ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, H1490 [28FE]

Articles and editorials

Hospitality Is Their Business, Edwin McDowell, New York (NY) Times, E427 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 4286), H12173 [28SE]

Motor vehicles: use of bar encoding to facilitate identification and recovery of stolen vehicles (see H.R. 4279), H12173 [28SE]

Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 4287), H12173 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H7533 [12JY]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H7475 [11JY]

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), H6509 [18JN]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H6415 [13JN]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

———require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H10041 [4SE]

Belarus: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 163), H5935 [5JN]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H10108 [5SE]

California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266), H9706 [1AU]

Cambodia: human rights situation (see H. Res. 345), H2665 [21MR]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H2950 [27MR]

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

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138, 140), H1138 [31JA]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4303 [30AP]

———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H2316 [14MR]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H11048 [24SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (see H.R. 3793), H10041 [4SE]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H7154 [9JY]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see H.R. 3606), H7475 [11JY]

———provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H6509 [18JN]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H7475 [11JY]

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

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H12175 [28SE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H1138 [31JA]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H10236 [11SE]

———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820), H1636 [29FE]

Contracts: minimize unfair competition between Federal Prison Industries and private firms (see H.R. 3745), H7533 [12JY]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H7780 [17JY]

Crime: development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]

———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see H.R. 3454), H10174 [10SE]

———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (see H.R. 2974), H1775 [6MR]

———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H5052 [14MY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3341, 3905), H6509 [18JN], H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H6184 [11JN]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H10174 [10SE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H. Res. 470), H10108 [5SE]

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: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H5173 [15MY]

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

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

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713), H12175 [28SE]

———revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (see H.R. 3722), H6914 [26JN]

Disasters: tribute to victims of Trans World Airlines crash in New York (see H. Con. Res. 204), H8598 [26JY]

Diseases: 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), H5288 [16MY]

———research programs for lymphangioleimyomatosis disease (see H.R. 3715), H6764 [25JN]

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H2316 [14MR]

Education: allow local jurisdictions flexibility in use of certain funds (see H.R. 3135), H2664 [21MR]

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

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834), H7260 [10JY]

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

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. 3274, 3505), H5500 [22MY], H7260 [10JY]

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

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6184 [11JN]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H7260 [10JY]

———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H1325 [27FE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H6006 [6JN]

———provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H9925 [2AU]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H1986 [7MR]

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

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H8248 [23JY]

Financial institutions: enhance surveillance pictures for use in criminal prosecutions (see H.R. 3533), H6532 [19JN]

Firearms: encourage States to regulate certain handguns and gather information on guns used in crimes (see H.R. 4044), H10174 [10SE]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H6509 [18JN]

Foreign policy: establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458, 3107), H1636 [29FE], H4397 [1MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H12194 [30SE]

———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H914 [25JA]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4902 [10MY]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H6415 [13JN]

George Bush School of Government and Public Service: funding (see H.R. 3803), H7532 [12JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 3504), H10108 [5SE]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587), H6184 [11JN]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H7475 [11JY]

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

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H8375 [24JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H6184 [11JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3436), H4503 [7MY], H11048 [24SE]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H7260 [10JY]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H8598 [26JY]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 2823), H3231 [29MR]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H7475 [11JY]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H7475 [11JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H8248 [23JY]

Labeling: require ingredient labeling for malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 3115), H2466 [19MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H6415 [13JN]

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

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H7658 [16JY]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H6532 [19JN]

Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 3213), H8982 [30JY]

Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H8557 [25JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H973 [30JA]

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), H1325 [27FE]

Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H914 [25JA]

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

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7114 [8JY]

———reform (see H.R. 3355), H10111 [9SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H2713 [22MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H5570 [23MY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H7260 [10JY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

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

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6415 [13JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H7260 [10JY]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7154 [9JY]

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

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H6915 [26JN]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H1775 [6MR]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Phi Beta Lambda (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 164), H11528 [27SE]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H6006 [6JN]

