WALSH, JAMES T. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7311 [20JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11643 [1NO]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9328 [20SE]

———H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H11704 [2NO]

———H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations, H11982 [9NO]

Articles and editorials

The Dean, Jonathan D. Salant, Empire State Report (publication), E133 [19JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 133), H15087 [18DE]

Children and youth: require hearing loss testing for all newborns (see H.R. 396), H174 [9JA]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (see H.R. 2546), H10993 [26OC]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H5982 [14JN]

AFDC: replace with State block grant programs (see H.R. 513), H242 [13JA]

Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2597), H11938 [8NO]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H840 [27JA]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]

———prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H400 [19JA]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H10994 [26OC]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4), H162 [9JA]

———line-item veto (see H.R. 27), H163 [9JA]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H5471 [23MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H14964 [15DE]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H10994 [26OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]

———deficit (see H. Res. 94), H5692 [7JN]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H5691 [7JN]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H14253 [11DE]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1612 [10FE]

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]

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

Crime: require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (see H.R. 2137), H10147 [17OC]

———restitution for victims (see H.R. 711), H802 [26JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 1645), H5472 [23MY]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 142), H325 [18JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H2892 [8MR]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H7550 [24JY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H9897 [11OC]

District of Columbia: use of tax revenues for construction of new convention center and sports arena and operation of current convention center (see H.R. 2108), H7699 [25JY]

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: establish (see H.R. 1345), H3974 [29MR]

Drugs: treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see H.R. 2598), H12128 [10NO]

Endangered species: protection (see H.R. 2374), H9592 [27SE]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H4618 [9MY]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H6397 [27JN]

Families and domestic relations: adoption services (see H.R. 1066), H2989 [9MR]

Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2029), H14765 [13DE]

Federal employees: protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 628), H537 [23JA]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3417 [21MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H160 [9JA]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H. Con. Res. 5), H231 [11JA]

Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94), H296 [17JA]

Fish and fishing: coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 2655), H15633 [22DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28), H400 [19JA]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H7801 [26JY]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H692 [25JA]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H6699 [30JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1968), H15658 [3JA]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H4512 [2MY]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H1554 [9FE]

House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 77), H165 [9JA]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H9671 [28SE]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H170 [9JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H4874 [11MY]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H229 [11JA]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H14310 [12DE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H12128 [10NO]

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

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H6270 [22JN]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H6083 [16JN]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H7801 [26JY]

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H296 [17JA]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283), H15238 [20DE]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 885), H9363 [20SE]

Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3572 [22MR]

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

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]

Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2562), H11586 [31OC]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 759), H1689 [13FE]

———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H8684 [7SE]

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: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 2443), H9738 [29SE]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H1461 [8FE]

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

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2651 [3MR]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1085), H2892 [8MR]

SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction (see H.R. 791), H1612 [10FE]

———eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to children (see H.R. 224), H12085 [9NO]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H231 [11JA]

Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10146 [17OC]

———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H243 [13JA]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H11441 [30OC]

———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442), H243 [13JA]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2224 [24FE]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H2393 [28FE]

———determination of employment status of individuals as employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582), H970 [31JA]

———exclude length of service awards for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel from limitations on deferred compensation plans (see H.R. 1893), H7461 [21JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H890 [30JA]

———income tax credit for property used to control environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 41), H164 [9JA]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 62), H400 [19JA]

———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 532), H1850 [15FE]

———reinstate tax on interest received by foreigners on certain portfolio investments (see H.R. 281), H1461 [8FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H1050 [1FE]

———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H8063 [31JY]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H5191 [17MY]

Veterans: exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 467), H3049 [10MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]

Letters

Federal meat inspection: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, H7311 [20JY]

Lists

New York National Guard 27th Division members, E2323 [8DE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7311, H7317, H7325 [20JY], H7413, H7418, H7428 [21JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), conference report, H9911 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (H. Res. 188), H7021 [17JY]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 136), H15611 [22DE]

Budget: balance, H12355 [15NO]

CCC: funding to promote and market corporate products overseas, H7418 [21JY]

Cuba: allow Presidential flexibility to support Cuba's membership in international financial institutions once transitional government is in power, H9394 [21SE]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H9394 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal meat inspection funding, H7311 [20JY]

———market promotion programs personnel salary funding, H7428 [21JY]

Dept. of Transportation: funding for Next Generation High Speed Rail Program, H7529 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7529 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8410 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7942 [28JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), motion to instruct conferees, H11696 [2NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11627, H11642, H11643, H11651 [1NO], H11726, H11730, H11733 [2NO], H11981 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration (H. Res. 252), H11623, H11626 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2546), motion to instruct conferees, H11982 [9NO]

———school system reform, H11726, H11730 [2NO]

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: establish (H.R. 1345), H4068 [3AP], H4421 [7AP], E730 [29MR]

———technical corrections in establishment, H11651 [1NO]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7942 [28JY], H11696 [2NO]

Families and domestic relations: allow for single individuals to adopt children, H11643 [1NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6767 [11JY]

Ireland: allocation of foreign aid, E1251 [15JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6195 [21JN]

Marathon, NY: tribute to Marathon High School girls field hockey team, E74 [11JA]

New York: tribute to National Guard and reservists for participation in World War II, E2323 [8DE]

NIH: pharmaceutical research funding, H8410 [3AU]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business, E1251 [15JN]

OTA: funding, H6195 [21JN]

Sports: tribute to Syracuse Stars (pee wee hockey team), E825 [7AP]

Syracuse, NY: tribute to League of Women Voters, E84 [11JA]

———tribute to Syracuse Stars Pee Wee Hockey Team, E1008 [11MY]

Syracuse University: tribute to men's lacrosse team, H5613 [6JN]

Votes: position on missed, H9214 [19SE]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (H.R. 966), H5627 [7JN]

Reports filed

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2546) (H. Rept. 104-294), H10993 [26OC]

Schedules

Committee on International Relations (House): Northern Ireland, D357 [15MR]

Statements

Northern Ireland Peace Efforts, E2283 [5DE]

Tributes

Billings, Earl, E1263 [15JN]

Butler, David J., E2427 [20DE]

Emory, Alan, E133 [19JA]

Madigan, Edward R., H193 [11JA]

Norman, Vivien, E1749 [8SE]