FOGLIETTA, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments offered by, to
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8031 [18JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3517, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H8573 [26JY]
———H.R. 3816, energy and water development appropriations, H10048 [5SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]
Corporate Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 3351), H4302 [30AP]
Taxation: treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H3386 [15AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H11396 [26SE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H1248 [20FE]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3731 [23AP]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]
Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7107 [27JN]
Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]
———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]
Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H9706 [1AU]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4902 [10MY]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]
China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]
CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H12271 [3OC]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]
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]
———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), H774 [23JA]
———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]
Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]
———sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H2316 [14MR]
Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit reporting agencies (see H.R. 561), H5379 [21MY]
Crime: 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]
———penalties for certain sex offenses against children (see H.R. 3180), H3488 [16AP]
———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H1234 [9FE]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1507 [28FE]
Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H2950 [27MR]
Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 3293), H4503 [7MY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5288 [16MY]
———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), H3387 [15AP]
Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1775 [6MR]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566, 3505), H5380 [21MY], H5500 [22MY]
Families and domestic relations: provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H5288 [16MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]
Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]
Firearms: prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H5052 [14MY]
Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H2559 [20MR]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H2950 [27MR]
Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3482), H11527 [27SE]
———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), H3488 [16AP]
———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H11230 [25SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4503 [7MY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3820 [24AP]
Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7780 [17JY]
Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]
Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1636 [29FE]
Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]
Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H5501 [22MY]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H11527 [27SE]
———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1325 [27FE]
———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H11048 [24SE]
Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]
Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H1138 [31JA]
———level (see H.R. 619), H1138 [31JA]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]
National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H6915 [26JN]
National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H7475 [11JY]
Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11527 [27SE]
Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4647 [8MY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]
Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]
Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]
Taxation: increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H12175 [28SE]
———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585), H1325 [27FE]
———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H774 [23JA]
———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H9925 [2AU]
———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H11527 [27SE]
———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338), H4646 [8MY]
———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]
U.S. Civil War Center, Baton Rouge, LA: designate (see H.J. Res. 179), H5288 [16MY]
Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3119), H6712 [24JN]
Women: research health risks of dioxin in tampons (see H.R. 3796), H7474 [11JY]
Citations
Awarding of Congressional Medal of Honor to James W. (Bill) Reese, E1642
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6221 [12JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6221 [12JN]
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging: anniversary, E1943
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5213 [16MY]
Bunning, Representative: tribute on election to Baseball Hall of Fame, H1698 [5MR]
Campus Boulevard Corp.: anniversary, E1733
Chester, PA: rededication of James W. Reese Army Reserve Center, E1642
Corps of Engineers: U.S.S. McFarland rehabilitation funding, H8340 [24JY]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6456 [18JN]
Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program funding, H6946
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H116 [4JA]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6601
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H6971 [26JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8184 [23JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6937
Dole, Bob: evaluation of economic plan, H10335 [12SE]
———evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H7270 [11JY]
———invitation to address NAACP convention, H7163 [10JY]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2566), E837
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8340 [24JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9758 [1AU]
———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9758 [1AU]
EPA: funding of employee activities not directly related to governmental functions, H6937
Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2697
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11070 [25SE]
LSC: funding, H8184 [23JY]
National Park Service: National Recreation and Preservation Program funding, H6601
Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5332 [21MY]
Philadelphia (PA) Gay News: anniversary, E225
Republican Party: national agenda, H11398 [27SE]
Votes: position on missed, H121 [4JA]
Tributes
Alexander, Elizabeth Spaulding, E871
Brakeen, Samuel A., E57
Oakley, Doretta E., E1293
Patterson, Joseph D., E55
Rishel, Joseph J., E1881
Warren, Repsie M., E889