of the veteran rather than the last day of the month preceding the veteran's death.
Sponsor: Rep Boyd, Allen [FL-2] (introduced 4/8/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

182. H.R.1687 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] (introduced 4/9/2003)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/9/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

183. H.R.1693 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for the work-related expenses of handicapped individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Kleczka, Gerald D. [WI-4] (introduced 4/9/2003)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/9/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

184. H.R.1710 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the full market basket percentage increase applied to payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (82)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

185. H.R.1717 : To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

186. H.R.1725 : To change the deadline for income tax returns for calendar year taxpayers from the 15th of April to the first Monday in November.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

187. H.R.1726 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

188. H.R.1740 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1502 East Kiest Boulevard in Dallas, Texas, as the "Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-56 [GPO: Text, PDF]

189. H.R.1741 : To redesignate the position of the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2004 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

190. H.R.1742 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage bond financing, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kleczka, Gerald D. [WI-4] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

191. H.R.1758 : To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to improve the program of benefits for contractor employees of the Department of Energy who were exposed to toxic substances at Department of Energy facilities, to provide coverage under subtitle B of that Act for certain additional individuals and illnesses, to establish an ombudsman, to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Strickland, Ted [OH-6] (introduced 4/10/2003)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

192. H.R.1778 : To establish a commission on employee ownership.
Sponsor: Rep Ballenger, Cass [NC-10] (introduced 4/11/2003)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/27/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

193. H.R.1784 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to update the renal dialysis composite rate.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 4/11/2003)      Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

194. H.R.1793 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 4/11/2003)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/21/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

195. H.R.1811 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid Program for such children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 4/11/2003)      Cosponsors (127)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

196. H.R.1833 : To reduce temporarily the duty on certain articles of natural cork.
Sponsor: Rep Simmons, Rob [CT-2] (introduced 4/12/2003)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/22/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

197. H.R.1867 : To amend title 44, United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.
Sponsor: Rep Vitter, David [LA-1] (introduced 4/29/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs.

198. H.R.1870 : To amend section 1951 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the Hobbs Act), and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 4/29/2003)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

199. H.R.1873 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals be allowed in determining self-employment tax.
Sponsor: Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] (introduced 4/30/2003)      Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

200. H.R.1904 : An act to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McInnis, Scott [CO-3] (introduced 5/1/2003)      Cosponsors (137)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Resources; House Judiciary; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Senate Energy and Natural Resources; House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 108-96 Part 1, 108-96 Part 2; Senate Reports: 108-121; Latest Conference Report: 108-386 (in Congressional Record H11686-11698)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-148 [GPO: Text, PDF]

[Decker]

And how many of those pieces of proposed legislation actually became law?

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

201. H.R.1909 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations Board.
Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 5/1/2003)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

202. H.R.1913 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences located in rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Artur [AL-7] (introduced 5/1/2003)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

203. H.R.1915 : To waive the limitation on the use of funds appropriated for the Homeland Security Grant Program.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 5/1/2003)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

204. H.R.1943 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood products, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] (introduced 5/1/2003)      Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

205. H.R.1995 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services.
Sponsor: Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] (introduced 5/6/2003)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

206. H.R.2011 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/7/2003)      Cosponsors (127)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

207. H.R.2023 : To give a preference regarding States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication to treat that student's asthma or anaphylaxis, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 5/7/2003)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and the Workforce
House Reports: 108-606 Part 1
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-377 [GPO: Text, PDF]

208. H.R.2028 : To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance.
Sponsor: Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] (introduced 5/8/2003)      Cosponsors (226)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-691
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2004 Received in the Senate.

209. H.R.2037 : To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 5/8/2003)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

210. H.R.2045 : To defend the Ten Commandments.
Sponsor: Rep Aderholt, Robert B. [AL-4] (introduced 5/9/2003)      Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

211. H.R.2065 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act.
Sponsor: Rep Tiberi, Patrick J. [OH-12] (introduced 5/9/2003)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/27/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

212. H.R.2071 : To allow travel between the United States and Cuba.
Sponsor: Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] (introduced 5/13/2003)      Cosponsors (90)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

213. H.R.2072 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the computation of the income tax on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 5/13/2003)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

214. H.R.2085 : To permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 5/14/2003)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

215. H.R.2096 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-5] (introduced 5/14/2003)      Cosponsors (137)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

216. H.R.2114 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand medical savings accounts and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for medical freedom accounts under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs.
Sponsor: Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] (introduced 5/15/2003)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

217. H.R.2208 : To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the minimum guarantee program.
Sponsor: Rep DeLay, Tom [TX-22] (introduced 5/22/2003)      Cosponsors (144)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

218. H.R.2233 : To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/22/2003)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

219. H.R.2234 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit which is dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and which is allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary education.
Sponsor: Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] (introduced 5/22/2003)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

220. H.R.2236 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare Program for diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other services to screen for diabetes.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 5/22/2003)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

221. H.R.2249 : To amend chapter 10 of title 39, United States Code, to include postmasters and postmasters' organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain personnel policies, schedules, and programs of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] (introduced 5/22/2003)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Note: For further action, see S. 678, which became Public Law 108-86 on 9/30/2003.

222. H.R.2255 : To extend the suspension of certain payments to be made by noncommercial webcasters under sections 112 and 114 of title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 5/22/2003)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

223. H.R.2311 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained age 62.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 6/3/2003)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

224. H.R.2318 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
Sponsor: Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] (introduced 6/4/2003)      Cosponsors (188)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

225. H.R.2338 : To prevent loans for Iraq from the International Monetary Fund or the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development from being used to pay off Iraq's creditors.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 6/4/2003)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

226. H.R.2340 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the required beginning date for distributions from individual retirement plans and for distributions of elective deferrals under qualified cash or deferred arrangements.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 6/4/2003)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

227. H.R.2341 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage a strong community-based banking system.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 6/4/2003)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

228. H.R.2347 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit which is dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and which is allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary education.
Sponsor: Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] (introduced 6/5/2003)      Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

229. H.R.2351 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts contributed to health savings accounts and to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements.
Sponsor: Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-22] (introduced 6/5/2003)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 108-177
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2003 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89.

230. H.R.2357 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to provide eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs health care for certain Filipino World War II veterans residing in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 6/5/2003)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 108-198
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

231. H.R.2358 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the timely development of a more cost effective United States commercial space transportation industry, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 6/5/2003)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

232. H.R.2361 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive the part B late enrollment penalty for military retirees who enroll by December 31, 2004, and to provide a special part B enrollment period for such retirees.
Sponsor: Rep Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD-3] (introduced 6/5/2003)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

233. H.R.2372 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located immediately adjacent to qualified census tracts.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 6/5/2003)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

234. H.R.2379 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access to health care for rural veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Osborne, Tom [NE-3] (introduced 6/5/2003)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

235. H.R.2427 : To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gutknecht, Gil [MN-1] (introduced 6/11/2003)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

236. H.R.2433 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who participated in certain Department of Defense chemical and biological warfare testing with health care for their illness without requirement for proof of service-connection.
Sponsor: Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-28] (introduced 6/11/2003)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 108-213
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

237. H.R.2444 : To establish certain requirements relating to the provision of services to minors by family planning projects under title X of the Public Health Service Act.
Sponsor: Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] (introduced 6/12/2003)      Cosponsors (93)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

238. H.R.2447 : To establish a Federal interagency task force to promote the benefits, safety, and potential uses of agricultural biotechnology to improve human and animal nutrition, increase crop productivity, and improve agricultural sustainability while ensuring the safety of food and the environment.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Nick [MI-7] (introduced 6/12/2003)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House International Relations; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

239. H.R.2475 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an enhanced funding process to ensure an adequate level of funding for veterans health care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 6/16/2003)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

240. H.R.2476 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of home infusion drug therapies under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] (introduced 6/16/2003)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

241. H.R.2492 : To ensure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits and environmental restoration benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Lampson, Nick [TX-9] (introduced 6/17/2003)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

242. H.R.2497 : To permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 6/17/2003)      Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

243. H.R.2521 : To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the business practices, procedures, accountability, and administration of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and of the Internet domain name system, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 6/19/2003)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/1/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

