SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. (a Representative from Maine)
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Diseases: establish and coordinate research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (see H.R. 4864), 10925 [17MY]
Health: establish certain administrative entities and programs relative to women's medical care (see H.R. 5290), 17840 [17JY]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: appropriations (see H.R. 3870), 38 [23JA]
Maine: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4145), 2933 [28FE]
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for certain individuals (see H.R. 4865), 10925 [17MY]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 4572 [20MR]
National Workers for the Homeless Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 675), 30251 [17OC]
Railroads: amend provisions of law relative to freight cars (see H.R. 5900), 32592 [22OC]
Soviet Union: authorize the reconstruction of a new chancery building of the U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 4439), 6058 [29MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Advertising: restrictions when adjacent to interstate and other primary highways (see H.R. 3389), 22531 [3AU]
Aeronautics: promote and strengthen security (see H.R. 5732), 26312 [27SE]
American Legion: redefine eligibility for membership (see H.R. 5652), 28449 [10OC]
American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 25524 [24SE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 9271 [2MY]
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 493), 10926 [17MY]
Budget: expedite consideration of Presidential proposals to rescind authority (see H.R. 3800), 10926 [17MY]
———reform process (see H.R. 5975), 37089 [27OC]
Business: prohibit profiteering of essential commodities during national emergencies (see H.R. 5582), 27669 [4OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room (see H. Res. 525), 33168 [23OC]
Children: determination of custody in spouse abuse cases (see H. Con. Res. 172), 6358 [3AP]
Civil rights: strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 4000), 1550 [7FE]
Community Center Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 636), 25524 [24SE]
Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see H.R. 4770), 9903 [9MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: submit to Senate for ratification (see H. Res. 476), 25612 [25SE]
Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 2952), 6357 [3AP]
Crime and criminals: combat violence against women (see H.R. 5468), 22526 [3AU]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 23678 [10SE]
Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 3847), 4573 [20MR]
Diseases: grants for prevention and control of breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4222), 3856 [8MR]
———preventive health services relative to breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4790), 10009 [10MY]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 419), 16188 [28JN]
Drug abuse: funding for rural law enforcement agencies to combat drug-related crime (see H.R. 5244), 20549 [30JY]
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), 12671 [5JN]
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 610), 25018 [18SE]
Federal employees: extend certain civil service retirement provisions to INS, Customs Service, and IRS law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1083), 9903 [9MY]
———retirement contributions (see H.R. 1784), 25177 [19SE]
Federal Fire Service: revise the pay rates (see H.R. 3831), 7339 [18AP]
Fire Safe Cigarette Act: enact (see H.R. 293), 15466 [25JN]
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 10010 [10MY]
Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 6670 [4AP]
Forests and forestry: carry out a Forest Stewardship Assistance Program for private land owners (see H.R. 3454), 910 [31JA]
Foster Grandparent Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 340), 17324 [12JY]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 28449 [10OC]
Ghost Squadron of the Confederate Air Force: designate as U.S. Ambassador for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of World War II (see H.J. Res. 285), 17963 [18JY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 3669 [7MR]
Guam: establish as a Commonwealth (see H.R. 98), 7339 [18AP]
Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 465 [24JA]
Head Start Program: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 490), 7340 [18AP]
Health: birth control and infertility (see H. Con. Res. 309), 7849 [23AP]
———development of research centers for birth control and infertility (see H.R. 4583), 7849 [23AP]
Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 20940 [31JY]
House of Representatives: limit the amount of postal patron mail allowable by Members (see H. Res. 387), 9905 [9MY]
Housing: assist homeless and families displaced by domestic violence (see H.R. 2951), 6357 [3AP]
Human Services Reauthorization Act: enact (see H.R. 4151), 7442 [19AP]
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 7341 [18AP]
Iraq: support Presidential actions taken relative to invasion of Kuwait (see H.J. Res. 658), 26312 [27SE]
Korean War: issue commemorative silver dollar coin (see H.R. 5053), 17963 [18JY]
Lebanon: designate a special envoy to negotiate the release of U.S. hostages (see H. Con. Res. 271), 6358 [3AP]
Lithuania: support of freedom of the press (see H. Con. Res. 313), 8404 [26AP]
Low-Income Energy Assistance Program: appropriations (see H.J. Res. 455), 1290 [6FE]
Medicaid: funding of abortion in case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 314), 910 [31JA]
———State options to provide community care to the elderly (see H.R. 3933), 22531 [3AU]
