FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Memorial Day: Robert Sniffen, E893
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7079 [27JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8370 [24JY]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4504 [7MY], H4695 [9MY]
Appointments
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]
Housing: rental assistance payments for certain owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are located (see H.R. 3402), H4502 [7MY]
Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 4080), H10523 [17SE]
States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H5646 [29MY]
Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3669), H6508 [18JN]
Veterans: strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]
Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H2316 [14MR]
Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H4800 [9MY]
American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (see H.R. 3673), H6531 [19JN]
Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4303 [30AP]
Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]
Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H11527 [27SE]
———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]
California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11396 [26SE]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H11396 [26SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H1507 [28FE]
Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]
Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H5174 [15MY]
———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 wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5288 [16MY]
Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]
Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]
Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of grace periods, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1963), H1716 [5MR]
Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]
———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H4303 [30AP]
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: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]
Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H3650 [18AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]
———compliance with veterans' preference requirements (see H.R. 3594), H6005 [6JN]
———extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9566 [31JY]
———extend enhanced loan asset sale authority (see H.R. 3459), H5173 [15MY]
———improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 4173), H11229 [25SE]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5053 [14MY]
———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), H3488 [16AP]
Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4397 [1MY]
Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1716 [5MR]
EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H9925 [2AU]
Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]
FAA: compliance with veterans' preference requirements during reductions in force (see H.R. 3593), H6005 [6JN]
———establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H1986 [7MR]
Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H5754 [30MY]
———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H4503 [7MY]
———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H5754 [30MY]
———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H5754 [30MY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]
Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H4302 [30AP]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]
Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]
———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H91 [3JA]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1281), H7260 [10JY]
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H3488 [16AP]
Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]
Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see H.R. 2019), H7474 [11JY]
———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1635 [29FE]
———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 3587), H6691 [20JN]
———modify certain programs relative to minority women (see H.R. 3179), H6184 [11JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR], H2714 [22MR]
———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10174 [10SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950), H3581 [17AP]
———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H2467 [19MR]
Homeless: reintegration assistance for veterans (see H.R. 3611), H6183 [11JN]
Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10721 [19SE]
INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]
Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H5173 [15MY]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H7533 [12JY]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5288 [16MY]
International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H11230 [25SE]
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]
Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]
Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7155 [9JY]
Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286), H1636 [29FE]
———prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694), H2123 [12MR]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H5501 [22MY]
———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3292), H3730 [23AP]
———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]
———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H10040 [4SE]
———reform (see H.R. 2839), H331 [5JA]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H3387 [15AP]
Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]
Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H7474 [11JY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]
Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H4110 [25AP]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2559 [20MR]
National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H7155 [9JY]
NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]
———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H7780 [17JY]
OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H11230 [25SE]
Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H11396 [26SE]
Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H1325 [27FE]
Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H4303 [30AP]
———extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H4902 [10MY]
Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]
———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H2950 [27MR]
———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210), H4503 [7MY]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]
Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8248 [23JY]
Sequoia National Forest: preservation of Giant Sequoia ecosystem and increase recreational opportunities (see H.R. 3873), H8247 [23JY]
Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 205), H11396 [26SE]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240, 573), H1325 [27FE], H1507 [28FE]
———determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H5754 [30MY]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4303 [30AP], H10721 [19SE]
———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H5754 [30MY]
———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H5754 [30MY]
———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H5754 [30MY]
———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H5754 [30MY]
Sports: convene national summit to promote good citizenship (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10041 [4SE]
Tariff: treatment of fresh cut Colombian flowers (see H. Res. 452), H7780 [17JY]
Taxation: exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6915 [26JN]
———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), H8375 [24JY]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1972), H1716 [5MR]
———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H774 [23JA]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2272), H1986 [7MR]
———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H3387 [15AP]
Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H5647 [29MY]
Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]
U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]
Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 3506), H5500 [22MY]
———improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]
———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]
———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5380 [21MY]
Water: public notification relative to level of contaminants in drinking water (see H.R. 3280), H4902 [10MY]
Women: preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]
———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]
———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), H9925 [2AU]
———tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]
———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H6765 [25JN]
Remarks by, on
American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of war memorials (H.R. 3673), H7555 [16JY]
Black History Month: observance, H1221
Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5738 [30MY]
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (H.R. 3830), H8525 [25JY], H10348 [12SE]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3287 [15AP]
Contracts: require States to conduct cost-benefit analysis for contracting of transportation projects, H7087 [27JN]
Corps of Engineers: Tijuana River Basin, CA, study funding, H8370, H8371 [24JY]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H8525 [25JY]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, E1351
Dept. of Defense: use of Montgomery GI Bill as recruitment tool, H7132 [9JY]
Dept. of Labor: State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operation Program funding, H7236
———Veterans Employment and Training Service funding, H7236
Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7090 [27JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7079, H7080, H7081, H7087, H7090 [27JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3675), conference report, H10564 [18SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding, H6125 [11JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7236
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6431 [18JN]
Devers, Gail: tribute for participation in Olympic games, H9837 [2AU]
Education: funding, H7325 [11JY]
———Head Start Program funding, H4134 [30AP]
Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5509 [23MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8370, H8371 [24JY]
Francis, Joseph S.: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award recipient, E637
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H150 [4JA]
Health: tribute to American Academy of Pain Management, E937
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4696 [9MY]
———rental assistance for mobile and manufactured homes, H4696 [9MY]
Medina, Eliseo V.: recipient of San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership Award, E623
Memorial Day: observance, E870
Minimum wage: level, H5509 [23MY]
Moore, Dave: San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1597
Oceans: public disclosure of ocean transportation contracts, H4351 [1MY]
———reduce regulations on international transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (H.R. 2149), H4351 [1MY]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4115 [29AP], H4909 [14MY]
———gasoline tax, H4909 [14MY], H5309 [21MY]
San Diego, CA: Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program loan guarantees, H7079, H7080, H7081 [27JN]
———tribute to Annual Community Mobilization Conference and Training on Gangs, Violence, and Drugs, E531
———tribute to San Diego Symphony Orchestra, E431
San Diego County, CA: anniversary of Interfaith Shelter Network, E783
Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (H.R. 4080), E1781
States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (H.R. 3538), E1781
Taxation: treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder dividends and small life insurance company acquisition expenses (H.R. 1497), H4909 [14MY]
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4915 [14MY]
Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (H.R. 2743), H6418 [17JN]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3518 [17AP]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (H.R. 1136), H6401 [13JN]
———eligibility for training and rehabilitation assistance and transfer of certain educational assistance authority (H.R. 3674), H7561 [16JY]
———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (H.R. 3118), H8773 [30JY]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1483), H5312 [21MY]
———strengthen veterans' preference and increase employment opportunities (H.R. 3586), H8766 [30JY]
———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (H.R. 3938), E1781
Votes: position on missed, H50 [3JA], H801 [24JA], H1699 [5MR]
Williams, Gordon: San Diego County Building & Construction Trades Council Retired Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1639
World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans, H6401 [13JN]
———tribute to Filipino veterans (H. Con. Res. 191), H8628 [29JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H4501 [7MY], H5285 [16MY], H5750 [30MY], H5757 [31MY], H6282 [12JN], H6411 [13JN], H6420 [17JN], H7151 [9JY], H8553 [25JY], H10761 [20SE], H11226 [25SE]
Tributes
Arrington, John N., E1018
Ballard, Harold, J., E691
Brigham, Froebel A., E1020
Calvert, Darlene C., E1127
Faucette, Myrtle, E1193
Heyer, Roberta Calvert, E349
Lockhart, John, E1694
Mfume, Representative, H1221
Nappi, Patrick, E1095
Sniffen, Robert, E893
Stultz, Dick, E1195
Taylor, Charles L., E1383
Winters, Timothy, E810