244. H.R.2540 : To require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress regarding the requirements applicable to the inscription of veterans' names on the memorial wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Sponsor: Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita [CA-37] (introduced 6/19/2003)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

245. H.R.2591 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Small Business Protection Accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, Jon C. [NV-3] (introduced 6/24/2003)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

246. H.R.2627 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid for foods for special dietary use, dietary supplements, or medical foods shall be treated as medical expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] (introduced 6/26/2003)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

247. H.R.2662 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain limousines are not subject to the gas guzzler tax.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 7/8/2003)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/8/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

248. H.R.2672 : To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit voluntary compliance with provisions relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects.
Sponsor: Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] (introduced 7/9/2003)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

249. H.R.2719 : To provide special funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained by commercial passenger air carriers.
Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 7/14/2003)      Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

250. H.R.2728 : To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for adjudicative flexibility with regard to an employer filing of a notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; to provide for greater efficiency at the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; to provide for an independent review of citations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; to provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to very small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of citations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and to amend the Paperwork Reduction Act and titles 5 and 31, United States Code, to reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes.
Sponsor: Rep Norwood, Charles W. [GA-9] (introduced 7/15/2003)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
House Reports: 108-487

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

251. H.R.2730 : To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for an independent review of citations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Sponsor: Rep Norwood, Charles W. [GA-9] (introduced 7/15/2003)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-488 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 185).
Note: On 5/18/2004, H.R. 2730 was laid on the table and its text appended to H.R. 2728, pursuant to H.Res. 645. For further action, see H.R. 2728.

252. H.R.2731 : To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to very small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of citations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Sponsor: Rep Norwood, Charles W. [GA-9] (introduced 7/15/2003)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-489 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2004 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 194 (Roll no. 189).
Note: On 5/18/2004, H.R. 2731 was laid on the table and its text appended to H.R. 2728, pursuant to H.Res. 645. For further action, see H.R. 2728.

253. H.R.2732 : To amend selected statutes to clarify existing Federal law as to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law.
Sponsor: Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] (introduced 7/15/2003)      Cosponsors (82)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

254. H.R.2743 : To require the Comptroller General to prepare statements for bills and resolutions reported by committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate on whether any new entities, programs, or functions authorized by the bills or resolutions are redundant with existing Federal entities, programs, or functions and could be more efficiently performed by an existing Federal entity, program, or function, and to require such statements to accompany reports on legislation.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] (introduced 7/15/2003)      Cosponsors (47)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.

255. H.R.2747 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to update the optional methods for computing net earnings from self-employment.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] (introduced 7/15/2003)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

256. H.R.2763 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a business credit for donations for vocational educational purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pombo, Richard W. [CA-11] (introduced 7/16/2003)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/16/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

257. H.R.2784 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain individuals who have attained age 50 and who are unemployed to receive distributions from qualified retirement plans without incurring a 10 percent additional tax.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 7/17/2003)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

258. H.R.2806 : To name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the "Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Sponsor: Rep Kolbe, Jim [AZ-8] (introduced 7/21/2003)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/6/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: See Public Law 108-170.

259. H.R.2823 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Kelly, Sue W. [NY-19] (introduced 7/23/2003)      Cosponsors (87)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 8/4/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

260. H.R.2844 : To require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary circumstances.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5] (introduced 7/24/2003)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Administration; House Judiciary
House Reports: 108-404 Part 1, 108-404 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2004 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.

261. H.R.2851 : To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve the affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers.
Sponsor: Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] (introduced 7/24/2003)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/8/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

262. H.R.2906 : To clarify that federally licensed firerarms dealers may transfer firearms to other federally licensed firearms dealers at places other than the business premises specified on the license of the transferor dealer.
Sponsor: Rep Renzi, Rick [AZ-1] (introduced 7/25/2003)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/4/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

263. H.R.2944 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces following death.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 7/25/2003)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 8/15/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

264. H.R.2950 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] (introduced 7/25/2003)      Cosponsors (81)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

265. H.R.2973 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a business credit against income for the purchase of fishing safety equipment.
Sponsor: Rep Simmons, Rob [CT-2] (introduced 7/25/2003)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

266. H.R.2978 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of the property for farming, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 7/25/2003)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

267. H.R.2998 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for the exemption for certain members of the uniformed services from an otherwise-applicable requirement for the payment of subsistence charges while hospitalized.
Sponsor: Rep Young, C.W. Bill [FL-10] (introduced 9/3/2003)      Cosponsors (256)
Committees: House Armed Services; Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2003 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

268. H.R.2999 : To ensure by law the ability of the military service academies to include the offering of a voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 9/4/2003)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/4/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

269. H.R.3019 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the military death gratuity from $6,000 to $12,000 and to provide that such death gratuity shall be excluded from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 9/5/2003)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 9/5/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

270. H.R.3052 : To amend title 23, United States Code, to discourage States from issuing an identification card or driver's license to an alien not legally authorized to be in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] (introduced 9/9/2003)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

271. H.R.3066 : To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to make certain technical corrections, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] (introduced 9/10/2003)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

272. H.R.3094 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 9/16/2003)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

273. H.R.3103 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of hearing aids.
Sponsor: Rep Ryun, Jim [KS-2] (introduced 9/16/2003)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/16/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

274. H.R.3171 : To provide for an appropriate review of recently enacted legislation relating to terrorism to assure that powers granted in it do not inappropriately undermine civil liberties.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced 9/24/2003)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Education and the Workforce; House Government Reform; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

275. H.R.3178 : To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit interference by certain grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 9/25/2003)      Cosponsors (156)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

276. H.R.3193 : To restore second amendment rights in the District of Columbia.
Sponsor: Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] (introduced 9/25/2003)      Cosponsors (230)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2004 Received in the Senate.

277. H.R.3194 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certified diabetes educators recognized by the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services under part B of the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Weldon, Curt [PA-7] (introduced 9/25/2003)      Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/6/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

278. H.R.3230 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a lump sum contribution to Coverdell education savings accounts whenever the contribution limit is increased.
Sponsor: Rep Bradley, Jeb [NH-1] (introduced 10/2/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

279. H.R.3240 : To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor in the State of Texas as a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.
Sponsor: Rep Neugebauer, Randy [TX-19] (introduced 10/2/2003)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

280. H.R.3246 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain mobile machinery not be treated as highway vehicles.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] (introduced 10/2/2003)      Cosponsors (121)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

281. H.R.3281 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections; to provide certain authority to the Special Counsel; and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 10/8/2003)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2004 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

282. H.R.3313 : To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act.
Sponsor: Rep Hostettler, John N. [IN-8] (introduced 10/16/2003)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
House Reports: 108-614
Latest Major Action: 9/7/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

283. H.R.3318 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Porter, Jon C. [NV-3] (introduced 10/16/2003)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/16/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

284. H.R.3319 : To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to register a Canadian pesticide.
Sponsor: Rep Rehberg, Dennis R. [MT] (introduced 10/16/2003)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 10/27/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Commerce, EPA.

