DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6118 [10JN], H6192 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6286 [12JN], H6380 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6509 [18JN], H6667 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Dept. of Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H3229 [29MR]

FAA: reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (see H.R. 3831), H7779 [17JY]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (see H.R. 3134), H2664 [21MR]

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), H8248 [23JY]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H5288 [16MY]

———reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H737 [22JA]

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), H4646 [8MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3231 [29MR]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H3820 [24AP]

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

Burma: impose sanctions (see H.R. 2892), H6691 [20JN]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8557 [25JY]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H12175 [28SE]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H6415 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H1986 [7MR]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H11528 [27SE]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H6691 [20JN]

Computers: 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 Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H1325 [27FE]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H1325 [27FE]

Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 561), H8982 [30JY]

Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H4110 [25AP]

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 Energy: suspend reprocessing activities for spent nuclear fuel and radio active target materials (see H. Con. Res. 197), H8030 [18JY]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3231 [29MR]

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

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520, 3708), H6509 [18JN], H9925 [2AU]

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H7658 [16JY]

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

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

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H3171 [28MR]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458, 3107), H2224 [13MR], H4397 [1MY]

———imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1775 [6MR]

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

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2316 [14MR]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1716 [5MR]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3482), 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), H2124 [12MR]

———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]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6509 [18JN]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H3388 [15AP]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H2558 [20MR]

Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H10602 [18SE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4902 [10MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2823), H3650 [18AP]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H913 [25JA]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H8248 [23JY]

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

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

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

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H8095 [22JY]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2467 [19MR]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H3650 [18AP]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H6691 [20JN]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H10235 [11SE]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H10174 [10SE]

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

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H1986 [7MR]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H3171 [28MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H737 [22JA]

Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H6286 [12JN]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial or multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 3920), H10041 [4SE]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12263 [2OC]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11048 [24SE]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H6712 [24JN]

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), H11396 [26SE]

Public lands: right-of-way fees and liability standards affecting rural electric cooperatives and other lessees (see H.R. 3377), H4396 [1MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H10108 [5SE]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H7154 [9JY]

Railroad Retirement Board: prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payements (see H.R. 2942), H8030 [18JY]

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]

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

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

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9566 [31JY]

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

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H6765 [25JN]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H4119 [29AP]

Social Security Administration: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 4274), H12172 [28SE]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H7658 [16JY]

Taxation: expand definition of limited tax benefits applicable to line-item veto (see H.R. 3566), H6286 [12JN]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H1716 [5MR]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local governments (see H.R. 3316), H6286 [12JN]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H9566 [31JY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H4397 [1MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: Animal Damage Control Program funding, H6192, H6193, H6195, H6196 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6192, H6193, H6195, H6196 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1877 [7MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H308 [5JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5213 [16MY]

Cargo transportation: application of labor laws relative to designation as express company, H11457 [27SE]

China, People's Republic of: impose sanctions relative to intellectual property rights, H6418 [17JN]

———most-favored-nation status, H6433 [18JN]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6997 [27JN]

Colorado: formation and funding of Animas La Plata water storage project, H8344 [24JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3282 [15AP]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8732 [30JY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1748 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), consideration (H. Res. 430), H4827, H4828 [10MY]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H4827 [10MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), H6366, H6380, H6383 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3610), consideration (H. Res. 453), H6330 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6667, H6668 [20JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8344 [24JY]

FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), H10139 [10SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 3539), conference report, H11457 [27SE]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2700 [22MR]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2683 [22MR]

Forest Service: implementation of regulations banning the export of timber in certain Western States, H6667, H6668 [20JN]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, E138 [1FE], E163 [5FE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H308 [5JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3107 [28MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9793 [1AU]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2635 [21MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5408 [22MY]

Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), H10551 [18SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7498 [12JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7498 [12JY]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, E1691 [25SE]

National security: national missile defense system, H6380, H6383 [13JN]

Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4339 [1MY]

Oregon: Lower Amazon Creek restoration and protection project funding, H8732 [30JY]

Taxation: treatment of Federal employees at a hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River (H.R. 3163), H11631, H11632, H11633 [28SE]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, H3107 [28MR]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9895 [2AU]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3526 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H329 [5JA], H10600 [18SE]

Tributes

Blumenauer, Representative, H5651 [30MY]