Mike Carey

To amend the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the National Apprenticeship Act), to expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeships registered under such Act and to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes.

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for greater protection of roosters, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for research and experimental expenditures.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent, diagnose, treat, and cure Parkinson’s, to be known as the National Parkinson’s Project, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Grant Program through which the Secretary may make grants to qualified applicants, and for other purposes.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Recognizing the importance of stepped-up basis under section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses.

To enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for employees who participate in qualified apprenticeship programs.

To upgrade the communications service used by the National Weather Service, and for other purposes.

To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the Armed Forces.

To exclude certain amounts relating to compensating victims of the East Palestine train derailment, and for other purposes.

To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation’s public schools.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.

To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving a financial benefit from certain student loan cancellation programs.

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the President to consider the Government Accountability Office’s annual report on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Government when preparing the President’s annual budget submission, and for other purposes.

To provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.

To repeal the natural gas tax.