285. H.R.3329 : To prevent abuse of Government credit cards.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 10/16/2003)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

286. H.R.3344 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the payment of veterans' benefits in all hospitalization and convalescent claims to begin effective on the day on which hospitalization or treatment begins.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 10/20/2003)      Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

287. H.R.3352 : To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of the foreign intelligence surveillance authorities under Federal law, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Otter, C. L. (Butch) [ID-1] (introduced 10/21/2003)      Cosponsors (71)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Latest Major Action: 12/10/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

288. H.R.3390 : To amend title 10, United States Code, relating to prescription drug benefits for Medicare-eligible enrollees under defense health care plans.
Sponsor: Rep Schrock, Edward L. [VA-2] (introduced 10/29/2003)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/24/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

289. H.R.3397 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to individual investment accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McCrery, Jim [LA-4] (introduced 10/29/2003)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/29/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

290. H.R.3412 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand incentives for education.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-3] (introduced 10/30/2003)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

291. H.R.3474 : To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 11/6/2003)      Cosponsors (256)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Government Reform; House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

292. H.R.3485 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged.
Sponsor: Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] (introduced 11/12/2003)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/12/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

293. H.R.3579 : To ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards.
Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] (introduced 11/21/2003)      Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 12/2/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

294. H.R.3596 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 11/21/2003)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/21/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

295. H.R.3608 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to employers for hiring new employees.
Sponsor: Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] (introduced 11/21/2003)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/21/2003 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

296. H.R.3633 : To provide for dime coins to bear the likeness of President Ronald Reagan, the Freedom President, in honor of his work in restoring American greatness and bringing freedom to captive nations around the world.
Sponsor: Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] (introduced 11/21/2003)      Cosponsors (89)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 12/2/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

297. H.R.3678 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the work opportunity tax credit to include trade adjustment assistance recipients as a targeted group.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-29] (introduced 12/8/2003)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/17/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

298. H.R.3708 : To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.
Sponsor: Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] (introduced 1/20/2004)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/20/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

299. H.R.3721 : To amend title 49, United States Code, to repeal the essential air service local participation program.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, John E. [PA-5] (introduced 1/21/2004)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

300. H.R.3729 : To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/27/2004)      Cosponsors (157)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/27/2004 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

301. H.R.3736 : To provide that pay for Members of Congress be reduced following any fiscal year in which there is a Federal deficit.
Sponsor: Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-10] (introduced 1/28/2004)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Administration; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

302. H.R.3763 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older, to provide for a one-year open season under that plan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] (introduced 2/4/2004)      Cosponsors (308)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

303. H.R.3777 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McInnis, Scott [CO-3] (introduced 2/4/2004)      Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/13/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

304. H.R.3781 : To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize local educational agencies in rural areas to obtain a limited waiver of certain requirements relating to the employment of highly qualified teachers.
Sponsor: Rep Gibbons, Jim [NV-2] (introduced 2/6/2004)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

305. H.R.3784 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for refunds to taxpayers of the budget surplus for each year of surplus.
Sponsor: Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] (introduced 2/10/2004)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

306. H.R.3791 : To provide that no automatic pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in the year following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 2/10/2004)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Administration; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/17/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

307. H.R.3795 : To amend the Impact Aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 2/11/2004)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

308. H.R.3800 : To reform Federal budget procedures, to impose spending safeguards, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, to account for accurate Government agency costs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hensarling, Jeb [TX-5] (introduced 2/11/2004)      Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Budget; House Rules; House Ways and Means; House Appropriations; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 11/22/2004 House Committee on The Budget Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 10, 2004.

309. H.R.3801 : To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the requirement that persons making disbursements for electioneering communications file reports on such disbursements with the Federal Election Commission and the prohibition against the making of disbursements for electioneering communications by corporations and labor organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 2/11/2004)      Cosponsors (75)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

310. H.R.3804 : To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make beach nourishment projects eligible for inclusion in mitigation plans and for hazard mitigation assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] (introduced 2/11/2004)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

311. H.R.3854 : To contain the costs of the Medicare prescription drug program under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] (introduced 2/26/2004)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

312. H.R.3857 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance certain surface transportation facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 2/26/2004)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

313. H.R.3858 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, and to provide for better coordination of Federal efforts and information on islet cell transplantation.
Sponsor: Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [WA-5] (introduced 2/26/2004)      Cosponsors (175)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
House Reports: 108-726
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-362 [GPO: Text, PDF]

314. H.R.3888 : To prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their United States workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 3/3/2004)      Cosponsors (70)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management.

315. H.R.3896 : To establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions within the Department of State, and to reform United States laws governing intercountry adoptions.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 3/4/2004)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House International Relations; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

316. H.R.3901 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required with respect to health savings accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 3/4/2004)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

317. H.R.3952 : To amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to increase the aggregate asset size limitation of the small bank regulatory relief provision, to provide for future adjustments of such amount for inflation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hensarling, Jeb [TX-5] (introduced 3/11/2004)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

318. H.R.4007 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow amounts in a health flexible spending arrangement that are unused during a plan year to be carried over to subsequent plan years or deposited into certain health or retirement plans.
Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] (introduced 3/18/2004)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

319. H.R.4048 : To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions.
Sponsor: Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] (introduced 3/25/2004)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

320. H.R.4116 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins celebrating the recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States, to America's lands, waterways, and skies and the great importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an "endangered" species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jenkins, William L. [TN-1] (introduced 4/1/2004)      Cosponsors (298)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-486 [GPO: Text, PDF]

321. H.R.4126 : To provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 4/1/2004)      Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

322. H.R.4156 : To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 4/2/2004)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Note: For further action, see S.2302, which became Public Law 108-441 on 12/3/2004.

323. H.R.4187 : To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems to produce a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and to ensure the security of electronic data, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5] (introduced 4/21/2004)      Cosponsors (38)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

324. H.R.4232 : To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4025 Feather Lakes Way in Kingwood, Texas, as the "Congressman Jack Fields Post Office".
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 4/28/2004)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-468 [GPO: Text, PDF]

325. H.R.4236 : To provide for congressional disapproval of certain regulations issued by the Comptroller of the Currency, in accordance with section 802 of title 5, United States Code.
Sponsor: Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] (introduced 4/28/2004)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

326. H.R.4237 : To provide for congressional disapproval of certain regulations issued by the Comptroller of the Currency, in accordance with section 802 of title 5, United States Code.
Sponsor: Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] (introduced 4/28/2004)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

327. H.R.4257 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Otter, C. L. (Butch) [ID-1] (introduced 4/30/2004)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

328. H.R.4279 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, and to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees.
Sponsor: Rep McCrery, Jim [LA-4] (introduced 5/5/2004)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2004 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 539.
Note: Pursuant to H.Res. 638, the text of H.R. 4280 and H.R. 4281 was appended to H.R. 4279, as passed House.

329. H.R.4284 : To require the withholding of United States contributions to the United Nations until the President certifies that the United Nations is cooperating in the investigation of the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program.
Sponsor: Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-6] (introduced 5/5/2004)      Cosponsors (81)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

330. H.R.4299 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 South Jackson Road in Edinburg, Texas, as the "Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 5/6/2004)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Government Reform; Senate Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-261 [GPO: Text, PDF]

331. H.R.4317 : To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in Lufkin, Texas, as the "Charles Wilson Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".
Sponsor: Rep Turner, Jim [TX-2] (introduced 5/6/2004)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

332. H.R.4348 : To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to allow greater access to international remittance services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 5/12/2004)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

333. H.R.4391 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 5/19/2004)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/20/2004 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

334. H.R.4420 : To ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 5/20/2004)      Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

335. H.R.4430 : To amend chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement.
Sponsor: Rep Chocola, Chris [IN-2] (introduced 5/20/2004)      Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

336. H.R.4432 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 5/20/2004)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

337. H.R.4491 : To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the reduction in Medicare payment for certain items of durable medical equipment.
Sponsor: Rep Hobson, David L. [OH-7] (introduced 6/2/2004)      Cosponsors (117)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

338. H.R.4502 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from an individual retirement plan, a section 401(k) plan, or a section 403(b) contract shall not be includible in gross income to the extent used to pay long-term care insurance premiums.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 6/3/2004)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

339. H.R.4561 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the treatment of adopted children.
Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 6/14/2004)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

340. H.R.4571 : To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] (introduced 6/15/2004)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary
House Reports: 108-682
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

341. H.R.4603 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the nonrecognition of gain on real property held by individuals or small businesses which is involuntarily converted as the result of the exercise of eminent domain, without regard to whether such property is replaced.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 6/17/2004)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

342. H.R.4629 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and to adjust the exemption amounts for inflation.
Sponsor: Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] (introduced 6/21/2004)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/21/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

343. H.R.4653 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the medical expenses of a child with special needs shall be allowable as a medical expense deduction without regard to the 7.5 percent adjusted gross income threshold.
Sponsor: Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [CO-6] (introduced 6/23/2004)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/23/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

344. H.R.4680 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure that Indian tribes and any organizations owned, controlled, or operated by Indian tribes are not considered employers for purposes of such Act.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-5] (introduced 6/24/2004)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

345. H.R.4712 : To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with respect to enforcement provisions.
Sponsor: Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] (introduced 6/24/2004)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

346. H.R.4796 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ballenger, Cass [NC-10] (introduced 7/9/2004)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

