TORKILDSEN, PETER G. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]

———S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, H8777 [12SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Chrissy (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 829), H1208 [3FE]

Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (see H.R. 1029), H2176 [23FE]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (see H.R. 1358), H3974 [29MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2471), H9897 [11OC]

———prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 2447), H9738 [29SE]

Essex National Heritage Area Commission: establish (see H.R. 2188), H8360 [3AU]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 2715), H14002 [5DE]

Triad (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1359), H3975 [29MR]

Venture Capital Marketing Association: establish (see H.R. 2806), H15087 [18DE]

Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776), H1051 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]

Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 1749), H10048 [12OC]

———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H6829 [11JY]

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

American Heritage Areas Partnership Program: establish (see H.R. 1301), H3572 [22MR]

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

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), H6159 [20JN]

BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1077), H2392 [28FE]

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

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish (see H.R. 2763), H14310 [12DE]

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

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H14003 [5DE]

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

Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H537 [23JA]

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

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H4958 [15MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]

Congressional Record: require payment from House Members' official expense account relative to matter printed in the Extensions of Remarks (see H. Res. 18), H3156 [14MR]

Correctional institutions: reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468), H11830 [7NO]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2507), H13274 [17NO]

Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H4546 [3MY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756), H10048 [12OC]

Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3880 [28MR]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H13731 [28NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H14253 [11DE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H9897 [11OC]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H13274 [17NO]

Drunken driving: strengthen Federal laws to prevent (see H.R. 588), H3276 [15MR]

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

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2444), H10307 [18OC]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H3417 [21MR]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H5691 [7JN]

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), H3571 [22MR]

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216), H468 [20JA]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 310), H10047 [12OC]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H325 [18JA]

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

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H15633 [22DE]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H7461 [21JY], H9898 [11OC]

Government regulations: reform (see H.R. 994), H6159 [20JN]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4873 [11MY]

Health: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H5623 [6JN]

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H14927 [14DE]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H8904 [13SE]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2064 [22FE]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 71, 847, 1755), H1371 [7FE], H3156 [14MR], H5689 [7JN]

———official travel requirements (see H.R. 1222; H. Res. 15), H176 [9JA], H6159 [20JN]

———prohibit travel by Members, officers and employees at lobbyist expense (see H.R. 75), H3156 [14MR]

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

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), H5623 [6JN]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H11686 [1NO]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H15639 [27DE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 2823), H15574 [21DE]

IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661), H3572 [22MR]

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H4618 [9MY]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H3417 [21MR]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]

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

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H3572 [22MR]

Medicare: screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H3572 [22MR], H11587 [31OC]

Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575), H2651 [3MR]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 76), H162 [9JA], H3880 [28MR]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14003 [5DE]

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

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H7990 [28JY]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H3417 [21MR]

National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: establish (see H.R. 609), H2811 [7MR]

National Heritage Areas: establish guidelines for designation (see H.R. 1280), H3416 [21MR]

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 security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H160 [9JA]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H3733 [23MR]

———voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 326), H3975 [29MR]

Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H7179 [18JY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13804 [29NO]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H4415 [6AP]

Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 262), H10047 [12OC]

Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission assets (see H.R. 1801), H9897 [11OC]

Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118), H1850 [15FE]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H970 [31JA]

Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122), H1611 [10FE]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3975 [29MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H5905 [13JN]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H7699 [25JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of tax overpayments or make contributions to units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H10993 [26OC]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13), H163 [9JA]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic home for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H5190 [17MY]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H13870 [30NO]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H1157 [2FE]

———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 734), H5691 [7JN]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H5691 [7JN]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 677), H6735 [10JY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H1052 [1FE], H12085 [9NO]

———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1821), H6270 [22JN]

———treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452), H9784 [10OC]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H13870 [30NO]

———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H5691 [7JN]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H6698 [30JN]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, 1745), H6699 [30JN], H9738 [29SE]

———designate certain lands as wilderness, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1745), H11442 [30OC]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H8597 [6SE]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H5691 [7JN]

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H5985 [15JN]

Poems

``The Martyr,'' Herman Melville, H11837 [8NO]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7196 [19JY]

———performance at military medical facilities, H8626 [7SE]

———performance of privately funded abortions at overseas military hospitals, H5999 [15JN]

———prohibit funding for international population assistance activities, H6460 [28JN]

———State discretion in deciding on funding for victims of rape and incest, H8375 [3AU]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7344 [20JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1102 [2FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), motion to postpone consideration of veto, H12244 [14NO]

———status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H15265 [20DE]

Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas, H5669 [7JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), E1592 [2AU]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13243 [17NO]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), H14859 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H746 [26JA]

———deficit, H15264 [20DE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3266 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), consideration (H. Res. 176), H6603 [29JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15264 [20DE]

———vocational education program funding through Corp. for Public Broadcasting rescissions, H3266 [15MR]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7296 [20JY]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (H.R. 2005), H11389, H11390 [30OC]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H1973 [22FE]

Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support (H.R. 1029), H2034 [22FE]

Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (H.R. 1358), H11390, H11391 [30OC]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H5958 [14JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6138 [20JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5958 [14JN], H5999 [15JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 307), H14945 [15DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8626, H8643 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy: defense environmental restoration and waste management account funding, H6811 [11JY]

———nuclear physics program funding, H9856 [11OC]

Dept. of HHS: restore funding to family planning programs, H8258 [2AU]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5669 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6989 [13JY], H7035, H7058 [17JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration (H. Res. 185), H6888 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7196, H7210 [19JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7776 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, H14099 [6DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8258 [2AU], H8375 [3AU]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11734 [2NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6811 [11JY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, H3624 [23MR]

Federal employees: funding for nontechnical training, H7210 [19JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H997 [1FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 39), H10235 [18OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6460 [28JN]

Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13105 [16NO]

House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H54 [4JA]

———term limits for the Speaker and committee and subcommittee chairmen, H54 [4JA]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H97 [4JA]

Marine resources: prohibit excess harvesting of fisheries for social or economic reasons, H10235 [18OC]

Medicare: reform, H8313 [3AU]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3904, H3932 [29MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H7035 [17JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: abolish, H7058 [17JY]

National Trust for Historic Preservation: funding, H6989 [13JY]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H12237 [14NO]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3624 [23MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11837 [8NO]

SBA: funding for the Office of Advocacy, H7776 [26JY]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9856 [11OC]

Ships and vessels: require certain parts be manufactured in the U.S., H8643 [7SE]

Small business: reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (H.R. 2150), H8736 [12SE]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13968 [5DE]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1927 [21FE]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4242 [5AP]

Votes: position on missed, H9949 [12OC], E2160 [10NO]

WIC: participation levels, H7344 [20JY]

World War II: anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima, H2154 [23FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H591 [24JA], H9244 [19SE]

Special order: granted, H1966 [21FE], H2063 [22FE], H11827 [7NO]

Schedules

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans: Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory and National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory transfer, D1134 [21SE]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Railroads: Amtrak fiscal crisis, D176 [10FE]

———Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Federal Water Pollution Control Act reauthorization, D324 [9MR]

Tributes

Douglass, Frederick, H2214 [24FE]

Feuerstein, Aaron, H15264 [20DE]

Peabody, George, H2154 [23FE]