ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments offered by, to
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3074 [13MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10307 [18OC]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5472 [23MY], H5572 [24MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6914 [12JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7462 [21JY], H7550 [24JY], H7601 [25JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7550 [24JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), H6482 [28JN]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8771 [12SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6089 [19JN]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), H6089 [19JN]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3276 [15MR]
Articles and editorials
College Aid Face-Off, James Popkin, Viva Hardigg, and Susan Headden, U.S. News & World Report (publication), E684
Don't Undercut Our Commitment to Higher Education, Robert A. Scott, Hackensack (NJ) Record, E1167
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Agriculture: export subsidies for durum wheat (see H.R. 597), H467 [20JA]
Arms sales: congressional notification requirement of sales to Saudi Arabia relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see H.R. 1243), H3275 [15MR]
Disasters: establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency management system (see H.R. 651), H592 [24JA]
Economy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending (see H.R. 890), H1611 [10FE]
Education: release of student records to State and county prosecutors (see H.R. 2398), H9591 [27SE]
———substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for student assistance programs (see H.R. 903), H1688 [13FE]
Employment: leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime exemptions (see H.R. 946), H1849 [15FE]
———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (see H.R. 1273), H3416 [21MR]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 906), H1688 [13FE]
———denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 993), H1967 [21FE]
Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2427), H9737 [29SE]
House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H399 [19JA]
Members of Congress: restriction from lobbying activities for a certain period after term expiration or resignation (see H.R. 751), H969 [31JA]
Occupational safety and health: provide uniform warnings on personal protective equipment for occupational use (see H.R. 750), H969 [31JA]
Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans (see H.R. 1683), H5470 [23MY]
Ships and vessels: require congressional approval of nuclear waste disposal plans prior to construction of CVN-76 nuclear aircraft carrier (see H.R. 905), H1688 [13FE]
———require congressional certification for Dept. of Defense ship repair transactions with foreign contractors (see H.R. 904), H1688 [13FE]
Taxation: provide incentives for enterprise zone investment (see H.R. 792), H1156 [2FE]
Turkey: restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274), H3416 [21MR]
Veterans: exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2091), H7461 [21JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008), H7068 [17JY]
———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H8063 [31JY]
———price supports for wheat, feed, grain, rice, and cotton (see H.R. 2010), H6830 [11JY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8597 [6SE]
Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H7379 [20JY]
———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H7990 [28JY]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H3808 [24MR]
———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H12190 [13NO]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H7917 [27JY]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H7379 [20JY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H4032 [30MR]
———U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247), H11441 [30OC]
Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H802 [26JA]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H175 [9JA], H296 [17JA]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H7257 [19JY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H3327 [16MR]
———health research (see H.R. 1735), H5608 [25MY]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4512 [2MY]
———visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. Res. 53), H4336 [5AP]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H15136 [19DE]
Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain Federal compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225), H3155 [14MR]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H5753 [8JN]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927), H6312 [26JN]
———U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a transitional government (see H.R. 611), H467 [20JA]
Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H3327 [16MR]
———implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H10048 [12OC]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H12190 [13NO]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4619 [9MY]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4414 [6AP]
Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H1371 [7FE]
———make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside sales personnel (see H.R. 1226), H8063 [31JY]
———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H5607 [25MY]
Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H4619 [9MY]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H4031 [30MR]
FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New Jersey (see H.R. 1366), H9738 [29SE]
Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H9671 [28SE]
Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 393), H12350 [14NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]
Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 31), H2307 [27FE]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H5753 [8JN]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H9897 [11OC]
House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H. Res. 15), H297 [17JA]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H163 [9JA]
House Rules: establish a Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics (see H. Res. 95), H2176 [23FE]
Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117), H1850 [15FE]
———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
India: detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. Res. 97), H8536 [4AU]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H7917 [27JY]
Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H7012 [13JY]
———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H10848 [25OC]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H7461 [21JY]
Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H5572 [24MY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H8994 [14SE]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H6735 [10JY]
Macedonia: diplomatic recognition (see H. Con. Res. 54), H4415 [6AP]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H8725 [8SE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2651 [3MR]
Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997), H4433 [7AP]
———colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H8684 [7SE]
———develop percentage increases to assure quality services in dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (see H.R. 1651), H10146 [17OC]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6830 [11JY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H7012 [13JY]
———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H10485 [19OC]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H970 [31JA]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H2651 [3MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772), H4619 [9MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H5471 [23MY]
Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1611 [10FE]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H2487 [1MR]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H9505 [25SE]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10307 [18OC]
Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]
Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2989 [9MR]
Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H10146 [17OC]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H9505 [25SE]
Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H2487 [1MR]
Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6397 [27JN]
PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930, 1960), H6482 [28JN], H8904 [13SE]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 781), H1051 [1FE]
Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H7917 [27JY]
Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H13870 [30NO]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 34, 52, 335, 696, 697), H839, H840 [27JA], H1208 [3FE], H1371, H1372 [7FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H13731 [28NO]
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 342), H173 [9JA]
SSI: require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612), H1908 [16FE]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H840 [27JA]
Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 408), H5983 [14JN]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H12190 [13NO]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H1556 [9FE]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H14003 [5DE]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H1157 [2FE]
———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H10307 [18OC]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H1752 [14FE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H3733 [23MR]
———extend nonconventional fuel tax credit (see H.R. 2146), H8597 [6SE]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 62), H692 [25JA]
———prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788), H1556 [9FE]
———repeal Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers (see H.R. 784), H1051 [1FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H5190 [17MY]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H11767 [2NO]
———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal residences (see H.R. 593), H692 [25JA]
———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H8361 [3AU]
———treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational boaters (see H.R. 1956), H11441 [30OC]
———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H2224 [24FE]
———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 708), H3417 [21MR]
———treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 328), H2064 [22FE]
———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027), H2176 [23FE]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H5609 [25MY]
Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083), H9784 [10OC]
Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see H. Res. 124), H4620 [9MY]
———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50), H4958 [15MY]
Urban areas: promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297), H8597 [6SE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H12506 [15NO]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H4619 [9MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H4415 [6AP]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H12085 [9NO]
Letters
Corp. for National Service participation in activities of ACORN Housing Corp. versus ACORN (low-income advocacy group): Eli J. Segal, Corp. for National Service, E573
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: limitation on subsidies for certain income levels, H7364 [20JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7364 [20JY]
Airports: conversion of military airports to civilian use, H7601, H7602 [25JY]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H13294 [17NO]
Arms sales: congressional notification requirement of sales to Saudi Arabia relative to outstanding commercial disputes, H5552 [24MY]
Aviation: Airport and Airway Trust Fund facilities and equipment account funding, H7515 [24JY]
Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H6503 [28JN]
Budget: balance, H13291, H13294 [17NO]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H706 [26JA]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H2983 [9MR], H3093 [14MR], H3247, H3259, H3260 [15MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3178 [15MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1159), H2983 [9MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), consideration (H. Res. 176), H6602 [29JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H14358 [12DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10882 [26OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13170 [17NO]
Camden County, NJ: tribute to Peer Mediator Program, E2059
Cherry Hill, NJ: tribute to Cherry Hill West High School Community Service and Involvement Program, E470
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (H.R. 1114), H10663 [24OC]
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1918
Clementon, NJ: anniversary, E1326
Corp. for National Service: participation of members in activities of ACORN Housing Corp. versus ACORN (low-income advocacy group), E573
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H9340 [20SE]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H7166
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6125 [20JN]
———Naval shipyard projects funding, H6125 [20JN]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5552 [24MY], E1256
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6981 [13JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7515 [24JY], H7601, H7602 [25JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8225, H8235 [2AU]
Drugs: funding for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program through rescissions in the Eisenhower Professional State Grants Program, H3247 [15MR]
Education: program funding, H8786, H8787 [12SE]
———student loan programs, H8786, H8787 [12SE], H8894 [13SE]
Endangered species: privatize funding for the protection of the African elephants, tigers and rhinoceroses, H6981 [13JY]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8771, H8772, H8773 [12SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6331, H6336, H6338, H6339, H6362 [27JN], H6503, H6531 [28JN]
Gibbs & Hill, Inc.: financial claims against Saudi Arabia, E156
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H13291, H13292 [17NO]
House of Representatives: elimination of legislative language in appropriation bills, H8235 [2AU]
House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H3093 [14MR]
Indonesia: international military education and training assistance, H6362 [27JN]
Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H8235 [2AU]
Lopez, Armando: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1079
Magnolia, NJ: anniversary, E1456
Maple Shade, NJ: tribute to Boy Scout Troop 28, E1926
Medicare: reform, H10303 [18OC], H13292 [17NO]
Mfume, Representative: selection as President of the NAACP, H14358 [12DE]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H12165 [13NO]
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1857 [16FE]
New Jersey: tribute to participants in the Student Training Achievement Recognition Awards, E1384
OPIC: abolish, H6331, H6336 [27JN]
———privatization, H6338, H6339 [27JN]
OSHA: funding, H8225 [2AU]
Saudi Arabia: payment dispute with Gibbs & Hill Inc., E1256
Taxation: dependent care tax credit, H4251 [5AP]
———rates, H13292 [17NO]
———rates (H.R. 1215), H4251 [5AP]
Transportation: mass transit funding, H7515 [24JY]
Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H6531 [28JN]
Votes: position on missed, E520
World War II: closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II, E1925
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2222 [24FE], H8360 [3AU]
Special order: granted, H12188 [13NO], H13272 [17NO], H14309 [12DE]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]
Tributes
Mfume, Representative, H14358 [12DE]
Norcross, George E., Sr., E1509 [25JY]
Scott, Robert A., E1167