347. H.R.4829 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 East Kleberg in Kingsville, Texas, as the "Irma Rangel Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 7/14/2004)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 108-478 [GPO: Text, PDF]

348. H.R.4836 : To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Amarillo, Texas, as the "Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Sponsor: Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] (introduced 7/15/2004)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; Senate Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2004 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

349. H.R.4846 : To reduce the risk of identity theft by limiting the use of Social Security account numbers on certain Government-issued identification cards and Government documents.
Sponsor: Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] (introduced 7/15/2004)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Armed Services; House Energy and Commerce; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

350. H.R.4849 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death by excluding from income a portion of such payments.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-5] (introduced 7/15/2004)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

351. H.R.4936 : To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to modify the rules relating to the availability and method of redistribution of unexpended SCHIP allotments, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 7/22/2004)      Cosponsors (82)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

352. H.R.5196 : To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 South Swenson Street in Stamford, Texas, as the "Gordon Wood Post Office Building".
Sponsor: Rep Stenholm, Charles W. [TX-17] (introduced 9/30/2004)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

353. H.R.5251 : To clarify the applicability of State law to national banks, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 10/7/2004)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

354. H.R.5384 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent.
Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [TX-8] (introduced 11/18/2004)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2004 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

1. H.CON.RES.23 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that President George W. Bush should declare to all nations that the United States does not intend to assent to or ratify the International Criminal Court Treaty, also referred to as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and the signature of former President Clinton to that treaty should not be construed otherwise.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/8/2001)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

2. H.CON.RES.48 : Expressing the sense of the Congress in reaffirming the United States of America as a republic.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/6/2001)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

3. H.CON.RES.49 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the Treaty Power of the President does not extend beyond the enumerated powers of the Federal Government, but are limited by the Constitution, and any exercise of such Executive Power inconsistent with the Constitution shall be of no legal force or effect.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/6/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

4. H.CON.RES.206 : Recognizing the important relationship between the United States and Mexico.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/31/2001)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/13/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

5. H.CON.RES.277 : Recognizing the important contributions of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 11/19/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 12/5/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

6. H.CON.RES.368 : Expressing the sense of Congress that reinstating the military draft or implementing any other form of compulsory military service in the United States would be detrimental to the long-term military interests of the United States, violative of individual liberties protected by the Constitution, and inconsistent with the values underlying a free society as expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/20/2002)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/5/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

7. H.CON.RES.489 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should not rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 9/26/2002)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/26/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

8. H.RES.416 : Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the International Criminal Court.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/9/2002)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

9. H.J.RES.27 : To repeal the War Powers Resolution to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution that Congress and not the President has the power to declare war, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/6/2001)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House International Relations; House Armed Services; House Rules; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

10. H.J.RES.38 : Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services on December 28, 2000, relating to standards for privacy of individually identifiable health information.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/15/2001)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

11. H.J.RES.45 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to abolishing personal income, estate, and gift taxes and prohibiting the United States Government from engaging in the business in competition with its citizens.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/25/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

12. H.R.219 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by requiring the Managing Trustee to invest the annual surplus of such trust funds in marketable interest-bearing obligations of the United States and certificates of deposit in depository institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and to protect such trust funds from the public debt limit.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

13. H.R.220 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.

14. H.R.368 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for tuition and related expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

15. H.R.369 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

16. H.R.370 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts contributed to charitable organizations which provide elementary or secondary scholarships and for contributions of, and for, instructional materials and materials for extracurricular activities.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

17. H.R.694 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit elections to decertify representation by a labor organization.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/5/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

18. H.R.864 : To restore the separation of powers between the Congress and the President.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/6/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

19. H.R.966 : To prohibit the Federal Government from planning, developing, implementing, or administering any national teacher test or method of certification and from withholding funds from States or local educational agencies that fail to adopt a specific method of teacher certification.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/8/2001)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

20. H.R.1146 : To end membership of the United States in the United Nations.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/21/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/21/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

21. H.R.1364 : To restore to taxpayers awareness of the true cost of government by eliminating the withholding of income taxes by employers and requiring individuals to pay income taxes in monthly installments, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/3/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

22. H.R.1597 : To repeal the Military Selective Service Act.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

23. H.R.1599 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of animals which are raised and sold as part of an educational program.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

24. H.R.1665 : To prohibit the destruction during fiscal year 2002 of intercontinental ballistic missile silos in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/1/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/15/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

25. H.R.1762 : To restore the second amendment rights of all Americans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/8/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/30/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

26. H.R.2083 : To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, relating to motor vehicle weight and width limitations.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/6/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

27. H.R.2265 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow consumers greater access to information regarding the health benefits of foods and dietary supplements.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/21/2001)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/6/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

28. H.R.2268 : To enforce the guarantees of the first, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States by prohibiting certain devices used to deny the right to participate in certain elections.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/21/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 6/21/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

29. H.R.2289 : To exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/21/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 7/2/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

30. H.R.2410 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Hope Scholarship Credit to be used for elementary and secondary expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

31. H.R.2411 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax to professional school personnel in grades K-12.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/28/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

32. H.R.2615 : To repeal sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/24/2001)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 8/13/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.

33. H.R.2662 : To lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/26/2001)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House International Relations; House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; House Judiciary; House Financial Services; House Government Reform; House Agriculture
Latest Major Action: 8/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

34. H.R.2800 : To amend section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

35. H.R.2801 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the purchase of prescription drugs by individuals who have attained retirement age, and to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs and the sale of such drugs through Internet sites.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 8/16/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

36. H.R.2802 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the sunset and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account (MSA) plans.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 8/16/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

37. H.R.2875 : To provide that the inferior courts of the United States do not have jurisdiction to hear abortion-related cases.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 9/10/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/28/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

38. H.R.2896 : To provide for the safety of United States aviation and the suppression of terrorism.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 9/14/2001)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 9/17/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

39. H.R.3069 : To secure American families effectively.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 10/9/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

40. H.R.3074 : To amend title 18, United States Code, and the Revised Statutes of the United States to provide punishment for, and to authorize the issuance of letters of marque and reprisal against acts of air piracy.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 10/10/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/27/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

41. H.R.3076 : To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal with respect to certain acts of air piracy upon the United States on September 11, 2001, and other similar acts of war planned for the future.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 10/10/2001)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

42. H.R.3220 : To improve aviation security, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 11/1/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Judiciary; House Ways and Means; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 11/27/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

43. H.R.3417 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award of a medal to persons who served in the Armed Forces during the Cold War.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 12/5/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

44. H.R.3495 : To prohibit Federal payments to any individual, business, institution, or organization that engages in human cloning.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 12/13/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 12/28/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

45. H.R.3732 : To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the use by the President and the Secretary of the Treasury of the Exchange Stabilization Fund to buy or sell gold without congressional approval, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/13/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

46. H.R.3811 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a system independent of the Food and Drug Administration for the review of health claims, to define health claims, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/27/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

47. H.R.3812 : To sunset the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 2/27/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

48. H.R.3964 : -- Private Bill; For the relief of Rudy Valente Jauregui.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/13/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

49. H.R.4169 : To provide that the International Criminal Court is not valid with respect to the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 4/11/2002)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

50. H.R.4789 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/22/2002)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

51. H.R.4790 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/22/2002)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

52. H.R.4875 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed as having cancer or a terminal disease.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/5/2002)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

53. H.R.4892 : To restore to the original owners certain lands that the Federal Government took for military purposes in 1940.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/6/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Resources; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.

54. H.R.4909 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for medical expenses for dependents.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/11/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

55. H.R.4922 : To restore first amendment protections of religion and speech.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/12/2002)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/18/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

56. H.R.4978 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age at which distributions must commence from certain retirement plans from 70 1/2 to 80.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/20/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

57. H.R.5026 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit for law enforcement officers who purchase armor vests, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/26/2002)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

58. H.R.5027 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for police officers and professional firefighters, and to exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety volunteers.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 6/26/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

59. H.R.5126 : To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to the housing-related government-sponsored enterprises and to remove certain competitive advantages granted under law to such enterprises.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/15/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

60. H.R.5151 : To exclude certain properties from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/17/2002)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

61. H.R.5356 : To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 9/10/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.