Medicare: coverage of nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services in rural areas (see H.R. 4483), 6669 [4AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 5054), 14109 [14JN]
———equalize the standardized amounts paid to hospitals in rural and urban areas (see H.R. 4481), 10475 [15MY]
———establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 4269), 4376 [14MR]
———exempt home health services from budget sequestration order (see H.R. 5516), 33826 [24OC]
———nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services in rural areas (see H.R. 4041), 4573 [20MR]
———respiratory therapy (see H.R. 4095), 17493 [13JY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 7442 [19AP]
Namibia: status under the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act (see H. Con. Res. 285), 5781 [28MR]
National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 22177, 22530 [3AU]
National Academy of Sciences: feasibility study relative to research on environmental issues (see H.R. 5341), 22532 [3AU]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see H.J. Res. 570), 18381 [19JY]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 2123 [21FE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 7340 [18AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 23679 [10SE]
National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 16896 [11JY]
National Hardwood Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 612), 24329 [13SE]
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 608), 15039 [20JN]
National Parents of Murdered Children Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 523), 23678 [10SE]
National Payroll Practitioner Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), 4378 [14MR]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 517), 12249 [24MY]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), 12100 [23MY]
National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 1896 [20FE]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 20940 [31JY]
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 13347 [7JN]
National Standards Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 584), 25177 [19SE]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 509), 17493 [13JY]
Older Americans Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 276), 3101 [1MR]
Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 23924 [11SE]
Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 10926 [17MY]
Percy, Walker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 358), 25018 [18SE]
Petroleum: establish regional products reserve (see H.R. 3855), 1289 [6FE]
———study of the home heating oil crisis (see H.J. Res. 456), 1290 [6FE]
Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 9904 [9MY]
Poland: anniversary of adoption of the Constitution (see H.J. Res. 669), 30089 [16OC]
Political campaigns: additional prohibitions on certain activities by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 5033), 13991 [13JN]
———additional statements from individuals making independent expenditures (see H.R. 5039), 13992 [13JN]
———clarity standards for identification of sponsors of certain political advertising (see H.R. 5034), 13991 [13JN]
———eliminating certain functions of the Sec. of the Senate and Clerk of the House (see H.R. 5036), 13991 [13JN]
———limitation on certain contributions to House candidates (see H.R. 5032), 13991 [13JN]
———open, honest, and more competitive by strengthening political parties (see H.R. 5031), 13991 [13JN]
———reduce influence of nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 5030), 13990 [13JN]
———regulating use of franked mail by Members of the House (see H.R. 5035), 13991 [13JN]
———restricting political use of labor organization dues and agency fees (see H.R. 5038), 13992 [13JN]
———standards for establishing congressional districts and limiting gerrymandering (see H.R. 5037), 13992 [13JN]
Public Health Service Act: amend provisions relative to certain minimum allotments under the program of formula grants (see H.R. 5443), 23678 [10SE]
———amend provisions relative to State offices of rural health (see H.R. 4482), 17588 [16JY]
Reciprocity of Foreign Investment Act: enact (see H.R. 3699), 466 [24JA]
Recycled materials: promote greater use of recycled paper by mailers of third-class mail matter (see H.R. 5475), 25524 [24SE]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 9093 [1MY]
Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 4508 [19MR]
Savings and loan associations: independent counsel investigation of Federal officials involved in scandal (see H. Res. 407), 13262 [6JN]
———investigation and prosecution of criminal activity (see H.R. 5353), 20244 [27JY]
Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 26312 [27SE]
Senior Biomedical Research Service: establish (see H.R. 3752), 33825 [24OC]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2460), 10679 [16MY]
South Africa: release of children detained under state of emergency regulations (see H. Con. Res. 17), 13347 [7JN]
States: establish grant programs for comprehensive mental health services for children (see H.R. 5306), 25017 [18SE]
———payment of certain thrift deposit insurance premiums as a condition for future Federal deposit insurance coverage (see H.R. 5323), 18380 [19JY]
State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 9904 [9MY]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 9904 [9MY]
Taxation: deduction for educational loans (see H.R. 747), 13263 [6JN]
———modify Internal Revenue Code provisions relative to election of a taxable year other than the required year (see H.R. 5484), 26313 [27SE]
———permit private and community foundations to establish tax-exempt cooperative service organizations (see H.R. 2608), 465 [24JA]
