McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments offered by, to

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3600), H7735-H7755 [10AU]

Articles and editorials

Expand Medicare Benefits To Cover Everyone, Jack Gordon, Miami (FL) Herald, E1725 [12AU]

Playing the Denial Game—The Managed Care Scam, Suzanne Gordon and Judith Shindul-Rothschild, Nation (publication), H3332 [12MY]

Ray Ensures India, U.S. Ties Are on Even Keel, Vasantha Arora, India West (publication), E2094 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): expenses for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 332), H83 [26JA]

Diseases: prostate cancer screening, treatment, and research programs for medicare, veterans, and the Public Health Service (see H.R. 4809), H6104 [21JY]

L.R. Beattie (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4808), H5950 [20JY]

Pakistan: U.S. policy on suspected involvement with terrorism, drug trafficking, and nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 541), H9569 [22SE]

Taxation: treatment of water conservation subsidies (see H.R. 4548), H4219 [8JN]

Tecumseh (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4807), H5950 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones (see H.R. 4618), H6550 [1AU]

———labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 4669), H6550 [1AU]

AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 4370), H4722 [17JN]

Arms control: moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of anti-personnel landmines (see H.R. 4699), H5461 [30JN]

Belleville, NJ: recognize as birthplace of industrial revolution (see H. Con. Res. 35), H9601 [23SE]

Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 4847), H6453 [28JY]

California: management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 3433), H2252 [13AP]

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 356), H4220 [8JN]

Children and youth: establish youth development block grants for community-based organizations (see H.R. 4086), H9224 [19SE]

———report child support obligations to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 4677), H10727 [4OC]

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 383), H5951 [20JY]

Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H5870 [19JY]

Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H1997 [24MR]

Crime: prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence (see H. Res. 473), H9762 [26SE]

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 4941), H9351 [20SE]

Davey Allison Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309), H1440 [16MR]

D-Day National Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), H681 [23FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication of claims for veterans benefits (see H.R. 3269), H1254 [10MR]

Disasters: provide for disaster avoidance and response plans and development of relief and reinsurance plans (see H.R. 2873), H501 [10FE]

Diseases: fetal alcohol syndrome prevention program (see H.R. 3783), H411 [9FE]

———research of Parkinson's disease and related disorders (see H.R. 4789), H11001 [5OC]

District of Columbia: eligibility of blind individuals to serve as jurors (see H.R. 4205), H2251 [13AP]

———eliminate unfunded pension liabilities (see H.R. 3728), H42 [25JA]

Employment: child labor laws relative to operation of motor vehicles (see H.R. 4303), H5761 [14JY]

———establish a system of reemployment, job training, and income support services (see H.R. 4040, 4050), H1439 [16MR], H2914 [28AP]

———prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation (see H.R. 4636), H4958 [23JN]

Exercise Tiger Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 305), H411 [9FE]

Families and domestic relations: reauthorize adolescent family life demonstration projects (see H.R. 3561), H2368 [14AP]

Federal employees: establish business accounts for Government air travel to maximize cost savings (see H.R. 4565), H6104 [21JY]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 4300), H2838 [26AP]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 4142), H4883 [22JN]

Foreign trade: control of computers and related equipment (see H.R. 3627), H1898 [22MR]

Freedom Summer Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 457), H4721 [17JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), H4091 [25MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 310), H411 [9FE]

Guatemala: U.S. policy relative to peace process and human rights protection (see H. Con. Res. 212), H865 [24FE]

Haiti: impose sanctions and halt the interdiction and return of refugees (see H.R. 4114), H2507 [19AP]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 276), H9088 [12SE]

Hall, James N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 215), H3682 [18MY]

Handguns: limitations on transfers to individuals (see H.R. 544), H83 [26JA]

Health: establish a national program of trained community health advisors to assist in certain State objectives (see H.R. 4024), H2219 [12AP]

———evaluation of impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4463), H5951 [20JY]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 233), H4166 [26MY]

———inclusion of annual lead poisoning screenings for children in a national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 209), H679 [23FE]