62. H.R.5516 : To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for cable operators and satellite carriers.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 10/1/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

63. H.R.5577 : To disqualify certain persons from receiving Federal funds.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 10/8/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

64. H.R.5578 : To support the domestic shrimping industry by eliminating taxpayer subsidies for certain competitors, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 10/8/2002)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Resources; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

65. H.AMDT.190 to H.R.2500 Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds for any U.S. contribution to the UN or any affiliated agency of the UN.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/18/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/18/2001 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A024) Failed by recorded vote: 62 - 364 (Roll no. 245).

66. H.AMDT.191 to H.R.2500 Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds for use toward any U.S. contribution for UN peacekeeping operations.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/18/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/18/2001 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A025) Failed by recorded vote: 71 - 359 (Roll no. 246).

67. H.AMDT.209 to H.R.2506 Amendment sought to delete Export-Import Bank subsidy appropriation language contained in the bill.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 7/24/2001)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2001 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 47 - 375 (Roll no. 261).

68. H.AMDT.480 to H.R.4546 An amendment numbered 9 printed in part A of House Report 107-450 to prohibit funds authorized in the bill from being used to assist, cooperate with, or provide any support to the International Criminal Court.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 5/9/2002)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/10/2002 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Paul amendment (A010) Agreed to by recorded vote: 264 - 152 (Roll no. 155).

[Decker]

Look Ozark, posting proposed legislative efforts is interesting but not relevant.

For a guy that's been in politics for 22 years, he should have some really big pieces of law to point at.

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments? - Decker

 1. H.CON.RES.135 : Expressing the sense of the Congress welcoming President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Schaffer, Bob [CO-4] (introduced 5/15/2001)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House International Relations; Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2. H.CON.RES.225 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as a symbol of solidarity following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, every United States citizen is encouraged to display the flag of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [IL-14] (introduced 9/13/2001)      Cosponsors (146)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/13/2001 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

3. H.CON.RES.233 : Expressing the profound sorrow of the Congress for the death and injuries suffered by first responders as they endeavored to save innocent people in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep Watts, J. C., Jr. [OK-4] (introduced 9/20/2001)      Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure; Senate Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/31/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

4. H.CON.RES.249 : Providing for a joint session of Congress to be held in New York City, New York.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 10/12/2001)      Cosponsors (242)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 11/27/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

5. H.CON.RES.258 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services should work to improve cooperation and eliminate duplication in the area of food safety inspection, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Nick [MI-7] (introduced 11/1/2001)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Agriculture; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

6. H.CON.RES.263 : Expressing the sense of Congress that any Presidential candidate should be permitted to participate in debates among candidates if at least 5 percent of respondents in national public opinion polls of all eligible voters support the candidate's election for President or if a majority of respondents in such polls support the candidate's participation in such debates.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [IL-2] (introduced 11/6/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

7. H.CON.RES.359 : Expressing the sense of Congress opposing the enactment of any proposal for the establishment of a deductible for veterans receiving health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Strickland, Ted [OH-6] (introduced 3/19/2002)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

8. H.CON.RES.390 : Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a National Correctional Officers and Employees Week.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-22] (introduced 4/29/2002)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2002 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

9. H.RES.65 : Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/27/2001)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

10. H.RES.75 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should recognize board certifications from the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc., for purposes of employment of physicians by the Veterans Health Administration.
Sponsor: Rep Scarborough, Joe [FL-1] (introduced 3/1/2001)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/9/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

11. H.RES.144 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that bonuses for managerial personnel of the United States Postal Service should not be awarded in any year in which the Postal Service anticipates that it will operate at a deficit or in which a general increase in postal rates has been requested, has gone into effect, or is likely to become effective.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 5/17/2001)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

12. H.RES.197 : Urging the President to reject any decree, proclamation, or treaty adopted by the United Nations Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons which would infringe on the right of United States citizens under the 2nd amendment to the Constitution.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 7/17/2001)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Judiciary; House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

13. H.RES.230 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution should not be used to renew the interstate economic protectionism of our Nation's early history.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-5] (introduced 8/2/2001)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

14. H.RES.233 : Recognizing the important relationship between the United States and Mexico.
Sponsor: Rep Hyde, Henry J. [IL-6] (introduced 9/5/2001)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 9/5/2001 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 334).

15. H.RES.284 : Encouraging the people of the United States to support the Armed Forces and civilian personnel who are engaged in the war on terrorism as part of a united effort to be known as Operation Enduring Support.
Sponsor: Rep Otter, C. L. (Butch) [ID-1] (introduced 11/8/2001)      Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2001 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

16. H.J.RES.7 : Recognizing the 90th birthday of Ronald Reagan.
Sponsor: Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-47] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (224)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-1 [GPO: Text, PDF]

17. H.J.RES.35 : Disapproving the rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to ergonomics.
Sponsor: Rep Northup, Anne M. [KY-3] (introduced 3/7/2001)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

18. H.J.RES.41 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-5] (introduced 3/22/2001)      Cosponsors (153)
Committees: House Judiciary
House Reports: 107-43
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2001 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 232 - 189 (Roll no. 87).

19. H.J.RES.59 : Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that no person born in the United States will be a United States citizen unless a parent is a United States citizen, is lawfully in the United States, or has a lawful immigration status at the time of the birth.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 7/27/2001)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

20. H.J.RES.96 : Proposing a tax limitation amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-5] (introduced 6/6/2002)      Cosponsors (155)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2002 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House. Status: On passage Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 227 - 178 (Roll no. 225).

21. H.R.6 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the marriage penalty by providing for adjustments to the standard deduction, the 15-percent rate bracket, and the earned income credit, to increase the child credit and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] (introduced 3/15/2001)      Cosponsors (227)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 107-29
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2001 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
Note: Provisions of H.R. 6, the Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act, were included in H.R. 1836, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. H.R. 1836 became Public Law 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

22. H.R.8 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] (introduced 3/14/2001)      Cosponsors (224)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 107-37
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2002 Senate floor actions. Status: Returned to the Calendar. {pursuant to the order of April 23, 2002}.
Note: Provisions of H.R. 8, the Death Tax Elimination Act, were included in H.R. 1836, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. H.R. 1836 became Public Law 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

23. H.R.10 : An Act to modernize the financing of the railroad retirement system and to provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Portman, Rob [OH-2] (introduced 3/14/2001)      Cosponsors (314)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Education and the Workforce; House Transportation and Infrastructure
House Reports: 107-51 Part 1, 107-51 Part 2
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 107-90 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: On 12/5/2001, S.Amdt. 2170 incorporated H.R. 1140, the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act, as substitute text in H.R. 10, formerly the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act. H.R. 10, as enacted into law, was the Railroad Retirement and Survivor's Improvement Act. In separate actions, provisions of the prior version of H.R. 10, the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (as passed in the House), were included in H.R. 1836, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. S. 631 was the Senate version of the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act. H.R. 1836 became P.L. 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

24. H.R.12 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Gallegly, Elton [CA-23] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (173)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

25. H.R.27 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

26. H.R.31 : To protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

27. H.R.41 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit and to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-6] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (119)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

28. H.R.42 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce estate and gift tax rates, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bereuter, Doug [NE-1] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 1836, which became Public Law 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

29. H.R.68 : To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to the distribution chain of prescription drugs.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (122)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

30. H.R.84 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for education.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-21] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

31. H.R.97 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum payments over four years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (98)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

32. H.R.99 : To prohibit discrimination in contracting on federally funded projects on the basis of certain labor policies of potential contractors.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-6] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

33. H.R.103 : To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to protect Indian tribes from coerced labor agreements.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-6] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Resources
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.

