DOWNEY, THOMAS J.(a Representative from New York)

Addresses

National Health Care Policy: Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of New York, E1861•-E1863• [17JN]

Appointments

Committee for the funeral of Ted Weiss, H8402 [15SE]

Conferee: H.R. 11, Enterprise Zone Tax Incentives Act, H9907 [30SE], H10680 [2OC]

———H.R. 5260, emergency unemployment compensation, H5543 [30JN]

———H.R. 5506, assistance for operation of transit systems during major disasters, H9199 [23SE]

Articles and editorials

Family and Caregiving—An Overview, Mary B. Murphy, E694• [17MR]

Struggling To Save Our Kids, Louis S. Richman, Fortune (publication), E2493•-E2495• [12AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Defense: direct grants to States to provide technical and financial assistance for defense-dependent contractors (see H.R. 5219, 5235), H3643 [20MY], H3728 [21MY]

Families and domestic relations: family preservation and child welfare programs (see H.R. 5600), H6245 [9JY]

Medicare: calculation of late enrollment penalties relative to a retiree's coverage under an employer's group health plan (see H.R. 5106), H3087 [7MY]

National Resource Center for Grandparents: establish (see H.R. 5956), H8647 [16SE]

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 444), H1346 [18MR]

Taxation: clarify exemption for student nurses from Social Security and unemployment taxes (see H.R. 5847), H8145 [12AU]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 4727, 5846, 6051), H2257 [1AP], H8145 [12AU], H9866 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: make FDA import alert on RU-486 ineffective (see H.R. 875), H3336 [14MY]

Aeronautics: transfers of air carrier certificates relative to certain employment (see H.R. 6065), H10779 [2OC]

Agriculture: transfer and marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 5680), H6979 [29JY]

AIDS: disability determinations under Social Security (see H.R. 5692), H6626 [24JY]

Air pollution: health threats posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (see H.R. 1066), H1997 [26MR]

Air traffic controllers: recruitment and retention (see H.R. 2419), H4121 [3JN]

Airports: essential air service relative to high-density airports (see H.R. 3620), H1692 [24MR]

Arms sales: moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of antipersonnel landmines abroad (see H.R. 5957), H8810 [18SE]

Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 429), H2898 [4MY]

Birds: conservation of exotic wild species (see H.R. 2540, 2541), H121 [28JA]

Braille Literacy Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H3241 [13MY]

Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237), H6627 [24JY]

Business and industry: establish national standards for the manufacture and labeling of plumbing products relative to conservation of water resources (see H.R. 843), H120 [28JA]

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 203), H675 [26FE]

Capitol police: mandatory retirement (see H.R. 4910), H5623 [30JN]

Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 1306), H120 [28JA]

Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), H7726 [6AU]

Children and youth: promote education, safety, and welfare programs within a family environment (see H.R. 5973), H8734 [17SE]

Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 3975), H848 [27FE]

Coins: mint and circulate $1 coin (see H.R. 1245), H141 [29JA]

———mint commemorative coins for 100th anniversary of protection of Civil War battlegrounds (see H.R. 5126), H4589 [10JN]

———mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654), H121 [28JA]

Colleges and universities: sexual assaults on campuses (see H.R. 2363), H848 [27FE]

Columbus, Christopher: honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 152), H5542 [29JN]

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H478 [19FE]

Conservation of natural resources: promote materials use reduction, reuse, and recycling (see H.R. 3939), H1008 [4MR]

Crime: auto theft prevention (see H.R. 4542), H7151 [31JY]

———State enactment of legislation relative to stalking other persons (see H.R. 5876), H8220 [9SE]

Customs Forfeiture Fund: use of unobligated moneys (see H.R. 3562), H4854 [17JN]

Customs Service: overtime compensation and treatment of employees as law enforcement officers (see H.R. 4023), H289 [4FE]

———overtime compensation system for certain officers (see H.R. 4271), H1181 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: investigation of alleged improprieties at the Tailhook Association symposium in September 1991 (see H. Con. Res. 344), H8149 [12AU]

Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 421), H1778 [25MR]

Ecology and environment: stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4750), H2290 [2AP]

