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
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
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1748
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
———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
———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
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H308 [5JA]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3107
———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
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5408 [22MY]
Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse, Portland, OR: designate (S. 1636), H10551
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
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
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
Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9895
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]