34. H.R.105 : To require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-6] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

35. H.R.122 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

36. H.R.147 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain severance payment amounts from income.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

37. H.R.152 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income payments made under Federal Government programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

38. H.R.154 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to 100 percent the amount of the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Pomeroy, Earl [ND] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

39. H.R.167 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow unused benefits from cafeteria plans to be carried over into later years and used for health care reimbursement rollover accounts and certain other plans, arrangements, or accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-39] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

40. H.R.168 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

41. H.R.175 : To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-4] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

42. H.R.179 : To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services.
Sponsor: Rep Shows, Ronnie [MS-4] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (322)
Committees: House Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

43. H.R.189 : To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
Sponsor: Rep Stump, Bob [AZ-3] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

44. H.R.190 : To clarify the effect on the citizenship of an individual of the individual's birth in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Stump, Bob [AZ-3] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

45. H.R.191 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns.
Sponsor: Rep Stump, Bob [AZ-3] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

46. H.R.192 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Stump, Bob [AZ-3] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

47. H.R.198 : To prohibit United States voluntary and assessed contributions to the United Nations if the United Nations imposes any tax or fee on United States persons or continues to develop or promote proposals for such taxes or fees.
Sponsor: Rep Sweeney, John E. [NY-22] (introduced 1/3/2001)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 1/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

48. H.R.236 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services.
Sponsor: Rep Portman, Rob [OH-2] (introduced 1/6/2001)      Cosponsors (148)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

49. H.R.248 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that distributions from qualified State tuition programs which are used to pay educational expenses shall not be includible in gross income.
Sponsor: Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] (introduced 1/30/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

50. H.R.249 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit private educational institutions to maintain qualified tuition programs and to provide that distributions from such programs which are used to pay educational expenses shall not be includible in gross income.
Sponsor: Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] (introduced 1/30/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 1836, which became Public Law 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

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51. H.R.250 : To amend the provisions of title 39, United States Code, relating to the manner in which pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters are established.
Sponsor: Rep Morella, Constance A. [MD-8] (introduced 1/30/2001)      Cosponsors (291)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

52. H.R.257 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against the income tax for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private (including religious) elementary and secondary schools and in homeschooling.
Sponsor: Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] (introduced 1/30/2001)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

53. H.R.275 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, the personal exemption deduction, and the child tax credit and to repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 1/30/2001)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

54. H.R.280 : To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/30/2001)      Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

55. H.R.281 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish and provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/30/2001)      Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

56. H.R.294 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence.
Sponsor: Rep Osborne, Tom [NE-3] (introduced 1/30/2001)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

57. H.R.303 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both military retired pay by reason of their years of military service and disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Michael [FL-9] (introduced 1/30/2001)      Cosponsors (403)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to the views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.

58. H.R.322 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for State sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes.
Sponsor: Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

59. H.R.330 : To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers.
Sponsor: Rep Cox, Christopher [CA-47] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (181)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

60. H.R.331 : To provide that the Davis-Bacon Act shall not apply to contracts for the construction and repair of schools and libraries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-51] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

61. H.R.342 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable by providing a full tax deduction for higher education expenses and interest on student loans.
Sponsor: Rep Ford, Harold E., Jr. [TN-9] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

62. H.R.353 : To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Education.
Sponsor: Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

63. H.R.356 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a member of the uniformed services shall be treated as using a principal residence while away from home on qualified official extended duty in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of such residence.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (65)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

64. H.R.379 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance public-private partnership activities relating to school facilities in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [FL-22] (introduced 1/31/2001)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

65. H.R.394 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax with respect to employees who participate in the military reserves, to allow a comparable credit for participating self-employed individuals, and to restore the pre-1986 status of deductions incurred in connection with services performed as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [WA-5] (introduced 2/6/2001)      Cosponsors (110)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

66. H.R.415 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage new school construction through the creation of a new class of bond.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-46] (introduced 2/6/2001)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

67. H.R.436 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on the deduction for interest on education loans, to increase the income threshold for the phase out of such deduction, and to repeal the 60 month limitation on the amount of such interest that is allowable as a deduction.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-21] (introduced 2/6/2001)      Cosponsors (92)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

68. H.R.437 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-21] (introduced 2/6/2001)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

69. H.R.440 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize transportation on military aircraft on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected disability rated 50 percent or more.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-50] (introduced 2/6/2001)      Cosponsors (54)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

70. H.R.448 : To limit the age restrictions imposed by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gibbons, Jim [NV-2] (introduced 2/6/2001)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

71. H.R.456 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the income tax rates and standard deduction and to reduce individual income tax rates.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 2/6/2001)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 1836, which became Public Law 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

72. H.R.475 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for amounts paid to any qualified State tuition program and to provide that distributions from such programs which are used to pay educational expenses shall not be includible in gross income.
Sponsor: Rep Rogers, Mike J. [MI-8] (introduced 2/6/2001)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

73. H.R.494 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow all taxpayers a credit against income tax for up to $200 of charitable contributions.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-6] (introduced 2/7/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

74. H.R.498 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability.
Sponsor: Rep Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [MD-2] (introduced 2/7/2001)      Cosponsors (275)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

75. H.R.507 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a nonrefundable tax credit against income tax for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for the safe storage of firearms.
Sponsor: Rep Hilleary, Van [TN-4] (introduced 2/7/2001)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

76. H.R.511 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve outreach programs carried out by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for more fully informing veterans of benefits available to them under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 2/7/2001)      Cosponsors (80)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

77. H.R.514 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a presumption of service connection for certain specified diseases and disabilities in the case of veterans who were exposed during military service to carbon tetrachloride.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] (introduced 2/7/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

78. H.R.516 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to elementary and secondary school teachers.
Sponsor: Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] (introduced 2/7/2001)      Cosponsors (74)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

79. H.R.525 : To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for improved Federal efforts to prepare for and respond to terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] (introduced 2/8/2001)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 9/20/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

80. H.R.527 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt State and local political committees from duplicative notification and reporting requirements made applicable to political organizations by Public Law 106-230.
Sponsor: Rep Vitter, David [LA-1] (introduced 2/8/2001)      Cosponsors (96)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

81. H.R.538 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for education.
Sponsor: Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] (introduced 2/8/2001)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

82. H.R.539 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the child tax credit.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-6] (introduced 2/8/2001)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/8/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 1836, which became Public Law 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

83. H.R.548 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Scarborough, Joe [FL-1] (introduced 2/8/2001)      Cosponsors (194)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Note: On January 23, 2002, Mr. Jeff Miller of Florida requested and was granted approval to hereafter be considered as first sponsor of H.R. 548 for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprints.

84. H.R.549 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax incentives for education.
Sponsor: Rep Scarborough, Joe [FL-1] (introduced 2/8/2001)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

85. H.R.586 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the tax reductions enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and to protect taxpayers and ensure accountability of the Internal Revenue Service.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] (introduced 2/13/2001)      Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 107-66
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2002 Resolving differences -- House actions. Status: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 229 - 198 (Roll no. 103).
Note: Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 390, on 4/18/2002 the House agreed with an amendment to the Senate amendment. The House amendment struck all after the H.R. 586 enacting clause and inserted the Tax Relief Guarantee Act. H.R. 586 had previously been the Fairness for Foster Care Families Act.

86. H.R.600 : To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid Program for such children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-5] (introduced 2/13/2001)      Cosponsors (241)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

87. H.R.612 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the standards for compensation for Persian Gulf veterans suffering from certain undiagnosed illnesses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (232)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

88. H.R.622 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the adoption credit, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (289)
Committees: House Ways and Means
House Reports: 107-64
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2002 Resolving differences -- House actions. Status: On motion that the House agree with amendments to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 199 (Roll no. 38).
Note: Provisions of H.R. 622, the Adoption Tax Credits bill, were included in H.R. 1836, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. H.R. 1836 became Public Law 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

89. H.R.634 : To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to include additional information in Social Security account statements.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (89)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

90. H.R.636 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit private educational institutions to maintain qualified tuition programs which are comparable to qualified State tuition programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-21] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

91. H.R.637 : To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the funding limitation applicable to grants for special alternative instructional programs under subpart 1 of part A of title VII of such Act.
Sponsor: Rep Flake, Jeff [AZ-1] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

92. H.R.648 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act.
Sponsor: Rep Graham, Lindsey [SC-3] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/5/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

93. H.R.656 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow use of cash accounting method for certain small businesses.
Sponsor: Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

94. H.R.662 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hulshof, Kenny C. [MO-9] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (104)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

95. H.R.664 : A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total amount of the combined monthly benefit (before reduction) and monthly pension exceeds $1,200.
Sponsor: Rep Jefferson, William J. [LA-2] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (298)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

