FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)

Addresses

Memorial Day: Robert Sniffen, E893 [23MY]

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7079 [27JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8370 [24JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504 [7MY], H4695 [9MY]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

Housing: rental assistance payments for certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are located (see H.R. 3402), H4502 [7MY]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 4080), H10523 [17SE]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H5646 [29MY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3669), H6508 [18JN]

Veterans: strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H2316 [14MR]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4800 [9MY]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6531 [19JN]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4303 [30AP]

Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

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

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H11527 [27SE]

———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), H4902 [10MY]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11396 [26SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H11396 [26SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1507 [28FE]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H5174 [15MY]

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

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5288 [16MY]

Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]

Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1963), H1716 [5MR]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H4303 [30AP]

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]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H3650 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]

———compliance with veterans' preference requirements (see H.R. 3594), H6005 [6JN]

———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9566 [31JY]

———extend enhanced loan asset sale authority (see H.R. 3459), H5173 [15MY]

———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 4173), H11229 [25SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5053 [14MY]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4397 [1MY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1716 [5MR]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H9925 [2AU]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

FAA: compliance with veterans' preference requirements during reductions in force (see H.R. 3593), H6005 [6JN]

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H1986 [7MR]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H5754 [30MY]

———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H4503 [7MY]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H5754 [30MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H4302 [30AP]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H91 [3JA]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1281), H7260 [10JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H7474 [11JY]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1635 [29FE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587), H6691 [20JN]

———modify certain programs relative to minority women (see H.R. 3179), H6184 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR], H2714 [22MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10174 [10SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950), H3581 [17AP]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H2467 [19MR]

Homeless: reintegration assistance for veterans (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]

Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10721 [19SE]

INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H5173 [15MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H7533 [12JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5288 [16MY]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H11230 [25SE]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7155 [9JY]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286), H1636 [29FE]

———prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694), H2123 [12MR]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H5501 [22MY]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H10040 [4SE]

———reform (see H.R. 2839), H331 [5JA]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H3387 [15AP]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]

Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H7474 [11JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H4110 [25AP]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2559 [20MR]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H7155 [9JY]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H7780 [17JY]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H11230 [25SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11396 [26SE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H1325 [27FE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H4303 [30AP]

———extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H4902 [10MY]

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

———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2950 [27MR]

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

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H4503 [7MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8248 [23JY]

Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11396 [26SE]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240, 573), H1325 [27FE], H1507 [28FE]

———determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H5754 [30MY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4303 [30AP], H10721 [19SE]

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H5754 [30MY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H5754 [30MY]

Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10041 [4SE]

Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H7780 [17JY]

Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6915 [26JN]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5053 [14MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H8375 [24JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1972), H1716 [5MR]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H774 [23JA]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2272), H1986 [7MR]

———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H3387 [15AP]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H5647 [29MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]

———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5380 [21MY]

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]

Women: preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H9925 [2AU]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H9925 [2AU]

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

———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H6765 [25JN]

Remarks by, on

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7555 [16JY]

Black History Month: observance, H1221 [1FE]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5738 [30MY]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (H.R. 3830), H8525 [25JY], H10348 [12SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3287 [15AP]

Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7087 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers: Tijuana River Basin, CA, study funding, H8370, H8371 [24JY]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H8525 [25JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, E1351 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: use of Montgomery GI Bill as recruitment tool, H7132 [9JY]

Dept. of Labor: State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7236 [10JY]

———Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7236 [10JY]

Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7090 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7079, H7080, H7081, H7087, H7090 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10564 [18SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H6125 [11JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7236 [10JY], H7325 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6431 [18JN]

Devers, Gail: tribute for participation in Olympic games, H9837 [2AU]

Education: funding, H7325 [11JY]

———Head Start Program funding, H4134 [30AP]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5509 [23MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8370, H8371 [24JY]

Francis, Joseph S.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award recipient, E637 [25AP]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H150 [4JA]

Health: tribute to American Academy of Pain Management, E937 [29MY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4696 [9MY]

———rental assistance for mobile and manufactured homes, H4696 [9MY]

Medina, Eliseo V.: recipient of San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award, E623 [25AP]

Memorial Day: observance, E870 [22MY], E893 [23MY]

Minimum wage: level, H5509 [23MY]

Moore, Dave: San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1597 [12SE]

Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4351 [1MY]

———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4351 [1MY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4115 [29AP], H4909 [14MY]

———gasoline tax, H4909 [14MY], H5309 [21MY]

San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees, H7079, H7080, H7081 [27JN]

———tribute to Annual Community Mobilization Conference and Training on Gangs, Violence, and Drugs, E531 [16AP]

———tribute to San Diego Symphony Orchestra, E431 [22MR]

San Diego County, CA: anniversary of Interfaith Shelter Network, E783 [14MY]

Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (H.R. 4080), E1781 [28SE]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (H.R. 3538), E1781 [28SE]

Taxation: treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses (H.R. 1497), H4909 [14MY]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4915 [14MY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (H.R. 2743), H6418 [17JN]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3518 [17AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (H.R. 1136), H6401 [13JN]

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7561 [16JY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8773 [30JY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5312 [21MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8766 [30JY]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (H.R. 3938), E1781 [28SE]

Votes: position on missed, H50 [3JA], H801 [24JA], H1699 [5MR]

Williams, Gordon: San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council Retired Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1639 [18SE]

World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans, H6401 [13JN]

———tribute to Filipino veterans (H. Con. Res. 191), H8628 [29JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H4501 [7MY], H5285 [16MY], H5750 [30MY], H5757 [31MY], H6282 [12JN], H6411 [13JN], H6420 [17JN], H7151 [9JY], H8553 [25JY], H10761 [20SE], H11226 [25SE]

Tributes

Arrington, John N., E1018 [6JN]

Ballard, Harold, J., E691 [1MY]

Brigham, Froebel A., E1020 [6JN]

Calvert, Darlene C., E1127 [20JN]

Faucette, Myrtle, E1193 [27JN]

Heyer, Roberta Calvert, E349 [13MR]

Lockhart, John, E1694 [25SE]

Mfume, Representative, H1221 [1FE]

Nappi, Patrick, E1095 [17JN]

Sniffen, Robert, E893 [23MY]

Stultz, Dick, E1195 [27JN]

Taylor, Charles L., E1383 [25JY]

Winters, Timothy, E810 [15MY]