Legislation

The 109th Congress

          Bills that I have sponsored:

• H.R. 3781: Vaccines for the New Millennium Act of 2005
• H.R. 3195: Montgomery GI Bill Second Chance Act of 2005
• H.Res. 286: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on promoting initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine
• H.R. 1625: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Corrections Act


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The 108th Congress

          Bills that I have sponsored:

• H.R. 2389 - To assure that the services of a nonemmergency department physician are available to hospital patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week
• H.R. 3699 - To reinstate the safeguard measures imposed on imports of certain steel products, as in effect on December 4, 2003
• H.R. 323 -- Mandating Employee Representation on Corporate Pension Boards
• H.R. 1708 -- The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2003
• H.R. 1999 -- Health Care Tax Credit Enhancement and Steel Security Act
• H.R. 2486 -- Reclassifying Porter County for Medicare Reimbursement Purposes


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The 107th Congress

Bills that I sponsored: H.R. 808 -- The Steel Revitalization Act (Cosponsors of the Steel Revitalization Act) H.R. 1399 -- The Physician Availability Act H.R. 3559 -- Amendment to the Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 H.R. 4745 -- Reclassifying Porter County for Medicare Reimbursement Purposes H.R. 5529 -- Mandating Employee Representation on Corporate Pension Boards Click here for a list of bills I cosponsored

The 106th Congress

          Bills that I sponsored:

• H.R. 4033 -- The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2000
• H. Res. 298 -- The Maintain United States Trade Law Resolution --

(Current Co-Sponsors of MUST Law Resolution)
• H.R. 1549 -- The Clean Water Trust Fund Act
• H.R. 1470 -- The Corporate Responsibility Act
• H.R. 975 -- The Bipartisan Steel Recovery Act
• H.R. 567 -- The Physician Availability Act
• H.R. 506 -- The Stop Illegal Steel Trade Act (SISTA)
• H.R. 2358 -- To Rename the Harbor Branch Post Office in East Chicago in Honor of Lance Corporal Harold Gomez
• H.R. 1814 -- To provide incentives for Indian tribes to collect and pay lawfully imposed State sales taxes on goods that are sold on tribal lands


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The 105th Congress

           Bills that I sponsored:

• H.R. 650 -- The Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act
• H.R. 806 -- The National Clean Water Trust Fund Act
• H.R. 898 -- The Balanced Budget Enforcement Act
• H.R. 1206 -- The Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Act
• H.R. 1320 -- To Exempt Multiemployer Pension Plans from Compensation-Based Limits on Benefits
• H.R. 1340 -- The Corporate Responsibility Act
• H.R. 1462 -- The Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Revolving Loan Fund Pilot Project Act
• H.R. 2642 -- To Clarify the Standards for Determining Whether a Worker is an Employee or an Independent Contractor
• H.R. 2829 -- The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act
• H.R. 3111 -- The Physician Availability Act
• H.R. 3404 -- To Require Information Disclosure About Napalm Shipments


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