QUINN, JACK (a Representative from New York)
Amendments offered by, to
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 1710), H14964 [15DE]
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), H370 [19JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85), H7378 [20JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H1555 [9FE]
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H229 [11JA]
Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution alleviation (see H.R. 1209), H3049 [10MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 2480), H10076 [13OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2597), H11938 [8NO]
———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H10520 [20OC]
Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682), H14927 [14DE]
———reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H2393 [28FE]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H9452 [21SE]
Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 2), H159 [9JA]
———reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162), H4336 [5AP]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H6270 [22JN]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H969 [31JA]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H161, H175 [9JA]
CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500), H10307 [18OC]
———clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5367 [18MY]
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), H7990 [28JY]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H2224 [24FE]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499), H5367 [18MY]
———include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H1968 [21FE]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H159 [9JA]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determine locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist positions (see H.R. 1536), H6397 [27JN]
———display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013), H6830 [11JY]
———exempt certain full-time health care professionals from restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 1384), H6397 [27JN]
———extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H4441 [1MY]
———extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2219), H8534 [4AU]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H468 [20JA]
EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]
FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H10485 [19OC]
Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Government: improve information dissemination and printing procedures (see H.R. 1024), H2176 [23FE]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]
Great Lakes: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated sediments (see H.R. 1206), H3048 [10MR]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1968 [21FE]
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. 26, 77), H325 [18JA], H970 [31JA]
Housing: homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]
———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H166 [9JA]
Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H10726 [24OC]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H2989 [9MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H4874 [11MY]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Medicare: screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H4873 [11MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H162 [9JA]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H11686 [1NO]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1908 [16FE]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H3417 [21MR]
Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H3417 [21MR]
Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 1256), H14963 [15DE]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H9363 [20SE]
Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see H.R. 2562), H11586 [31OC]
Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118), H468 [20JA]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H11829 [7NO]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H1908 [16FE]
Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H14238 [7DE]
SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H14239 [7DE]
States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see H.R. 607), H467 [20JA]
———eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 607), H2070, H2177 [23FE]
———tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H8174 [1AU]
Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain domestic corporations (see H.R. 512), H242 [13JA]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H400 [19JA]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H5071 [16MY]
———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H8361 [3AU]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1555 [9FE]
———exclude length of service awards for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel from limitations on deferred compensation plans (see H.R. 1893), H8309 [2AU]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H7067 [17JY]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 62), H4031 [30MR]
———prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788), H4031 [30MR]
———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H4031 [30MR]
———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), H9592 [27SE]
———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 769), H1050 [1FE]
———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H9784 [10OC]
Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083), H8806 [12SE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]
Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H4031 [30MR]
———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2632, 2813), H12506 [15NO], H15237 [20DE]
Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H7257 [19JY]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H6835 [12JY]
Essays
Why Marcus Garvey Is Important to the United States: LaShaun Quarles, E465
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1853 [16FE]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1099 [2FE], H1232 [6FE]
———line-item veto (S. 4), consideration (H. Res. 147), H5093 [17MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H777
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3296
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H11200
Buffalo, NY: tribute to the VA Medical Center PT Phone Home Program, E744
———YWCA anniversary, E2053
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), E317
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7644
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8383 [3AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7844 [27JY]
Employment: summer youth jobs program, H3296
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (H.R. 488), E82
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4787
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), E175
Fitzpatrick, Paul E.: Buffalo, NY, Irishman of the Year award recipient, E493
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration, H2317 [28FE]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6411 [28JN]
Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13744
House of Representatives: prohibit unsolicited mass mailings within 90 days of an election, H6190 [21JN]
Korean War Veterans Memorial: dedication, E1499
Law enforcement: funding for public safety and community policing programs, H7644
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6190 [21JN]
LIHEAP: funding, H3297
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding, E922
Medicare: reform, E1596
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3909 [29MR]
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: observance, E2086
National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), H9301 [20SE]
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1793 [15FE]
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries, H1793 [15FE]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (H. Res. 135), H4463
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H3777 [24MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3777 [24MR]
Quarles, LaShaun: recipient of Black History Contest Award, E465
Rich Products Corp.: anniversary, E707
Roads and highways: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken driving by minors, H9301 [20SE]
Veterans: extend eligibility period for priority health care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (H.R. 1565), H6323
Veterans Day: observance, E2127
Votes: correction, E175
———position on missed, H4465 [2MY]
Water pollution: State nonpoint source management in coastal zones, H4787
Schedules
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): line-item veto, D41 [12JA]
Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): line-item veto, D41 [12JA]
Tributes
Carney, Wanda, E2447
Dubel, Harry and Geraldine, E1726
Gernatt, David A., E1812
Head, Edward D., E135
McCarthy, Richard D., H5699 [8JN]
Molloy, James T., E499