Economy: community development and housing assistance (see H.R. 4073), H2810 [29AP]

———emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4416), H2674 [9AP]

Education: grant program for support services to at-risk youth (see H.R. 812), H478 [19FE]

82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), H6147 [8JY]

El Salvador: peace process (see H.R. 3782), H122 [28JA]

Employment: assistance to employees subject to layoff because their work is transferred to another country (see H.R. 3878), H873 [2MR]

———electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1218), H329 [5FE]

ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H1778 [25MR]

———multiple employer welfare arrangements and employee leasing welfare arrangements (see H.R. 4919), H2670 [9AP]

Federal Aviation Act: amend relative to bankruptcy transportation plans (see H.R. 66), H1346 [18MR]

Financial institutions: enhance competition and enforcement of capital standards for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 192), H2202 [31MR]

Firearms: prohibit import of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 1559), H674 [26FE]

Fleet Reserve Association: grant charter (see H.R. 2070), H1181 [11MR]

Food: establish an optional universal school lunch and breakfast program (see H.R. 5490), H5323 [25JN]

———require humane methods in the slaughter and processing of poultry products (see H.R. 4124), H8219 [9SE]

Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H10101 [1OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H330 [5FE]

Hazardous substances: lead-based paint abatement (see H.R. 2922), H9867 [29SE]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), H8146 [12AU]

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 4300), H587 [25FE]

Housing: rental assistance for families affected by violence (see H.R. 1251), H6861 [28JY]

Hudson River Artists National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4829), H2495 [8AP]

Hunting and trapping: eliminate the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals (see H.R. 1354), H848 [27FE]

Immigration: establish a non-immigrant status for spouses of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 4275), H5183 [24JN]

Indonesia: terminate U.S. assistance (see H.R. 5176), H3335 [14MY]

Infrastructure: grants to State and local government for projects in distressed areas (see H.R. 4175), H2673 [9AP]

International Red Cross: inclusion of Magen David Adam as a legitimate national society (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5043 [22JN]

Ireland, Northern: appoint special envoy (see H. Con. Res. 295), H2677 [9AP]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 278), H5043 [22JN]

Irish Brigade Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 427), H1268 [12MR]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), H4679 [11JN]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 316), H4448 [9JN]

Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 400), H4122 [3JN]

Job Corps: establish additional centers (see H.R. 4528), H1599 [20MR]

Kentucky Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), H2811 [29AP]

Labor: reform protections from unscrupulous contracting practices (see H.R. 1987), H3170 [12MY]

Long Island, NY: conveyance of certain lands to the National Wildlife Refuge System relative to commercial development (see H.R. 4573), H1777 [25MR]

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2408 [7AP]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), H3020 [6MY]

Medicare: geographic adjustment factors relative to the payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 4393), H8148 [12AU]

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373), H6583 [23JY]

———payment of new physicians (see H.R. 4507), H6583 [23JY]

Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3473), H1778 [25MR]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in any health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 296), H4335 [5JN]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), H4590 [10JN]

National Aviation Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 498), H4679 [11JN]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), H2714 [28AP]

National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), H5623 [30JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 433), H1268 [12MR]

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 412), H1009 [4MR]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 523), H5979 [2JY]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 388), H122 [28JA]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 409), H8148 [12AU]

National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 406), H2811 [29AP]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), H7726 [6AU]

National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 550), H12592 [5OC]

National Recycling Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 396), H2259 [1AP]

National Senior Softball Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 378), H479 [19FE]

National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 470), H3020 [6MY]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 395, 546), H289 [4FE], H8966 [22SE]

National Women in Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 293), H873 [2MR]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 495), H4855 [17JN]

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 422), H3644 [20MY]

New York Stock Exchange: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 441), H2202 [31MR]

OPIC: extend authorities (see H.R. 4996), H3729 [21MY]

OSHA: regulations (see H. Con. Res. 92), H5542 [29JN]

Pharmaceuticals: research on diethylstilbestrol (see H.R. 4178), H1346 [18MR]

Physicians: prohibit discrimination based on graduation from a foreign medical school (see H.R. 319), H5043 [22JN]

