LaFALCE, JOHN J. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments offered by, to

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10041 [4SE]

Articles and editorials

Erma Bombeck and the Ride of Her Life, Bill Bombeck, Buffalo (NY) News, E926 [24MY]

Erma Bombeck Was Company for Stay-at-Home Moms, Christina Abt, Buffalo (NY) News, E926 [24MY]

Seymour Knox III Leaves Legacy to the Community He Cared for, Buffalo (NY) News, E928 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 4338), H12251 [1OC]

Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (see H.R. 3515), H5501 [22MY]

Credit: prohibit extensions relative to gambling (see H.R. 4337), H12251 [1OC]

SBA: increase fees for participants in certain financial assistance programs (see H.R. 3989), H9923 [2AU]

———reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 3990), H9923 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682), H914 [25JA]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H7108 [27JN]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10108 [5SE]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1252 [23FE]

Aviation: prohibit certain individuals from piloting aircraft relative to aeronautical records, competitions, or feats (see H.R. 3267), H5053 [14MY]

———prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

Business and industry: provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H10108 [5SE]

Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H973 [30JA]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H11396 [26SE]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H4503 [7MY]

Coast Guard: cost estimate for the engineering, design and retrofitting of the icebreaker Mackinaw (see H.R. 4081), H10523 [17SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H1507 [28FE]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

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]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H1716 [5MR]

Courts: reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802), H1325 [27FE]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H5288 [16MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H6765 [25JN]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462, 3514), H4800 [9MY], H6915 [26JN]

Education: eligibility standards for short term educational programs (see H.R. 2914), H1325 [27FE]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3274, 3505), H5500 [22MY], H7260 [10JY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362), H5174 [15MY]

———provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237), H9925 [2AU]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H1635 [29FE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 3167), H2949 [27MR]

Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 152), H2316 [14MR]

Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H5753 [30MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H914 [25JA]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H4424 [2MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4503 [7MY]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2849), H5817 [4JN]

Human rights: remedies for claims involving human experimentation and constitutional and human rights violations (see H.R. 3946), H9705 [1AU]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H6765 [25JN]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H4646 [8MY]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920, 2654), H1226 [1FE], H9566 [31JY]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H8982 [30JY]

Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H8094 [22JY]

Lobbyists: prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694), H2123 [12MR]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H973 [30JA]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 1757), H5817 [4JN]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H1325 [27FE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5501 [22MY]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7107 [27JN]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H4119 [29AP]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H3231 [29MR]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H4800 [9MY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862; H. Res. 360), H914 [25JA], H1226 [1FE]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H914 [25JA]

Religion: persecution of Christians (see H. Res. 515), H10762 [20SE]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H4110 [25AP]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H1224 [1FE]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Small business: extend the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3158), H2842 [25MR]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4313), H12301 [4OC]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4303 [30AP]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H1139 [31JA]

Taxation: apply denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H10721 [19SE]

———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H914 [25JA]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of corporations (see H.R. 3102), H8375 [24JY]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local governments (see H.R. 3316), H5174 [15MY]

———treatment of educational grants by private foundations (see H.R. 3737), H12175 [28SE]

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]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3511), H5500 [22MY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H4110 [25AP]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H5570 [23MY]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12103, H12107 [28SE], E1904 [2OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E652 [25AP]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of 100 Club of Buffalo Inc., and Buffalo Bisons Baseball/Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS Appreciation Day, E754 [9MY]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (H.R. 4338), E1895 [1OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda, E775 [10MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, H12104 [28SE]

Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7686, H7690, H7691, H7692 [17JY]

Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (H.R. 3515), E885-E887 [23MY]

Credit: prohibit extensions relative to gambling (H.R. 4337), E1898 [1OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7686, H7687, H7690, H7691, H7692 [17JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9767 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9767 [1AU]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters, H12103 [28SE]

———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies, H12103 [28SE]

———reduce paperwork and regulatory burdens, E1904 [2OC]

———underwriting of debt and equity securities, E1441 [1AU]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), H3750 [24AP]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4599 [8MY]

———policy to provide safe and affordable housing, H4599 [8MY]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1677 [5MR], E1349 [23JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7690 [17JY]

SBA: financial institutions requirements and fees for certain small business loans, H10088 [5SE]

———increase fees for participants in certain financial assistance programs (H.R. 3989), H9902 [2AU]

———independent study relative to risks and losses of loan programs, H10088 [5SE]

———reauthorize women's business training program (H.R. 3990), E1495 [2AU]

Small business: improve certain programs, H12107 [28SE]

———improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10079, H10080, H10088 [5SE]

Votes: position on missed, E186 [6FE], E306 [7MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5499 [22MY], H5563 [23MY], H9918 [2AU], H12250 [1OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the Capitol Building rotunda: Buffalo Federation of Women's Clubs, E775 [10MY]

Tributes

Bombeck, Erma, E926 [24MY]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8531 [25JY]

Grenco, Antoinette M., E1081 [13JN]

Knox, Seymour H., III, E928 [24MY]

Mfume, Representative, H1055 [31JA]