RIDGE, THOMAS J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Addresses
It's Not All Macro: Howard Lewis III, 6073
Amendments offered by, to
Community Center Month: designate (S.J. Res. 357), 33740 [24OC]
Housing: amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (H.R. 1180), 20763, 20871, 20872 [31JY]
Analyses
Public-Private Toll Road Act (H.R. 4902), 12529
Appointments
Conferee: S. 566, National Affordable Housing Act, 25156 [19SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: modify milk price support program (see H.R. 4348), 4788 [21MR]
Census: enumeration of members of the Armed Forces assigned outside the U.S. (see H.R. 4903), 12098 [23MY]
FRS: use of reserves at banks to protect the deposit insurance system (see H.R. 5775), 27151 [2OC]
Permanent Wetlands Agricultural Reserve Act: enact (see H.R. 4347), 4788 [21MR]
Transportation: toll road, bridge, and tunnel infrastructure (see H.R. 4902), 12098 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Allegheny River: designate segments in Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 5402), 20548 [30JY]
American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 27669 [4OC]
Armed Forces: free mailing privileges for members while engaged in certain military operations (see H.R. 5563, 5611), 23677 [10SE], 24328 [13SE]
———retirement pay of members convicted of an offense (see H.R. 3595), 5780 [28MR]
Bankruptcy: usage of laws to prevent restitution to, or recovery of failed depository institutions (see H.R. 3982), 4789 [21MR]
Banks and banking: encourage independent counsel investigation relative to Federal officials involved in the savings and loan scandal (see H. Res. 407), 14705 [19JN]
Budget: treatment of airport and airway trust funds (see H.R. 4930), 12245 [24MY]
Census: amend provisions relative to carrying out the 1990 decennial census (see H.R. 4014), 3475 [6MR]
———eliminate limitation on time period in which Federal retirees can serve as temporary employees (see H.R. 4637), 8402 [26AP]
Clean Air Act: amend to provide benefits to workers terminated as a consequence of revision of that act's standards (see H.R. 4460), 10926 [17MY]
Community Center Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 25612 [25SE]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 10926 [17MY]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 22088 [2AU]
Dept. of Defense: termination of B-2 stealth bomber development (see H.R. 3978), 1549 [7FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish research centers at qualifying medical schools (see H.R. 4390), 8304 [25AP]
———expansion of services to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3037), 7339 [18AP]
———recruitment of physicians, dentists, and nurses (see H.R. 4557), 8304 [25AP]
———reorganize provisions of law relative to creation (see H.R. 5093), 29017 [13OC]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16188 [28JN]
Drug abuse: suspend drivers' licenses for drug convictions (see H.R. 3051), 39 [23JA]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 27394 [3OC]
Employment: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination (see H.R. 5905), 33168 [23OC]
Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3270), 9329 [3MY]
Federal employees: reform pay system (see H.R. 4716), 10010 [10MY]
FEMA: exempt certain temporary employees from offsets from pay or annuity benefits (see H.R. 3704), 7983 [24AP]
———inventory of resources available for response to natural disasters (see H.R. 4065), 2123 [21FE]
Foreign investments: improve quality of data (see H.R. 4060, 4520), 5237 [26MR], 9705 [8MY]
Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 6670 [4AP]
Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 2307 [22FE]
GATT: exclude civil air transport services as a negotiation item (see H. Con. Res. 280), 13994 [13JN]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 469), 5536 [27MR]
Great Lakes: control the influx of exotic species (see H.R. 1497), 752 [30JA]
———water quality (see H.R. 4323), 8405 [26AP]
Greyhound Co.: strike of employees (see H. Con. Res. 316), 8404 [26AP]
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 3669 [7MR]
Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 20940 [31JY]
Housing: preserve Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (see H.R. 5266), 17492 [13JY]
———reform community and neighborhood development programs (see H.R. 4245), 15715 [26JN]
Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 13346 [7JN]
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 7442 [19AP]
International relations: economic assistance from countries benefiting from the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in the Middle East (see H. Con. Res. 366), 23678 [10SE]
International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 20939 [31JY]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 482), 6059 [29MR]
Lebanon: Arab League Tripartite Committee's declaration to resolve conflict (see H. Con. Res. 200), 2717 [27FE]
Lobbyists: time restriction for former congressional and executive officials (see H.R. 1409), 3474 [6MR]
Medicare: establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 4269), 5033 [22MR]
———payment for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 4485), 8304 [25AP]
Motor vehicles: investment tax credit for using clean-burning substances (see H.R. 2269), 9904 [9MY]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 20939 [31JY]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 7340 [18AP]
National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 599), 15340 [21JN]
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 33826 [24OC]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 29471 [15OC]
National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 14705 [19JN]
Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 12670 [5JN]
Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 9092 [1MY]
Percy, Walker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 358), 25018 [18SE]
Railroads: treatment of revenue attributable to the taxation of certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 5625), 31658 [20OC]
Recycling of waste products: require tire producers to recycle a certain percentage of scrap tires (see H.R. 4147), 2933 [28FE]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 9093 [1MY]
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Family Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 596), 13671 [12JN]
Samuel S. Stratton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 5739), 29017 [13OC]
Savings and loan associations: activity of the Attorney General relative to investigation of pending cases of criminal activity (see H.R. 4990), 14111 [14JN]
———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H.R. 5353), 20244 [27JY]
———jurisdiction of the Secret Service relative to the investigation of certain financial crimes (see H.R. 5098), 15039 [20JN]
Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 8405 [26AP]
South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 15716 [26JN]
Soviet Union: anti-Semitism (see H. Con. Res. 264), 10680 [16MY]
Space sciences: development of a competitive transportation industry (see H.R. 2674), 752 [30JA]
State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 3669 [7MR]
Taxation: treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 12248 [24MY]
Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 12100 [23MY]
Thrift institutions: deposit insurance premium adjustment (see H.R. 5610), 24629 [14SE]
———Government prosecution of financial crimes (see H.R. 5050), 14705 [19JN]
———limitations on house loans to one borrower (see H.R. 4565), 7440 [19AP]
U.N.: repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379 (see H.J. Res. 457), 1290 [6FE]
Veterans: benefit status relative to radiation-related diseases (see H.R. 4657), 8403 [26AP]
———clarify certain protections, reemployment rights, and reinstatement of health insurance (see H.R. 5814), 29017 [13OC]
———educational and vocational counseling (see H.R. 4089), 13993 [13JN]
———employment and training programs for veterans (see H.R. 4087), 13993 [13JN]
———housing and memorial affairs programs (see H.R. 5002), 17324 [12JY]
———improve health care programs (see H.R. 5740), 29017 [13OC]
———recruitment appointments (see H.R. 4088), 13346 [7JN]
———time period during which leukemia is presumed service-connected (see H.R. 4941), 12246 [24MY]
Veterans' Judicial Review Act: amend (see H.R. 5657), 29017 [13OC]
Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3859), 14111 [14JN]
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 5968), 37088 [27OC]
———enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4353), 4788 [21MR]
———tax credit for conservation measures (see H.R. 4212), 6673 [4AP]
White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 12099 [23MY]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 27152 [2OC]
World War I: American Legion, Inc. memorial to veterans (see H.R. 5506), 29017 [13OC]
Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 16187 [28JN]
Yosemite National Park: anniversary (see H.R. 3182; H.J. Res. 398), 1896 [20FE]
Youth: establish school-based community service programs (see H.R. 4330), 15339 [21JN]
Zebra mussels: prevent and control water infestations (see H.R. 4214), 3667 [7MR]
Motions offered by
Armed Forces: free mailing privileges for members while engaged in certain military operations (H.R. 5611), recommit, 24315 [13SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 391), 14702 [19JN]
Remarks by, on
Air pollution: clean air standards (H.R. 3030), 11953 [23MY]
Appropriations: making further continuing (H.J. Res. 660), veto, 27914 [6OC]
Armed Forces: free mailing privileges for members while engaged in certain military operations (H.R. 5611), 24315, 24316 [13SE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (H.R. 3802), 9312 [3MY]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (S.J. Res. 251), 13642 [12JN]
Census: eliminate limitation on time period in which Federal retirees can serve as temporary employees (H.R. 4637), 9058 [1MY]
———enumeration of members of the Armed Forces assigned outside the U.S. (H.R. 4903), 15696 [26JN]
Child Development and Education Act: enact (H.R. 3), 6029 [29MR]
Clean Air Act: compensation for unemployment resulting from implementation, 11953 [23MY]
Community Center Month: designate (S.J. Res. 357), 33740 [24OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify milk price support program (H.R. 4348), 4946
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), 24947, 24960 [18SE]
———B-2 stealth bomber development, 18777 [23JY], 24947 [18SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5241), 17448 [13JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recruitment of physicians, dentists, and nurses (H.R. 4557), 8999
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 214), 29929 [16OC]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (H.J. Res. 568), 24316 [13SE]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 770), veto, 19130 [25JY]
Ending Hunger Month: designate (H.J. Res. 610), 26894 [1OC]
———designate (S.J. Res. 342), 29941 [16OC]
Federal employees: participation in political process (H.R. 20), 13617
———participation in political process (H.R. 20), veto, 14881 [20JN]
Food and Agricultural Resources Act: enact (H.R. 3950), 18751 [23JY]
Foreign trade: U.S. competitiveness, 6073
Housing: amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (H.R. 1180), 20230 [27JY], 20763, 20846, 20857, 20858, 20868, 20872 [31JY]
