ROMERO-BARCELO, CARLOS A. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3086 [13MR]

Articles and editorials

Case for Puerto Rico's Voting Rights, S2071 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation of certain entries (see H.R. 1650), H5071 [16MY]

Puerto Rico: transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques (see H.R. 2159), H8308 [2AU]

———waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 1371), H4031 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H14765 [13DE]

Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H5190 [17MY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H4874 [11MY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H10146 [17OC]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1447), H5367 [18MY]

Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H1688 [13FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. Res. 84), H4031 [30MR]

Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980), H8063 [31JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6270 [22JN]

Colleges and universities: student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 366), H3327 [16MR]

Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old State House (see H.R. 1933), H10485 [19OC]

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H1850 [15FE]

Courts: prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H6397 [27JN]

———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H6397 [27JN]

———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H6397 [27JN]

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods (see H.R. 1963), H6655 [29JN]

Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H10726 [24OC]

Cuba: U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a transitional government (see H.R. 611), H467 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H4620 [9MY]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4415 [6AP]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4432 [7AP]

Drunken driving: strengthen Federal laws to prevent (see H.R. 588), H2177 [23FE]

Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H7011 [13JY]

ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140), H7990 [28JY]

Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 91), H13658 [20NO]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785), H2224 [24FE]

———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H4795 [10MY]

Firearms: gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4618 [9MY]

———prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 250), H890 [30JA]

———prohibit transfer of two or more handguns to an individual within any 30-day period (see H.R. 964), H1849 [15FE]

Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094), H3276 [15MR]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4545 [3MY]

———prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065), H7256 [19JY]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1968 [21FE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H4512 [2MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1970), H12085 [9NO]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 55), H164 [9JA]

House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 142), H6736 [10JY]

———disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee reports (see H. Res. 132), H6699 [30JN]

Immigration: give priority status to unmarried children of U.S. citizens over children of permanent residents (see H.R. 1897), H6482 [28JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H7917 [27JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H5692 [7JN]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2651 [3MR]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H4441 [1MY]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7379 [20JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7379 [20JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H1908 [16FE]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496), H2651 [3MR], H4431 [7AP]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H2651 [3MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H1751 [14FE]

Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]

Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59), H2892 [8MR]

National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H5692 [7JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H11939 [8NO]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H4512 [2MY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H14239 [7DE]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H2487 [1MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]

Railroads: abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (see H.R. 2216), H10048 [12OC]

Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4432 [7AP]

———require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1523), H4432 [7AP]

———require producers and importers of tires to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1524), H4432 [7AP]

———require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for used oil (see H.R. 1525), H4432 [7AP]

Refuse disposal: solid and hazardous waste incinerator requirements (see H.R. 2211), H11442 [30OC]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4415 [6AP], H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental rights (see H.R. 709), H2224 [24FE]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for security officer employment (see H.R. 2092), H9245 [19SE]

———Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H6656 [29JN]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H4619 [9MY]

———distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H7067 [17JY]

Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H2392 [28FE]

———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H3975 [29MR]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H13142 [16NO]

———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H8361 [3AU]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 1660), H6270 [22JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H468 [20JA]

———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585), H11782 [6NO]

———treatment of corporations (see H.R. 2534), H10848 [25OC]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H2811 [7MR]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H11830 [7NO]

Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381), H5609 [25MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H9363 [20SE]

———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 798), H4415 [6AP]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H4415 [6AP]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H2064 [22FE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H12085 [9NO]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400), H4334 [5AP]

———enforcement and compliance with regulations (see H.R. 1262), H3326 [16MR]

Letters

Voting rights and representation in Congress relative to Puerto Rico: by, S2071 [2FE]

Remarks by, on

Black History Month: observance, H2056 [22FE]

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3227 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10718 [24OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: budget rescissions, H3111, H3112 [14MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8071 [1AU]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (H.R. 785), H1037 [1FE]

International Women's Day: observance, E555 [8MR]

Medicare: reform, H4799 [11MY], H7708 [26JY]

Minimum wage: level, H1470 [9FE], H10718 [24OC]

OSHA: funding, H8071 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2815 [8MR], H3707 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3373 [21MR], H3707 [23MR]

Puerto Rico: transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques (H.R. 2159), E1593 [2AU]

———waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for wastewater treatment facilities (H.R. 1371), E745 [30MR]

Veterans: budget cuts in veterans' benefits, H2727 [7MR]

———funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in NASA, H3227 [15MR]

———funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in the National and Community Service Program, H3227 [15MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3557 [22MR], H3730 [23MR], H4334 [5AP], H8062 [31JY]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]