96. H.R.676 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum amount allowable as an annual contributions to education individual retirement accounts from $500 to $2,000, phased in over 3 years.
Sponsor: Rep Latham, Tom [IA-5] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 1836, which became Public Law 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

97. H.R.678 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the student loan interest deduction and to allow more taxpayers to claim that deduction.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

98. H.R.686 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 60-month limitation period on the allowance of a deduction of interest on loans for higher education expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Mink, Patsy T. [HI-2] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (58)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 1836, which became Public Law 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

99. H.R.699 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2002.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

100. H.R.704 : To permit the States in the Pacific time zone to temporarily adjust the standard time in response to the energy crisis.
Sponsor: Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-24] (introduced 2/14/2001)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

101. H.R.744 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage charitable contributions to public charities for use in medical research.
Sponsor: Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] (introduced 2/27/2001)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/27/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

102. H.R.774 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the income inclusion on a distribution from an individual retirement account to the extent that the distribution is contributed for charitable purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 2/28/2001)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

103. H.R.776 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt the deduction for charitable contributions from the phaseout of itemized deductions.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 2/28/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

104. H.R.777 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow non-itemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 2/28/2001)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

105. H.R.785 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the creation of disaster protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 2/28/2001)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

106. H.R.804 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 2 percent excise tax on the net investment income of tax-exempt foundations.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 2/28/2001)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

107. H.R.822 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare Program for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants.
Sponsor: Rep Collins, Mac [GA-3] (introduced 3/1/2001)      Cosponsors (106)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

108. H.R.830 : To amend the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 to allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in a school of the overseas defense dependents' education system to use the auxiliary services of such schools.
Sponsor: Rep Hostettler, John N. [IN-8] (introduced 3/1/2001)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 4/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

109. H.R.831 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-6] (introduced 3/1/2001)      Cosponsors (210)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

110. H.R.840 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pryce, Deborah [OH-15] (introduced 3/1/2001)      Cosponsors (139)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

111. H.R.848 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the provision that reduces primary insurance amounts for individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment.
Sponsor: Rep Sandlin, Max [TX-1] (introduced 3/1/2001)      Cosponsors (149)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

112. H.R.868 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that the Secretary of Health and Human Services provides appropriate guidance to physicians, providers of services, and ambulance providers that are attempting to properly submit claims under the Medicare Program and to ensure that the Secretary does not target inadvertent billing errors.
Sponsor: Rep Toomey, Patrick J. [PA-15] (introduced 3/6/2001)      Cosponsors (245)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

113. H.R.876 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity produced from wind.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 3/6/2001)      Cosponsors (155)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

114. H.R.877 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 3/6/2001)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

115. H.R.879 : To restore veterans tobacco-related illness benefits as in effect before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 3/6/2001)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

116. H.R.914 : To amend title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require, as a precondition to commencing a civil action with respect to a place of public accomodation or a commercial facility, that an opportunity be provided to correct alleged violations.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 3/7/2001)      Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

117. H.R.951 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the required use of certain principal repayments on mortgage subsidy bond financings to redeem bonds, to modify the purchase price limitation under mortgage subsidy bond rules based on median family income, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-31] (introduced 3/8/2001)      Cosponsors (361)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

118. H.R.952 : To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.
Sponsor: Rep Hoyer, Steny H. [MD-5] (introduced 3/8/2001)      Cosponsors (64)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

119. H.R.959 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kleczka, Gerald D. [WI-4] (introduced 3/8/2001)      Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

120. H.R.968 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow as a deduction in determining adjusted gross income the deduction for expenses in connection with services as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Ramstad, Jim [MN-3] (introduced 3/8/2001)      Cosponsors (113)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

121. H.R.969 : To provide that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stump, Bob [AZ-3] (introduced 3/8/2001)      Cosponsors (69)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.

122. H.R.975 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 15 percent reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services under the Medicare Program and to permanently increase payments for such services that are furnished in rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep Watkins, Wes [OK-3] (introduced 3/13/2001)      Cosponsors (113)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

123. H.R.978 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for dry and wet cleaning equipment which uses non-hazardous primary process solvents.
Sponsor: Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] (introduced 3/13/2001)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

124. H.R.991 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Hayworth, J. D. [AZ-6] (introduced 3/13/2001)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

125. H.R.997 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive the part B premium penalty for individuals entitled to TRICARE health benefits as a member or former member of the uniformed services, or dependent of such a member or former member, and to amend title 10, United States Code, to waive the TRICARE requirement for enrollment in Medicare part B in the case of individuals enrolled under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.
Sponsor: Rep Mink, Patsy T. [HI-2] (introduced 3/13/2001)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

126. H.R.1003 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum amount of wages that a farmer can pay for agricultural labor without being subject to the Federal unemployment tax on that labor to reflect inflation since the unemployment tax was first established, and to provide for an annual inflation adjustment in such maximum amount of wages.
Sponsor: Rep Schaffer, Bob [CO-4] (introduced 3/13/2001)      Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

127. H.R.1008 : To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration from taking action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule related to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 3/13/2001)      Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

128. H.R.1015 : To provide for an increase in the amount of Servicemember's Group Life Insurance paid to survivors of members of the Armed Forces who died in the performance of duty between November 1, 2000, and April 1, 2001.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Jo Ann [VA-1] (introduced 3/14/2001)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

129. H.R.1021 : To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign Federal reserve notes of all denominations so as to incorporate the preamble to the Constitution of the United States, a list describing the Articles of the Constitution, and a list describing the Articles of Amendment, on the reverse side of such currency.
Sponsor: Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] (introduced 3/14/2001)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.

130. H.R.1072 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for higher education loan interest payments.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 3/15/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

131. H.R.1073 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds $2,000 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such $2,000 amount.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 3/15/2001)      Cosponsors (232)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

132. H.R.1079 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to change certain threshold and other tests in order to decrease the amount of farm labor wages that are subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] (introduced 3/15/2001)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

133. H.R.1089 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage of certain self-injected biologicals.
Sponsor: Rep Dunn, Jennifer [WA-8] (introduced 3/19/2001)      Cosponsors (88)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

134. H.R.1092 : To ensure that amounts in the Victims of Crime Fund are fully obligated.
Sponsor: Rep Simmons, Rob [CT-2] (introduced 3/19/2001)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/19/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

135. H.R.1109 : To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Sponsor: Rep Goodlatte, Bob [VA-6] (introduced 3/20/2001)      Cosponsors (126)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 5/30/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

136. H.R.1127 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 3/20/2001)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

137. H.R.1128 : To reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] (introduced 3/20/2001)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

138. H.R.1136 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] (introduced 3/20/2001)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/6/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

139. H.R.1137 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a permanent tax incentive for research and development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Heather [NM-1] (introduced 3/20/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/20/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

140. H.R.1169 : To amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to "cooperative mailings".
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-6] (introduced 3/22/2001)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

141. H.R.1181 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for private health coverage for the previously uninsured, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Nancy L. [CT-6] (introduced 3/22/2001)      Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

142. H.R.1186 : To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] (introduced 3/22/2001)      Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

143. H.R.1198 : To preserve certain actions in Federal court brought by members of the United States Armed Forces held as a prisoners of war by Japan during World War II against Japanese nationals seeking compensation for mistreatment or failure to pay wages in connection with labor performed in Japan to the benefit of the Japanese nationals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-45] (introduced 3/22/2001)      Cosponsors (229)
Committees: House Judiciary; House International Relations; House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

144. H.R.1220 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage a strong community-based banking system.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-5] (introduced 3/27/2001)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

145. H.R.1238 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the work opportunity credit and to allow the credit for employment of certain older individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-31] (introduced 3/27/2001)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

146. H.R.1274 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips received for certain services shall not be subject to income or employment taxes.
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] (introduced 3/28/2001)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

147. H.R.1302 : To prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that consistently oppose the United States position in the United Nations General Assembly.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] (introduced 3/29/2001)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House International Relations
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

148. H.R.1305 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 level.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-21] (introduced 3/29/2001)      Cosponsors (225)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/29/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

149. H.R.1318 : To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.
Sponsor: Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] (introduced 3/29/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/16/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

150. H.R.1329 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for increasing research activities permanent.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-9] (introduced 3/30/2001)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

[Eldon]

Why don't you name some of Ron Paul's accomplishments?