POW: provide medical care and disability benefits to civilians forcibly detained by an enemy government or hostile force under wartime conditions (see H.R. 3084), H3488 [16AP]

Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H1226 [1FE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H12271 [3OC]

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

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

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H10236 [11SE]

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

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6117 [10JN]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4647 [8MY]

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

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

———mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285), H1325 [27FE]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H3388 [15AP]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4303 [30AP]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10108 [5SE]

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

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3387 [15AP]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5052 [14MY]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H5570 [23MY]

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

Taxation: allow companies to donate scientific equipment to schools (see H.R. 3498), H6184 [11JN]

———allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1226 [1FE]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3584), H9925 [2AU]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H5934 [5JN]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 2789), H8248 [23JY]

———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), H8248 [23JY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H187 [4JA]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H11230 [25SE]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H11527 [27SE]

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

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776, 2778), H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

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

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H11230 [25SE]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11527 [27SE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H1139 [31JA]

———computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 894), H3171 [28MR]

———priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H1507 [28FE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H2950 [27MR], H8635 [29JY]

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

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

Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H6415 [13JN]

Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H5053 [14MY]

Women: 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), H8982 [30JY]

———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H6532 [19JN]

Remarks by, on

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3762 [24AP]

Calverton National Cemetery: Robert W. Carey Quality Award recipient, E1688 [25SE]

Centers for Disease Control: guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4361 [1MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1703 [26SE]

———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (H. Con. Res. 154), H5318 [21MY]

Coastal zones: shoreline protection program funding, H8317 [24JY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4361 [1MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1747 [6MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, E251 [29FE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H8243 [23JY]

Dent, Virginia: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2094 [12MR]

Development Fund for Africa: reauthorize (H.R. 3735), H8624 [29JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8317 [24JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2670 [22MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5913 [5JN], E1052 [11JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (H.R. 2458), E203 [23FE]

Gareiss, Aurora: EPA and Environmental Law Institute National Wetlands Award recipient, E934 [29MY]

Great Neck, NY: tribute to Temple Emanuel, E694 [1MY], E803 [15MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2547 [20MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, E1496 [2AU]

Huntington, NY: tribute to Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, E1691 [25SE], E1906 [2OC]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5913 [5JN]

Investments: regulation and management of financial markets (H.R. 3005), H6449 [18JN]

Jacobson, Joseph: Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., Memorial Association Humanitarian Award recipient, E990 [4JN]

Knight, Norma Mathes: Kings Park, NY, Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year recipient, E119 [31JA]

Labor Day: observance, E1496 [2AU]

Mauritania: human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 142), H8622 [29JY]

Miller, Hugh: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation honoree, E329 [13MR]

Minimum wage: level, E1496 [2AU]

National Tourism Board: establish (H.R. 2579), E1013 [6JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), E1013 [6JN]

Native Americans: tribute to success in hotel industry, E427 [22MR]

New York, NY: anniversary of Queens Borough Public Library, E1221 [9JY]

Pakistan: U.S. policy relative to nuclear nonproliferation, E395 [20MR]

Port Washington, NY: tribute to Port Washington Youth Activities (organization) Hall of Fame inductees, E1043 [10JN]

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), E115 [31JA]

Suffolk County, NY: tribute to Suffolk County Police, E807 [15MY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel, E384 [20MR]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, E1052 [11JN]

———restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, E1052 [11JN]

World War II: tribute to soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division, E403 [21MR]

Tributes

Ehrlich, Michael, E1639 [18SE]

Gurwin, Joseph and Rosalind, E804 [15MY]

Kromidas, Athena, E64 [23JA]

Miller, Honey, E538 [16AP]

Pettigrew, Eudora, E1224 [9JY]

Powell, John, E1378 [25JY]

Ray, Siddhartha Shankar, E91 [25JA]

Shen, Lyushun, E1834 [30SE]

Tilles, Roger, E702 [2MY]

Wood, Paul W., E694 [1MY]