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
Seymour Knox III Leaves Legacy to the Community He Cared for, Buffalo (NY) News, E928
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
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E652
Buffalo, NY: anniversary of 100 Club of Buffalo Inc., and Buffalo Bisons Baseball/Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS Appreciation Day, E754
Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (H.R. 4338), E1895
Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda, E775
CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to properties discovered to be contaminated, H12104
Comptroller of the Currency: funding for regulation of national banks and their subsidiaries, H7686, H7690, H7691, H7692
Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (H.R. 3515), E885
Credit: prohibit extensions relative to gambling (H.R. 4337), E1898
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7686, H7687, H7690, H7691, H7692
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
———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies, H12103
———reduce paperwork and regulatory burdens, E1904
———underwriting of debt and equity securities, E1441
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
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
———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
———improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10079, H10080, H10088 [5SE]
Votes: position on missed, E186
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
Tributes
Bombeck, Erma, E926
Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8531 [25JY]
Grenco, Antoinette M., E1081
Knox, Seymour H., III, E928
Mfume, Representative, H1055