RIVERS, LYNN NANCY (a Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Elections: require quarterly FEC candidate reports to be filed electronically and accessible through the Internet (see H.R. 3653), H6413 [13JN]

Members of Congress: prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 432), H4902 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H4801 [9MY]

———improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10108 [5SE]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H5380 [21MY]

Antarctic Treaty: implement Protocol on Environmental Protection (see H.R. 3060), H2122 [12MR]

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), H10040 [4SE]

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

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 3508), H6286 [12JN]

Computers: protection of freedom of speech on-line and on the Internet (see H.R. 3606), H6509 [18JN]

———restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to minors by computer (see H.R. 3606), H6509 [18JN]

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

Congress: restore integrity, goodwill, honesty, and trust (see H.R. 3792), H7474 [11JY]

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

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

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H8094 [22JY]

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

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]

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

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2950 [27MR]

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

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3387 [15AP]

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

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H6285 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362, 3465), H6117 [10JN], H6415 [13JN]

———enhance work opportunities for families, reduce teenage pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control welfare spending (see H.R. 3266), H7780 [17JY]

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

Government: transfer certain surplus property to State and local governments (see H.R. 3731), H7106 [27JN]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H6532 [19JN]

———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), H2950 [27MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1948, 3226), H1241 [13FE], H5817 [4JN]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H774 [23JA]

House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H4423 [2MY]

Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3590), H8030 [18JY]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H11230 [25SE]

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

Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H4110 [25AP]

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

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

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), H330 [5JA]

Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H4647 [8MY]

Medicare: medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H6415 [13JN]

———reform (see H.R. 2152, 3355), H11048 [24SE], H11527 [27SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H2224 [13MR]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

———stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

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

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H5570 [23MY]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 4035), H10721 [19SE]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H2224 [13MR]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4397 [1MY]

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

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 4023), H10040 [4SE]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H10525 [17SE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H8375 [24JY]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H4303 [30AP]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H1231 [6FE]

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

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H9925 [2AU]

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

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3556), H6765 [25JN]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H1232 [6FE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H3820 [24AP]

———priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H5934 [5JN]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H1507 [28FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), motion to discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration of veto, H10619 [19SE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6395 [13JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8264 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6903, H6904 [26JN]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8478 [25JY]

EPA: ban importation of PCB waste for incineration in the U.S., H6903, H6904 [26JN]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7445 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7445 [11JY]

National Weather Service: funding, H8264 [24JY]

Tributes

Duderstadt, James J., E1095 [17JN]