———tax-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts to purchase first principal residence (see H.R. 1406), 13263 [6JN]
———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 9705 [8MY]
Tax-exempt organizations: establish qualified cash or deferred arrangements for employees (see H.R. 4287), 13672 [12JN]
Television: right of State and local agencies to regulate cable rates (see H.R. 2222), 465 [24JA]
Veterans: presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 2308 [22FE]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 29471 [15OC]
Whales: U.S. sanctions against nations conducting unjustified research and violating the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling (see H. Con. Res. 329), 12672 [5JN]
White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 12099 [23MY]
Women: promote health care (see H.R. 5397), 20243 [27JY]
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 391), 14702 [19JN]
Remarks by, on
Aeronautics: promote and strengthen security (H.R. 5732), 26790
Agriculture: extend and revise Federal programs (S. 2830), conference report, 32703
Air pollution: clean air standards (H.R. 3030), 11365 [21MY]
———control of acid rain, 35070
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 4404), 6264 [3AP]
Aroostook Mental Health Center, ME: substance abuse prevention program commendation, 15740
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), 17735 [17JY]
———summit conference, 21241 [1AU]
Cable television: consumer protection and increased competition (H.R. 5267), 24506
Capitol Building and Grounds: designate the Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room (H. Res. 525), 34165
Child Development and Education Act: enact (H.R. 3), 5971 [29MR]
Clean Air Restoration and Standards Attainment Act: enact (S. 1630), conference report, 35070
Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (H.R. 4770), 9929
Cyprus: independence anniversary (H. Res. 465), 26778
———Turkish occupation, 17947
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), 24977
———economic adjustment plan for displaced workers, 24977
Diseases: establish and coordinate research programs for osteoporosis and related bone disorders (H.R. 4864), 11113
———mammography screening for breast cancer, 9079 [1MY]
Elections: amend provisions of law relative to Federal elections and the costs of House elections (H.R. 5400), 22219
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 770), 9887 [9MY]
———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 770), veto, 19131 [25JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5019), 14669
Fish Safety Act: enact (S. 2924), 33640 [24OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15311
Food and Agricultural Resources Act: enact (H.R. 3950), 18764
Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), 24920 [18SE]
———authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), veto, 28391 [10OC]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, 4769
Health: development of research centers for birth control and infertility (H.R. 4583), 8234 [25AP]
———establish certain administrative entities and programs relative to women's medical care (H.R. 5290), 17858
Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act: amend (H.R. 2582), 28369
Indians: Aroostook Band of Micmacs settlement claims (S. 1413), 28359, 28360, 28361 [10OC]
Job Training Partnership Act: amend to improve delivery of services (H.R. 2039), 26203
Lebanon: designate a special envoy to negotiate the release of U.S. hostages (H. Con. Res. 271), 6337
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: appropriations (H.R. 3870), 263
———funding, 6264 [3AP]
Maine: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 4145), 3060
———designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 2205), 24711
Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Act: enact (S. 1756), 26300 [27SE]
Medicare: establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (H.R. 4269), 4406
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (H.J. Res. 525), 4734
National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (H.J. Res. 82), 889
Pollution: limitations on liability for damages from oil (H.R. 1465), conference report, 22296
Postal Service: prohibit as nonmailable certain solicitations for service provided free of charge or at lower price by the Government (H.R. 2331), Senate amendments, 31155
Poverty: modify authority of States to provide assistance for excessive heating costs (H.R. 3951), 1483
Rural Economic Development Act: enact (H.R. 3581), 4344
Veterans: housing and memorial affairs programs (H.R. 5002), 17517
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 1286 [6FE], 2931 [28FE], 4375 [14MR], 4571 [20MR], 9901 [9MY], 10923 [17MY], 15713 [26JN], 17839 [17JY]
Reports
Foreign Travel Expenditures, 10671 [16MY], 24621 [14SE]
Testimonies
Committee on Agriculture: Maine Wilderness Act (H.R. 4145) and National Tree Planting Act (H.R. 4465), D219 [18AP]
Committee on Education and Labor: Assistance for Certain Educational Programs at Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, CA (H.R. 3210), D215 [5AP]
———Funds for Edmund S. Muskie Archives, Bates College, ME (H.R. 2623), D215 [5AP]
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Federally Funded Contraceptive and Infertility Research (H.R. 4169, and 4583), D245 [25AP]
———NIH Reauthorization, D389 [18JN]
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Human Rights Abuses Against Women, D508 [26JY]
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Michigan Scenic Rivers Act (H.R. 4019) and Maine Wilderness Act (H.R. 4145), D227 [19AP]
———San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, TX, Boundaries (H.R. 4811), D466 [17JY]
Tributes
Boggs, Representative, 34199
Hesselbein, Frances, 863
Smith, Representative Virginia, 35181