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 [18SE]

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 [21OC]

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 [27SE]

Chester, PA: rededication of James W. Reese Army Reserve Center, E1642 [18SE]

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 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H116 [4JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6601 [19JN]

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, H6946 [26JN]

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 [16MY]

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 [26JN]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2697 [22MR]

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 [19JN]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), consideration (H. Res. 436), H5332 [21MY]

Philadelphia (PA) Gay News: anniversary, E225 [28FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H11398 [27SE]

Votes: position on missed, H121 [4JA]

Tributes

Alexander, Elizabeth Spaulding, E871 [22MY]

Brakeen, Samuel A., E57 [23JA]

Oakley, Doretta E., E1293 [16JY]

Patterson, Joseph D., E55 [23JA]

Rishel, Joseph J., E1881 [1OC]

Warren, Repsie M., E889 [23MY]