Pornography: protection of children and other victims (see H.R. 1768), H4679 [11JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H1692 [24MR]

Public welfare programs: funding of WIC and Head Start programs (see H.R. 4822, 5289), H3916, H3918 [28MY]

Railroad Retirement Board: taxation of tier II benefits (see H.R. 4083), H4158 [4JN]

Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 531), H12592 [5OC]

Seized property: payment of sums in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 5940), H8575 [15SE]

Senior citizens: establish programs to prevent crime against the elderly (see H.R. 5216), H8576 [15SE]

———improve housing programs (see H.R. 5327), H4157 [4JN]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: administration (see H.R. 4400), H2810 [29AP]

Social Security: assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see H.R. 2106), H1778 [25MR]

———disability determination relative to the listing of impairments related to the human immunodeficiency virus (see H.R. 5792), H7725 [6AU]

———expand tax exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771), H2884 [30AP]

———presumptive disability provisions (see H.R. 5672), H6449 [22JY]

Solid waste: regulation of export and import into the U.S. of hazardous waste (see H.R. 2580), H479 [19FE]

Sports: minting of commemorative coins in honor of the World University Games (see H.R. 5476), H5980 [2JY]

Tariff: tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 4401), H2202 [31MR]

Taxation: extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 5240), H3728 [21MY]

———treatment of housing cooperatives (see H.R. 785), H4854 [17JN]

Telecommunications: competition in electronic information sources and services (see H.R. 3515), H2202 [31MR]

Television: protection of the cable consumer (see H.R. 1303), H1691 [24MR]

Toys: hazardous warning labeling of certain (see H.R. 3809), H329 [5FE]

Turkey: economic assistance relative to occupation of Cyprus (see H.R. 4399), H2810 [29AP]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 6136), H11627 [5OC]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (see H.R. 4095, 5260), H118 [28JA], H3738 [26MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for incompetent veterans relative to dependent status (see H.R. 1473), H1691 [24MR]

———treatment of payments by New York to blind disabled veterans (see H.R. 5543), H5979 [2JY]

Voting Rights Act: extend bilingual provisions (see H.R. 4312), H4679 [11JN]

Waterways: State estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 5070), H10014 [30SE]

Wetlands: protection (see H.R. 4255), H2674 [9AP]

Women: establish a program for postreproductive health care (see H.R. 3990), H142 [29JA]

World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H8576 [15SE]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), H8810 [18SE]

World War II: anniversary of the Battle of Midway (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1134 [10MR]

———establish a memorial to veterans in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5437), H4982 [18JN]

———Federal retirement credit for Cadet Nurse Corps service (see H.R. 1752), H10014 [30SE]

———issue 50th anniversary commemorative coin (see H.R. 1623), H120 [28JA]

Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H10014 [30SE]

Year of Reconciliation Between American Indians and Non-Indians: designate (see H.J. Res. 358), H2676 [9AP]

Essays

Bill of Rights: Bernard Gay, E180• [4FE]

———Marc Demant, E179• [4FE]

———Paige Bade, E179• [4FE]

Financial statements

Personal, E1140• [29AP]

Lists

Committee to Free Kim Keun-Tae and all Political Prisoners members, E751• [19MR]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics, H2837• [30AP]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2701• [18SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 290), H4482 [10JN]

———deficit reduction through space station funding termination, H6944• [29JY]

Children and youth: improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (H.R. 3603), H7552, H7590 [6AU]

———improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (H.R. 3603), consideration (H. Res. 543), H7542, H7543 [6AU]

City University of New York: tribute for Consortium for Developmental Disabilities, E481• [27FE]

Commonwealth of Independent States: Children of Chernobyl Relief Fund, E2841• [30SE]

Conch Out Club of America, Inc.: tribute, E307• [18FE]

Crime: auto theft prevention (H.R. 4542), E2996• [3OC]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H6841• [28JY]

Defense industries: assist transition of industries, communities, and workers affected by reduced defense spending, H4183 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), H4163, H4183 [4JN]

———direct grants to States to provide technical and financial assistance for defense-dependent contractors (H.R. 5235), E1503• [21MY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), H6944• [29JY]

Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), conference report, H8256• [10SE]

Families and domestic relations: extend family planning services (H.R. 3090), H2837• [30AP]

Federal employees: pay status of individuals ordered to military service during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3209), E744• [19MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5368), H5243, H5249 [25JN]

Fortune (publication): children in crisis issue, E2493• [12AU]

Health: human fetal tissue transplantation research practices, E1978• [24JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1861• [17JN]

———role of the family caregiver in providing long-term health care, E693• [17MR]

Higher Education Act: reauthorization (S. 1150), conference report, H6112• [8JY]

House of Representatives: disclosure of information relative to check cashing at House bank, E678• [13MR]

India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir, H5243 [25JN]

Indonesia: human rights violations, H5249 [25JN]

Islip, NY: Sagtikos Manor anniversary, E2842• [30SE]

Korea, Republic of: observance of human rights, E750• [19MR]

National Conference on Aging: authorize (H.R. 2967), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 433), H2646• [9AP]

National Resource Center for Grandparents: establish (H.R. 5956), E2669• [16SE]

National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (H.J. Res. 444), E721• [18MR]

Native Americans Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 433), H2646• [9AP]

NIH: revise and extend programs (H.R. 2507), veto, E1978• [24JN]

Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing, H4163 [4JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: revise (H.R. 3160), E1122• [28AP]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2967), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 433), H2646• [9AP]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 3008), E2578• [10SE]

OPIC: extend authorities (H.R. 4996), E1903• [19JN]

Public broadcasting: funding for noncommercial stations, E740• [19MR]

Senior citizens: authorize a national conference on aging (H.R. 1504), E2030• [30JN]

———research on nutrition screening and malnutrition (H.R. 5179), E1410• [14MY]

Ships and vessels: subsidy information and trade remedies against certain foreign-built ships (H.R. 2056), H3212 [13MY]

Suffolk County, NY: tribute to Babylon Senior Games participants, E3236• [9OC]

Taxation: establish enterprise zones (H.R. 11), conference report, H11643 [5OC]

———establish enterprise zones (H.R. 11), waiving points of order against the conference report (H. Res. 609), H11636 [5OC]

———promote incentives for economic growth and relief for families (H.R. 4210), H695 [27FE]

———promote incentives for economic growth and relief for families (H.R. 4210), conference report, H1576 [20MR]

Television: consumer protection and competition in cable television (H.R. 4850), H6510•, H6555 [23JY]

———local regulation of cable programming and rates (S. 12), veto, H11484 [5OC]

U.N.: driftnet fishery conservation program (H.R. 2152), H548• [25FE]

Unemployment: emergency compensation (H.R. 4095), H230 [4FE]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 5260), H4404, H4411 [9JN], H10657 [2OC]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 5260), conference report, H5860 [2JY]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 5260), consideration (H. Res. 475), H4396, H4398, H4399 [9JN]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 5260), motion to instruct conferees, H5372 [29JN]

———emergency compensation (H.R. 5846), E2533• [12AU]

Votes: position on missed, E2835• [29SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H112 [28JA], H286 [4FE], H844 [27FE], H1320 [17MR], H2806 [29AP], H2878 [30AP], H3726 [21MY], H4677 [11JN], H4852 [17JN], H5041 [22JN], H5181 [24JN], H5322 [25JN], H5621 [30JN], H8137 [12AU], H8303 [10SE], H8646 [16SE], H9865 [29SE], H10012 [30SE], H11192 [3OC]

Statements

Human Rights in the Republic of Korea: Committee to Free Kim Keun-Tae and all Political Prisoners, E751• [19MR]

Testimonies

Committee on Aging (Special): Grandparents Functioning as Parents, D948 [29JY]

Texts of

H.R. 4850, Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act, H6510-H6520 [23JY]

Tributes

Bade, Paige, E179• [4FE]

Benoit, Alice, E123• [29JA]

Demant, Marc, E179• [4FE]

Gay, Bernard, E179• [4FE]

Jones, Representative Ben, E3249• [9OC]

Olinger, Catherine E., E1917• [22JN]