———inclusion of osteopathic services under national health care benefits package (see H. Con. Res. 173), H11202 [6OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3960; H. Res. 493), H1057 [3MR], H6380 [27JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3600), consideration (see H. Res. 498), H6454 [28JY]

———research funding (see H.R. 4260), H2582 [20AP]

Health care facilities: assistance for AIDS patients treatment (see H.R. 5141), H10727 [4OC]

Health care professionals: provide medical students with training for identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3207), H8505 [16AU]

House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H. Res. 451), H6105 [21JY]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 254), H5350 [29JN]

Immigration: admission of Amerasian children born in the Philippines (see H.R. 2429), H2252 [13AP]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 430), H3888 [23MY]

International Conference on Population and Development: U.S. role (see H. Con. Res. 234), H2839 [26AP]

International Women's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 316), H866 [24FE]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), H9161 [16SE]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H559 [22FE]

Let's Stop Kids Killing Kids Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 360), H2639 [21AP]

Mahatma Gandhi: commemorate anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 296), H10373 [29SE]

Mays, Benjamin E.: award the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 527), H11430 [7OC]

———issuance of commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 528), H11430 [7OC]

Medicaid: designation of certain children's hospital clinics as qualified health care centers (see H.R. 3947), H2368 [14AP]

Medicare: limitation on payment for outpatient hospital service (see H.R. 4216), H3156 [5MY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 349), H8755 [19AU]

Military assistance: prohibit to Governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 3538), H411 [9FE]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time restrictions relative to awarding of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4851), H6453 [28JY]

Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations for vehicles on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 4496), H11429 [7OC]

———traffic-safety programs (see H.R. 1719), H2218 [12AP]

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 381), H5872 [19JY]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1088 [8MR]

National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H4995 [24JN]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H2253 [13AP]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), H5761 [14JY]

National Decorative Painting Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), H8596 [17AU]

National Earthquake Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), H1441 [16MR]

National Flag Celebration Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), H3791 [20MY]

National Gang Violence Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 391), H6550 [1AU]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), H9569 [22SE]

National Hispanic Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), H8053 [12AU]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 2420), H10007 [28SE]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), H1957 [23MR]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4074), H3056 [4MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), H10007 [28SE]

National Men's Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), H2914 [28AP]

National Museum of Health and Medicine: designate relocation site (see H.R. 4315), H2913 [28AP]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 374), H5951 [20JY]

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), H1067 [7MR]

National Random Acts of Kindness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 357), H2506 [19AP]

National Savings Month: designate (see H. Res. 403), H2640 [21AP]

National Slovak-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 287), H1158 [9MR]

National Trails Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 327), H679 [23FE]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), H2219 [12AP]

Native Americans: provide social services block grants directly to Indian tribes (see H.R. 4162), H1996 [24MR]

NIH: establish research centers for movement disorders (see H.R. 3596), H4653 [16JN]

Nutrition: study effects of and establish standards for calcium intake (see H.R. 4284), H2638 [21AP]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), H866 [24FE]

O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr.: designate a year to honor the memory and leadership qualities (see H. Res. 329), H2220 [12AP]

Opal Creek Forest Preserve: establish (see H.R. 3905), H1067 [7MR]

Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H10373 [29SE]

Parks and recreation areas: recreational camps health and safety reporting requirements and data system maintenance (see H.R. 2132), H4220 [8JN]

Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), H2219 [12AP]

Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 557), H11430 [7OC]

Power resources: funding for energy research, development, demonstration, and commercialization relative to the economy and environmental protection (see H. Con. Res. 188), H157 [1FE]

Powers, Francis Gary: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.J. Res. 293), H1088 [8MR]

Public Health Service: reduce threat of indoor air contaminants (see H.R. 2919), H4166 [26MY]

Public lands: protection of wildlife from airborne hunting (see H.R. 1391), H1996 [24MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), H912 [1MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4767), H5760 [14JY]

Refugees: involuntary return of refugees outside the U.S., and designate Haiti under temporary protected status (see H.R. 3663), H288 [3FE]

Refuse disposal: encourage the President and State Governors to carry out on-site composting at their residences (see H.R. 2292), H43 [25JA]

Regional Fishery Management Councils: ethics standards for industry representatives (see H.R. 4713), H6104 [21JY]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of death (see H.R. 3270), H6482 [29JY]

Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of passenger vessels (see H.R. 3821), H4166 [26MY]

Solid waste: prohibit international export and import (see H.R. 3706), H84 [26JA]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 702), H2218 [12AP]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 3970), H10538 [3OC]

———phase out occupational taxes relative to alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2525), H2507 [19AP]

———promote the construction and operation of passenger vessels (see H.R. 3822), H4166 [26MY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 3630), H3156 [5MY]

U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see H.R. 4135), H4343 [10JN]

Veterans: benefits for Philippine service in World War II (see H.R. 4701), H9009 [21AU]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H5871 [19JY]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), H2583 [20AP]

Water: establish national urban watershed restoration program (see H.R. 3873), H1088 [8MR]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 2898), H1781 [21MR]

———law enforcement and compliance program (see H.R. 2727), H1157 [9MR]

Waterways: establish a national waterways restoration program (see H.R. 4289), H2639 [21AP]

World War II: treatment of Cadet Nurse Corps training periods relative to Federal retirement credit (see H.R. 1968), H3155 [5MY]

Year of Gospel Music: designate (see H.J. Res. 297), H5548 [12JY]

Letters

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) investigation of House Post Office: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Dept. of Justice, H4143 [26MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5954 [21JY]

Remarks by, on

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 373), H7226 [9AU]

———most-favored-nation status (H.R. 4590), H7243 [9AU]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of House Post Office (H. Res. 436), H4143 [26MY]

———investigation of House Post Office activity relative to violations of House Rules or embezzlement of public funds by Members of Congress (H. Res. 375), H961 [2MR]

———investigation of House Post Office activity relative to violations of House Rules or embezzlement of public funds by Members of Congress (H. Res. 238), H975 [2MR]

Diseases: prostate cancer screening, treatment, and research programs for medicare, veterans, and the Public Health Service (H.R. 4809), H5954 [21JY], E1533 [21JY]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H2023, H2024 [24MR]

———Federal funding for schools with programs promoting homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle, H2023, H2024 [24MR]

GATT: ratification (H.R. 5110), H11487 [29NO]

Health: managed care system reform proposal, H3332-H3334 [12MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2566 [20AP], H2907 [28AP], H4153, H4154, H4155, H4156, H4157 [26MY], H4444 [14JN], H4774 [21JN], H5747 [14JY], H6347 [27JY], H10363, H10364 [29SE], E1724 [12AU]

Legislative Branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4454), H4138 [26MY]

Lobbyists: disclosure of activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 349), conference report, H10282 [29SE]

Marine Mammal Protection Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2760), H1605 [21MR], E527 [23MR]

Microsoft Corp.: Information Technology Association of America Quality Award recipient, H481 [10FE]

Pakistan: U.S. policy on suspected involvement with terrorism, drug trafficking, and nuclear weapons (H. Res. 541), E1915 [22SE]

Taxation: treatment of water conservation subsidies (H.R. 4548), E1151 [9JN]

Votes: position on missed, H832 [24FE], H3300, H3303 [12MY], H3723 [19MY], H4126 [26MY]

World War II: anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp uprising, E2221 [8OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H3343 [12MY], H3753 [19MY], H4163 [26MY], H4216 [8JN], H6103 [21JY], H8051 [12AU], H9568 [22SE]

Special order: granted, H2505 [19AP], H2581 [20AP], H3680 [18MY]

Reports filed

Summary of Activities of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct During the 103d Congress: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 103-873), H11576 [20DE]

Schedules

Committee on Appropriations (House): Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs: international response to AIDS, D455 [28AP]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): health care reform relative to single-payor plan, D87 [7FE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce (House): Subcommittee on Health and the Environment: health care reform, D54 [1FE]

Committee on Rules (House): health care reform, D987 [11AU]

Summaries

Tax Treatment of Water Conservation Subsidies (H.R. 4548), E1151 [9JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 541, U.S. policy on Pakistan's suspected involvement with terrorism, drug trafficking, and nuclear weapons, E1915 [22SE]

Tributes

Edwards, Representative Don, H11193 [6OC]

Ray, Siddhartha S., E2094 [6OC]