KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H13658 [20NO]

Endeavour (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 717), H803 [26JA]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H14238 [7DE]

Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1208 [3FE]

Shamrock V (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 717), H803 [26JA]

Ships and vessels: certificates of documentation for certain vessels (see H.R. 1197), H2989 [9MR]

Taxation: treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H3156 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]

American Heritage Areas Partnership Program: establish (see H.R. 1301), H4032 [30MR]

Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. Res. 212), H8536 [4AU]

———making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4512 [2MY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8361 [3AU]

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1447), H4414 [6AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118), H14239 [7DE]

Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735), H6089 [19JN]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]

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

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

Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H8725 [8SE]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3327 [16MR]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H9739 [29SE]

Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 91), H8309 [2AU]

Families and domestic relations: interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H2064 [22FE]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444), H890 [30JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]

Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate (see H.R. 1606), H4795 [10MY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H8725 [8SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950; H. Con. Res. 79), H7012 [13JY], H7179 [18JY]

Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 449), H1157 [2FE]

House of Representatives: adjournment relative to budget impasse (see H. Res. 278), H13274 [17NO]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8904 [13SE]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201), H5471 [23MY]

———prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based on age (see H.R. 1614), H4873 [11MY]

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H9452 [21SE]

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

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1339), H6159 [20JN]

Medicare: permit direct payment of registered nurses for assistance services at surgery (see H.R. 188), H6083 [16JN]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 1707), H5571 [24MY]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H4873 [11MY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H1461 [8FE]

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H15574 [21DE]

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

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H12506 [15NO]

National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]

NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs (see H.R. 2046), H9671 [28SE]

Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H6913 [12JY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers (see H.R. 1747), H13658 [20NO]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H970 [31JA]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1612 [10FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H8597 [6SE]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic home for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H5572 [24MY]

———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H14003 [5DE]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H4958 [15MY]

———treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance contracts (see H.R. 99), H1371 [7FE]

———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H1208 [3FE]

Transportation: funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 1539), H4511 [2MY]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H8598 [6SE]

———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274), H8684 [7SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4512 [2MY]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H8536 [4AU]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Gentes, April, E742 [30MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H693 [26JA], H6835 [12JY]

Remarks by, on

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), H4486 [2MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (H. Res. 282), H13647 [20NO]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H781 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3314 [16MR], E691 [24MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15540 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11206 [26OC]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced, H781 [26JA]

Climate: long-term climate and global change research funding, E1940 [12OC]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H9397 [21SE]

Davis-Bacon Act: tribute, H1746 [14FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5969, H5970 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), motion to recommit, H6020 [15JN]

———educational impact aid funding for school-aged dependents of military personnel, H6020 [15JN], E1245 [14JN]

———use of civilian inmate labor at military installations, H5969, H5970 [14JN]

Dept. of Energy: funding for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, H6851 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6960 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7592 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H15297, H15298 [20DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8219 [2AU], H8409 [3AU], E1646 [5AU]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding for school-aged dependents of military personnel, E1634 [4AU], E1646 [5AU]

———student loan reform, H3981 [30MR], H4191 [5AP]

———tax credits for payment of educational expenses, H4304 [5AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6851 [12JY]

Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (H. Con. Res. 91), H15103 [19DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4695 [10MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6363 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report, H11535 [31OC]

Gentes, April: winner of the National Voice of Democracy Broadcast Script Writing Contest, E742 [30MR]

Geological Survey: use of volunteers for resource research, H6960 [13JY]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13107, H13108 [16NO]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H15540 [21DE]

Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate (H.R. 1606), H10094 [17OC]

House of Representatives: recesses subject to the call of the Chair (H. Res. 320), H15540 [21DE]

Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (H.R. 117), H10660 [24OC]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (H.R. 2746), H14177 [7DE]

———international military education and training assistance, H6363 [27JN]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration (H. Res. 226), H9519 [27SE]

Labor unions: collective bargaining rights of mass transit employees, H7592 [25JY]

League of Women Voters: anniversary, H1701 [14FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6173 [21JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H3314 [16MR]

Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts from lobbying for their continuation, H13107, H13108 [16NO]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 180), H6664 [30JN]

———reform, H4553 [9MY], H6835 [12JY], H9674 [29SE]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10310 [19OC]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization, E1940 [12OC]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, E540 [7MR]

Newport, RI: anniversary of Newport Fire Dept., E2349 [13DE]

NIH: pharmaceutical research funding, H8409 [3AU]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (H.R. 1834), H6387 [27JN]

OSHA: funding, H8219 [2AU]

OTA: funding, H6173 [21JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H10849 [26OC]

Rhode Island: tribute to Central Falls High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E768 [4AP]

SBA: support of financing programs, E1025 [12MY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), E1940 [12OC]

States: administration of block grant programs, H10849 [26OC]

Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4191, H4304 [5AP]

———rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (H. Res. 128), H4208 [5AP]

———treatment of student loan interest (H.R. 1229), E592 [14MR]

Votes: position on missed, H7157 [18JY]

Youth Art Month: observance, E687 [24MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1750 [14FE], H4508 [2MY]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H13640 [20NO]

Resolutions by organizations

SBA financing programs: Rhode Island General Assembly, E1025 [12MY]

Schedules

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands: public lands legislation, D1051 [7SE]

Committee on Rules (House): Dept. of Defense appropriations, D696 [7JN]

Texts of

H.R. 1229, treatment of student loan interest, E592 [14MR]

Tributes

Berard, Viola M., E1914 [11OC]

Cappitelli, Jack V., Jr., E1035 [15MY]

Pina, Carmen, E756 [3AP]

Schwartz, Robin S., E1035 [15MY]

Walsh, Ian, E1250 [15JN]