TORKILDSEN, PETER G. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Save the Brooke Amendment, Edward W. Brooke, Boston (MA) Globe, H4667, H4735 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Financial institutions: treatment of certain claims against depository institutions under receivership by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 3892), H8374 [24JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H5935 [5JN]

Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H11395 [26SE]

Augusta `Gusty' Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (see H.R. 3768), H8030 [18JY]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H8095 [22JY]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 140), H1636 [29FE]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H10525 [17SE]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]

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

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]

Crime: encourage cooperation between law enforcement agencies and private sector security professionals (see H.R. 2996), H3658 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5288 [16MY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2951 [27MR]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566), H914 [25JA]

Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]

Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H4504 [7MY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]

Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H10108 [5SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2467 [19MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1227 [1FE]

———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), H2316 [14MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1968, 3226), H774 [23JA], H4503 [7MY]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H10386 [12SE]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6532 [19JN]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3820 [24AP]

———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 4111), H10602 [18SE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]

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

Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H5052 [14MY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3387 [15AP]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3387 [15AP]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H11048 [24SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H4110 [25AP]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H6184 [11JN]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H5052 [14MY]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H5753 [30MY]

Members of Congress: eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 2610), H11527 [27SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1234 [9FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

National Park Foundation: reform (see H.R. 3819), H7657 [16JY]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]

———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3387 [15AP]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3387 [15AP]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H3231 [29MR]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H8094 [22JY]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

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), H7108 [27JN]

Small business: extend the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3158), H2842 [25MR]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H4646 [8MY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H6915 [26JN]

———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5380 [21MY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H11230 [25SE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]

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

Turkey: suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124), H6006 [6JN]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4800 [9MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H187 [4JA]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5754 [30MY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Barletta, Christopher, E1456 [1AU]

Letters

Managed health care requirements: Brian M. Cresta, E1031 [7JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5014 [14MY]

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687, H3688, H3689 [23AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1945 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, E754 [9MY]

Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5024 [14MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3788 [24AP]

Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (H.R. 3768), H8802 [30JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H8109 [23JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3687 [23AP]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3297 [15AP]

Conservation of energy: programs funding, H6588 [19JN]

Corporations: pension plans, H9457 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4934, H5014, H5024 [14MY]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9820 [1AU]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H800 [24JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6588 [19JN], H6641, H6646 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8188 [23JY], H8280 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6861 [26JN], E1617 [17SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5524, H5537 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8369 [24JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9748 [1AU]

Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8114 [23JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2696 [22MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), E1043 [10JN]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), E944 [29MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]

———tribute to private sector during shutdown, H309 [5JA]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), H3750 [24AP]

Haverhill, MA: tribute to Haverhill High School girls' basketball team, E590 [19AP]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1031 [7JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9804 [1AU]

Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3422 [16AP]

Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4666 [9MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4666 [9MY]

———low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6641 [20JN]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2597 [21MR]

———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2597 [21MR]

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687, H3688, H3689 [23AP]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9436 [31JY]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid, E1044 [10JN]

LSC: funding, H8188 [23JY]

Maritime Administration: funding of maritime academies, H8280 [24JY]

Massachusetts: South Essex Sewage District compliance with the Clean Water Act, H6861 [26JN]

Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1945 [7MR]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, E1617 [17SE]

Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8114 [23JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5440 [22MY], H5524, H5537 [23MY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6646 [20JN]

Nuclear energy: pyroprocessing and electrometallurgical treatment programs funding, H8369 [24JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), conference report, E20 [4JA]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H8109 [23JY]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10079, H10082 [5SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), E584 [19AP]

University of Massachusetts: tribute to men's basketball team, H2968 [28MR]

Votes: position on missed, H6654 [20JN], E173 [5FE], E1617 [17SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H773 [23JA], H10228 [11SE]

Special order: granted, H2948 [27MR], H3817 [24AP], H8980 [30JY], H9564 [31JY]

Tributes

Beattie, Mollie, E1290 [16JY]