ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)

Addresses

Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month: by, H5302 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see H.R. 3045), H1985 [7MR]

Hawaii: repatriation of certain Native American remains (see H.R. 4084), H10524 [17SE]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: amend (see H.J. Res. 192), H10430 [16SE]

Immigration: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 3962), H9922 [2AU]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (see H.R. 3249), H3488 [16AP]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (see H.R. 3686), H6690 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 4284), H12173 [28SE]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H11048 [24SE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3387 [15AP]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H3820 [24AP]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1325 [27FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H3650 [18AP]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H3171 [28MR]

Business and industry: reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H6415 [13JN]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H4303 [30AP]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation (see H. Res. 347), H2665 [21MR]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518, 520), H10721 [19SE]

Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938), H7780 [17JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H3650 [18AP]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Courts: authorize additional Federal district judge for eastern district of Wisconsin (see H. Res. 362), H1775 [6MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H3650 [18AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H7260 [10JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568), H9925 [2AU]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Government: relief for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and employees of Federal contractors for expenses incurred during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2857), H330 [5JA]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H1775 [6MR]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H7658 [16JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H11395 [26SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5288 [16MY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

———provide for a nonvoting delegate from the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3879), H8598 [26JY]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056), H10602 [18SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H1986 [7MR]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H7260 [10JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2950 [27MR]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H2320 [18MR]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]

Medicare: expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H6765 [25JN]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10602 [18SE]

———liability waiver for home health agencies, hospice programs, and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3678), H6531 [19JN]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H4902 [10MY]

Mexico: make extension of loan guarantee agreement conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 2945), H1775 [6MR]

———safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see H.R. 2946), H1775 [6MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H774 [23JA]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H11048 [24SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H3171 [28MR]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H12194 [30SE]

Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H3820 [24AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6691 [20JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H2950 [27MR]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H1636 [29FE]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H2665 [21MR]

Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H9566 [31JY]

———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757), H7474 [11JY]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H5052 [14MY]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H1226 [1FE]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H6184 [11JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7780 [17JY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H11048 [24SE]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems (see H.R. 3489), H5288 [16MY]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H10236 [11SE]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2950 [27MR]

———tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]

Letters

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act: Leon E. Panetta, Executive Office of the President, H7607 [16JY]

Puerto Rico self-determination: by, S9558 [2AU]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2925 [27MR]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1476 [28FE]

———price supports for sugar, H1476 [28FE]

Appropriations: line-item veto, H3000 [28MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H167, H168 [4JA], H950, H953, H954, H955 [30JA], H1077 [31JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5792, H5794, H5795, H5796, H5799 [4JN]

Business and industry: arrange for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands (H.R. 4168), H11270 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, E1128 [20JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H7022 [27JN]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): provide authority to obtain testimony to investigate the dismissal of White House Travel Office personnel (H. Res. 369), H1964 [7MR]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (H.R. 2270), H7449 [11JY]

Courts: reform habeas corpus procedures, H3624 [18AP]

———residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (H.R. 3045), E306 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5664 [30MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H114 [4JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8231 [23JY]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (H.R. 3269), H4451 [7MY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse prevention (S. 919), H11151 [25SE]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance to workers formerly employed in the Federal helium program, H4140 [30AP]

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: technical corrections (H.R. 4018), H9972 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), E1025 [6JN]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H906, H907, H908, H909 [25JA], H1060 [31JA]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H147 [4JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9789 [1AU]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (H.R. 1179), H9973 [4SE]

House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3000 [28MR]

———partisanship, H953 [30JA]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1060 [31JA]

Immigration: establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (H.R. 3962), E1498 [2AU]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (H.R. 1425), E1025 [6JN]

Marine resources: development of technology for recovery of minerals from the ocean seabed (H.R. 3249), H7608 [16JY]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7449 [11JY], H7485, H7489, H7490 [12JY]

———define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7274 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7274, H7449 [11JY], H7485, H7489, H7490 [12JY]

Minimum wage: level, H3633 [18AP]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3198), H8682 [30JY]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaiian Monk Seal and Sea Turtle Programs funding, H8231 [23JY]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (H.R. 543), H11628 [28SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3487), H9977 [4SE]

Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (H.R. 1772), H3691 [23AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1061, H1062 [31JA], H1963, H1964 [7MR]

Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (H.R. 1975), H7603, H7605, H7607 [16JY]

Political campaigns: incorrect distribution of tax and spend worksheet by the National Republican Congressional Committee, H3398 [16AP]

Public debt: ceiling, H950 [30JA], H1077 [31JA]

———ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3000 [28MR]

Public lands: recovery and disposal of helium (H.R. 3008), H4140, H4142, H4145 [30AP]

South Pacific region: prohibit the storage of nuclear waste on any Pacific territories or U.S. islands (H.R. 3686), E1135 [20JN]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3613, H3624 [18AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1697 [5MR], E17 [4JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA], H2948 [27MR], H3648 [18AP]

Statements

U.N. World Conference on Women in the People's Republic of China: Pamela Ferguson-Brey, E336 [13MR]

Tributes

Aung San Suu Kyi, E1126 [20JN]

Boorda, Jeremy M., H5263 [16MY]

Montgomery, Representative, H5664 [30MY]