MANTON, THOMAS J. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Diplomatic Relations Between the U.S. and Vatican City: Raymond L. Flynn, Ambassador to the Vatican, E817
Amendments offered by, to
Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2717 [6MR], H2852 [8MR]
Articles and editorials
Birds Flee Wreckage of Bronx Zoo Aviary, Robert D. McFadden, New York (NY) Times, E296
Karachi Ambush Was Well Planned, Kamran Khan and Molly Moore, Washington (DC) Post, E570
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Crime: limit certain funds to States that do not require testing for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (see H.R. 2791), H14963 [15DE]
Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H4545 [3MY]
India: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48), H3807 [24MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H7461 [21JY]
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 263), H6735 [10JY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8063 [31JY]
Animals: 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), H10726 [24OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3733 [23MR]
———reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H4511 [2MY]
———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H10485 [19OC]
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]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H6270 [22JN]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4512 [2MY]
Arms sales: prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to relationship and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see H.R. 1189), H4795 [10MY]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H5691 [7JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4619 [9MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1207 [3FE]
Children and youth: reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049), H2224 [24FE]
China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H803 [26JA]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H6656 [29JN]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H4795 [10MY]
———revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H6082 [16JN]
Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H4441 [1MY]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H13870 [30NO]
Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (see H.R. 1029), H2487 [1MR]
———grant a private right of action to individuals injured by reason of violation of antiboycott regulations (see H.R. 1192), H4795 [10MY]
———sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see H.R. 1794), H5752 [8JN]
Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H4415 [6AP]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H12190 [13NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H2224 [24FE]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9738 [29SE]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4336 [5AP]
———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4432 [7AP]
Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917), H4414 [6AP], H6269 [22JN]
———provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692), H801 [26JA]
Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H8360 [3AU]
ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140), H7990 [28JY]
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H4619 [9MY]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785), H1208 [3FE]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H4441 [1MY]
Firearms: gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4618 [9MY]
———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101), H13658 [20NO]
———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608), H5623 [6JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Food industry: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 1951), H8597 [6SE]
Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 31), H2717 [6MR]
Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1774), H5690 [7JN]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2175 [23FE]
Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H7379 [20JY]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H3573 [22MR]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
India: commitment to religious pluralism and tolerance (see H. Con. Res. 60), H6159 [20JN]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H8904 [13SE]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H170 [9JA]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H12506 [15NO]
Israel: secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 1193), H4795 [10MY]
Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279), H8684 [7SE]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]
Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 818), H1207 [3FE]
———require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers (see H.R. 2420), H11587 [31OC]
Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H7379 [20JY]
———clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 1744), H8597 [6SE]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7550 [24JY]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7550 [24JY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H6083 [16JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H10848 [25OC]
———delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46), H2224 [24FE]
———school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H12506 [15NO]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H1050 [1FE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H12506 [15NO]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H4512 [2MY]
NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027), H12506 [15NO]
Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H229 [11JA]
———peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44), H3327 [16MR]
Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154), H2811 [7MR]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H296 [17JA]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 885), H9363 [20SE]
Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 35), H4620 [9MY]
Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 1256), H10048 [12OC]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H231 [11JA]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13930 [4DE]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H13870 [30NO]
Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H1611 [10FE]
Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2562), H13142 [16NO]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H9743 [6OC]
Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 2024), H6913 [12JY]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 2443), H9738 [29SE]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1612 [10FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H14173 [6DE]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H13274 [17NO]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1612 [10FE]
———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H7801 [26JY]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H4441 [1MY]
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H1157 [2FE]
Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H8806 [12SE]
———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), H8904 [13SE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]
———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H2177 [23FE]
———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4433 [7AP]
———treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 1190, 1546), H2988 [9MR], H4511 [2MY]
Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (see H.R. 1555), H4545 [3MY]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H4031 [30MR]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H7179 [18JY]
———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274), H3416 [21MR]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H1850 [15FE]
———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H12506 [15NO]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H6397 [27JN]
Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 364), H3733 [23MR]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]
White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H3327 [16MR]
Remarks by, on
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (H. Con. Res. 47), H4505
Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H6505
Bronx, NY: collapse of Bronx Zoo aviary, E295
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H776
Crime: limit certain funds to States that do not require testing for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (H.R. 2791), E2375
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H7165
Ecology and environment: standards for environmental cleanup activities, H2368
Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (H.R. 1568), E948
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4709
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6409 [28JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6505
Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (H. Con. Res. 31), H3803
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2270 [27FE], H2368
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), consideration (H. Res. 96), H2241 [27FE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H3803
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1020), E435
India: allocation of foreign aid relative to human rights violations, H6544 [28JN]
Kassoff, Phyllis, E1763 [12SE]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1698 [14FE]
Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10337 [19OC]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3923
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization, H9930 [12OC]
Pakistan: attack on U.S. Consulate employees, E570
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11846
Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9930 [12OC]
Securities: payment of legal expenses by losing party in lawsuits deemed to be frivolous, H2852, H2855 [8MR]
———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2819, H2852, H2855 [8MR]
Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8474, H8481 [4AU]
Vatican City: anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S., E817
———U.S. policy, E635
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3730 [23MR]
Schedules
Committee on International Relations (House): Northern Ireland, D357 [15MR]
Statements
U.S. and the Holy See—A Historic Partnership From the Potomac to the Tiber: Raymond L. Flynn, U.S. Ambassador to Vatican City, E635
Tributes
Dingell, Representative, H15196
Galapo, Joseph, E1017
Kearns, Martin, E2155
Miller, Floyd H. (Hoss), E1596
Pham, Josphtan T., E815
Quinde-Obando, Heriberto, E813
Riley, George F., E2154
Schulman, Claire, E1086
Smith, Michael and Marion D., E810
Tsoucalas, Nicholas, E688