MASCARA, FRANK R. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H1636 [29FE]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H9566 [31JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H6415 [13JN]

Alderson, Wayne T.: award Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 143), H1225 [1FE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6765 [25JN]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7658 [16JY]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H9566 [31JY]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H10386 [12SE]

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

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4800 [9MY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11046 [24SE]

CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

Clarion River: designate certain segments as components of Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3568), H7108 [27JN]

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

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H9706 [1AU]

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

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

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: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10386 [12SE]

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

———priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6765 [25JN]

Disasters: assist State and local governments in disaster relief (see H.R. 3032), H1775 [6MR]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H4397 [1MY]

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

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H6286 [12JN]

———permit financial institutions under the Federal Family Education Loan Program to pay origination fees of borrowers (see H.R. 3863), H10108 [5SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5647 [29MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H6006 [6JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5647 [29MY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H9925 [2AU]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H5647 [29MY]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H6532 [19JN]

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

General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation (see H. Res. 542), H11395 [26SE]

Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H10721 [19SE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H9566 [31JY]

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

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

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H10040 [4SE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H10040 [4SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H8095 [22JY]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H9925 [2AU]

———reform (see H.R. 3355), H10386 [12SE]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2316 [14MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 432), H5570 [23MY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H3388 [15AP]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H6915 [26JN]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 3992), H9923 [2AU]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H10721 [19SE]

OPM: delay privatization of the Office of Federal Investigation (see H.R. 3189), H5647 [29MY]

Pennsylvania: modification of State agreement under Social Security Act relative to certain students (see H.R. 3450), H5052 [14MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H2665 [21MR]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H11230 [25SE]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3578), H5934 [5JN]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H3730 [23AP]

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

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8598 [26JY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H5570 [23MY], H10721 [19SE]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11230 [25SE]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H8635 [29JY]

Taxation: excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H2467 [19MR]

———extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9705 [1AU]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

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

———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (see H.R. 3674), H6531 [19JN]

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

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 3458), H6765 [25JN]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H3388 [15AP]

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

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6509 [18JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2665 [21MR]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3231 [29MR]

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

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Bayat, Jonathan, E546 [16AP]

Remarks by, on

American Automobile Association: Lifesaving Medal recipients, E853 [21MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 153), H6045 [10JN]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Summer Olympics torch relay (H. Con. Res. 172), H6044 [10JN]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 3029), H6047 [10JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H8526 [25JY]

Pelzer, Brad: bone marrow donor drive, H3786 [24AP]

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Courthouse, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 3400), H6050, H6051 [10JN]

Sammy L. Davis Federal Building, Overland, MO: designate (H.R. 3186), H6048 [10JN]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3520 [17AP]

Uniontown, PA: anniversary, E1729 [27SE]

———observance of Lafayette Day, E1246 [11JY]

Votes: position on missed, H11108 [25SE]

William J. Nealon U.S. Courthouse, Scranton, PA: designate (H.R. 3364), H6049 [10JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3817 [24AP], H8553 [25JY]

Tributes

Bayat, Jonathan, E546 [16AP]

Gemas, Natascha L., E974 [30MY]

Johnson, Joanne, E1724 [26SE]

Reckner, William, E974 [30MY]