———preserve Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (H.R. 5266), 17210 [12JY]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (H.J. Res. 482), 22492 [3AU]
Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (H.J. Res. 575), 14672 [19JN]
Labor history: study of nationally significant places (H.R. 2949), 20385 [30JY]
Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (H.J. Res. 606), 33742 [24OC]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 276), 17822 [17JY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 256), 20897 [31JY]
Middle East: national day of prayer for members of the Armed Forces and U.S. citizens held in Iraq and Kuwait (H.J. Res. 673), 33744 [24OC]
National Adoption Week: designate (S.J. Res. 362), 29939 [16OC]
National Affordable Housing Act: enact (S. 566), conference report, 34122 [25OC]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S.J. Res. 301), 26892, 26893 [1OC]
National Children's Day: designate (S.J. Res. 316), 20896 [31JY]
National County Government Week: designate (S.J. Res. 347), 29937 [16OC]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (S.J. Res. 242), 7315, 7316 [18AP]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (S.J. Res. 281), 17821 [17JY]
National Digestive Disease Awareness Month: designate (H.J. Res. 453), 9665 [8MY]
National Doctors Day: designate (S.J. Res. 366), 29938 [16OC]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (H.J. Res. 602), 26895 [1OC]
National Drinking Water Week: designate (S.J. Res. 230), 9068 [1MY]
National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day: designate (S.J. Res. 304), 29933 [16OC]
National Ducks and Wetlands Day: designate (H.J. Res. 599), 16161 [28JN]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (H.J. Res. 525), 29936 [16OC]
National Federation of the Blind Day: designate (H.J. Res. 667), 31024, 31028 [18OC]
National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (S.J. Res. 190), 4550 [20MR]
National Humanities Week: designate (H.J. Res. 562), 33744 [24OC]
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (H.J. Res. 652), 35194 [26OC]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (H.J. Res. 566), 29938 [16OC]
National Parents and Teachers Association Week: designate (S.J. Res. 364), 35193 [26OC]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (S.J. Res. 293), 29939 [16OC]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (S.J. Res. 267), 12229 [24MY]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (H.J. Res. 467), 12229 [24MY]
National Recycling Month: designate (S.J. Res. 250), 5765 [28MR]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (S.J. Res. 346), 29929 [16OC]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (H.J. Res. 519), 22491 [3AU]
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 516), 13322 [7JN]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (H.J. Res. 591), 17821 [17JY]
National Sheriffs' Association: anniversary (S.J. Res. 264), 14673 [19JN]
National Tourism Week: designate (S.J. Res. 153), 7314, 7315 [18AP]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (S.J. Res. 103), 1273 [6FE]
———designate (S.J. Res. 270), 29935 [16OC]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (S.J. Res. 307), 29937 [16OC]
Nuclear warfare: strategic defense initiative, 24960 [18SE]
Permanent Wetlands Agricultural Reserve Act: enact (H.R. 4347), 4952
Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (H.J. Res. 669), 29925, 29926 [16OC]
Refugee Day: designate (H.J. Res. 653), 33743 [24OC]
———designate (S.J. Res. 375), 35193 [26OC]
Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1853), 9060 [1MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, 6620 [4AP]
———creation of Republican task force to protect, 1490 [7FE]
State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (S.J. Res. 231), 11560 [22MY]
Statue of Liberty Day: designate (H.J. Res. 579), 33740, 33741 [24OC]
Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (H.J. Res. 555), 12229 [24MY]
Transportation: toll road, bridge, and tunnel infrastructure (H.R. 4902), 12528
U.S. Naval Reserve Month: designate (S.J. Res. 266), 5764 [28MR]
United Services Organization: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2761), 10437 [15MY]
Veterans: Bush administration budget proposal, 7325 [18AP]
Voting Rights Celebration Day: designate (H.J. Res. 625), 20894 [31JY]
Week of the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (S.J. Res. 324), 29941 [16OC]
Westminster College: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II football championship winners, 3258
World Population Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 158), 29931 [16OC]
Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (S.J. Res. 271), 16160 [28JN]
Wyten, Ken: Washington, DC, Union Center Plaza sculpture, 5344
Year of Clean Water: designate (S.J. Res. 181), 26894, 26895 [1OC]
Year of Thanksgiving for the Blessings of Liberty: designate (S.J. Res. 369), 33742 [24OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 4784 [21MR], 6056 [29MR], 12243 [24MY], 26650 [28SE]
Special order: granted, 6055 [29MR], 15336 [21JN]
Testimonies
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Commemorative Coins and Medals, D79 [28FE]
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Census Counting of Members of the Armed Forces Assigned Outside the U.S. (S. 2675), D457 [13JY]
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Zebra Mussel Infestation of Water (H.R. 4214), D384 [14JN]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Nation's Wetlands, D81 [28FE]
Committee on Rules: Clean Air Act Amendments (H.R. 3030), D331 [22MY]
Texts of
H.J. Res. 214, Eating Disorders Awareness Week, 29929 [16OC]
S.J. Res. 186, National Quarter Horse Week, 2116 [21FE]
Tributes
Graul, Plimpton L., 26667