151. H.R.1368 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement plans.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 4/3/2001)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

152. H.R.1375 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust the labor costs relating to items and services furnished in a geographically reclassified hospital for which reimbursement under the Medicare Program is provided on a prospective basis.
Sponsor: Rep Stupak, Bart [MI-1] (introduced 4/3/2001)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

153. H.R.1377 : To ensure that military personnel do not lose the right to cast votes in elections in their domicile as a result of their service away from the domicile, to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to extend the voter registration and absentee ballot protections for absent uniformed services personnel under such Act to State and local elections, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] (introduced 4/3/2001)      Cosponsors (118)
Committees: House Administration; House Veterans' Affairs; House Judiciary; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

154. H.R.1401 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program established in the Public Health Service Act.
Sponsor: Rep Phelps, David D. [IL-19] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (60)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

155. H.R.1406 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve presumptive compensation benefits for veterans with ill-defined illnesses resulting from the Persian Gulf War, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Evans, Lane [IL-17] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

156. H.R.1441 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws.
Sponsor: Rep DeMint, Jim [SC-4] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

157. H.R.1455 : To repeal section 658 of Public Law 104-208, commonly referred to as the Lautenberg amendment.
Sponsor: Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [VA-5] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/19/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

158. H.R.1460 : To amend section 922 of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to protect the rights of citizens under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel [CO-5] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/19/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

159. H.R.1464 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies, subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Holden, Tim [PA-6] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/19/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

160. H.R.1466 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Hostettler, John N. [IN-8] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

161. H.R.1479 : To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing supplies.
Sponsor: Rep Knollenberg, Joe [MI-11] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

162. H.R.1483 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-12] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Note: For further action, see H.R. 1836, which became Public Law 107-16 on 6/7/2001.

163. H.R.1511 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of such title obtain a nonavailability-of-health-care statement with respect to obstetrics and gynecological care related to a pregnancy.
Sponsor: Rep Ryun, Jim [KS-2] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

164. H.R.1524 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the availability of Archer medical savings accounts.
Sponsor: Rep Thomas, William M. [CA-21] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (55)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

165. H.R.1527 : To provide funding flexibility to States and local educational agencies with respect to programs to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 6/27/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

166. H.R.1532 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] (introduced 4/4/2001)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/4/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

167. H.R.1543 : To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exempt certain communications from the definition of consumer report, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-5] (introduced 4/24/2001)      Cosponsors (39)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/11/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

168. H.R.1556 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of payment for inpatient hospital services under the Medicare Program, and to freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 4/24/2001)      Cosponsors (284)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/4/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

169. H.R.1575 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend all motor fuel taxes for six months, and to permanently repeal the 4.3-cent per gallon increases in motor fuel taxes enacted in 1993.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-9] (introduced 4/24/2001)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/24/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

170. H.R.1596 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed services and the Foreign Service, and other employees, in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-31] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (57)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

171. H.R.1598 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-31] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

172. H.R.1602 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an employee's "regular rate" for purposes of calculating overtime compensation will not be affected by certain additional payments.
Sponsor: Rep Ballenger, Cass [NC-10] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

173. H.R.1607 : To amend the Military Selective Service Act to suspend the registration requirement and the activities of civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and similar local agencies of the Selective Service System, except during national emergencies, and to require the Director of Selective Service to prepare a report regarding the development of a viable standby registration program for use only during national emergencies.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 8/22/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

174. H.R.1609 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for national standardized payment amounts for inpatient hospital services furnished under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep English, Phil [PA-21] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (196)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

175. H.R.1640 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate the use of private contracts under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Toomey, Patrick J. [PA-15] (introduced 4/26/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

176. H.R.1659 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the amount of the charitable deduction allowable for contributions of food inventory, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-31] (introduced 5/1/2001)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

177. H.R.1681 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for contributions for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, for upgrading elementary and secondary school facilities, and for expenses related to technology for elementary and secondary schools.
Sponsor: Rep Hoekstra, Peter [MI-2] (introduced 5/2/2001)      Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/2/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

178. H.R.1688 : To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to oppose any new loan by the International Monetary Fund to any country that is acting to restrict oil production to the detriment of the United States economy, except in emergency circumstances.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] (introduced 5/2/2001)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

179. H.R.1690 : To amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from assisting the export of any good or service to or by any company that is challenging an intellectual property law or government policy of a developing country, which regulates and promotes access to an HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical or medical technology.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 5/2/2001)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

180. H.R.1694 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 4.3-cent increases in highway motor fuel taxes.
Sponsor: Rep Pombo, Richard W. [CA-11] (introduced 5/3/2001)      Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/3/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

181. H.R.1717 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kleczka, Gerald D. [WI-4] (introduced 5/3/2001)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

182. H.R.1724 : To provide that service of the members of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 5/3/2001)      Cosponsors (33)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/5/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to the views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.

183. H.R.1731 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained age 62.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-5] (introduced 5/3/2001)      Cosponsors (50)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/10/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

184. H.R.1754 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that ancestors and lineal descendants of past or present members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining whether a veterans' organization is exempt from tax.
Sponsor: Rep Houghton, Amo [NY-31] (introduced 5/8/2001)      Cosponsors (53)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

185. H.R.1770 : To prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard Army headgear (other than for certain specialized units) until the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress that the Army ammunition shortfall has been eliminated.
Sponsor: Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] (introduced 5/9/2001)      Cosponsors (52)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

186. H.R.1810 : To repeal the statutory authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, to provide for the establishment of a joint congressional task force to conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] (introduced 5/10/2001)      Cosponsors (112)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/29/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

187. H.R.1890 : To amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds of the National Labor Relations Board.
Sponsor: Rep Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [OK-5] (introduced 5/17/2001)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

188. H.R.1908 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the exemption from tax for small property and casualty insurance companies.
Sponsor: Rep Nussle, Jim [IA-2] (introduced 5/17/2001)      Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

189. H.R.1934 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to more accurately codify the depreciable life of printed wiring board and printed wiring assembly equipment.
Sponsor: Rep Crane, Philip M. [IL-8] (introduced 5/22/2001)      Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

190. H.R.1950 : To amend the National Apprenticeship Act to provide that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wicker, Roger F. [MS-1] (introduced 5/22/2001)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

191. H.R.1964 : To allow patients access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners under strict guidelines, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 5/23/2001)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

192. H.R.1972 : To provide for the creation of an additional category of laborers or mechanics known as helpers under the Davis-Bacon Act.
Sponsor: Rep Norwood, Charles W. [GA-10] (introduced 5/23/2001)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

193. H.R.1975 : To modify the deadline for initial compliance with the standards and implementation specifications promulgated under section 1173 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-4] (introduced 5/23/2001)      Cosponsors (78)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

194. H.R.1978 : To concentrate Federal resources aimed at the prosecution of drug offenses on those offenses that are major.
Sponsor: Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] (introduced 5/23/2001)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/1/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

195. H.R.1982 : To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 5/24/2001)      Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce
Latest Major Action: 7/25/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

196. H.R.1983 : To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the rules relating to the court-ordered apportionment of the retired pay of members of the Armed Forces to former spouses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ballenger, Cass [NC-10] (introduced 5/24/2001)      Cosponsors (76)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

197. H.R.1992 : To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the opportunities for higher education via telecommunications.
Sponsor: Rep Isakson, Johnny [GA-6] (introduced 5/24/2001)      Cosponsors (36)
Committees: House Education and the Workforce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 107-225
Latest Major Action: 10/11/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

198. H.R.2012 : To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate an inequity in the applicability of early retirement eligibility requirements to military reserve technicians.
Sponsor: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] (introduced 5/25/2001)      Cosponsors (61)
Committees: House Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/6/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

199. H.R.2023 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level.
Sponsor: Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] (introduced 5/25/2001)      Cosponsors (97)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

200. H.R.2041 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain from the sale of securities which are used to pay for higher education expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Knollenberg, Joe [MI-11] (introduced 5/26/2001)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.