MANTON, THOMAS J. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]

Articles and editorials

Tracing Explosives Through Taggants Draws Heavy Fire From Gun Lobbies, John J. Fialka, Wall Street Journal, E1483 [2AU]

Tracing Gunpowder Bombs With GOP Pols, Jim Dwyer, New York (NY) Daily News, E1483 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland (see H.R. 3599), H6005 [6JN]

Queens County, NY: declare certain areas as nonnavigable waters (see H.R. 2987), H1507 [28FE]

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), H4303 [30AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4303 [30AP]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 3398), H5935 [5JN]

———improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H90 [3JA]

———prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2950 [27MR]

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H5818 [4JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 196), H11395 [26SE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H8095 [22JY]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H4303 [30AP]

———establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H3731 [23AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4424 [2MY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

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

Corporations: improve disclosure of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3272), H3649 [18AP]

Crime: development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3341), H6509 [18JN]

———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H5818 [4JN]

Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223), H187 [4JA]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]

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: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H5173 [15MY]

———prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]

———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H10236 [11SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams (see H.R. 2665), H5817 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish ethics standards for prosecutors (see H.R. 3386), H5570 [23MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713), H9706 [1AU]

———revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (see H.R. 3722), H6914 [26JN]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H737 [22JA]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H3171 [28MR]

Education: allow local jurisdictions flexibility in use of certain funds (see H.R. 3135), H2664 [21MR]

———funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1716 [5MR]

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

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 4308), H12174 [28SE]

Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43), H10386 [12SE]

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

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: deny community development block grants to States that allow recovery of damages for injuries suffered in the commission of a felony (see H.R. 3736), H11230 [25SE]

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

Federal employees: treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees (see H.R. 2688), H3820 [24AP]

Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H6413 [13JN]

Fish and fishing: coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 2655), H331 [5JA]

Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 2844), H187 [4JA]

———sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H3488 [16AP]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H2950 [27MR]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1281), H7658 [16JY]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3553), H5753 [30MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H5647 [29MY]

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

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H7658 [16JY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H8094 [22JY]

———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), H2558 [20MR]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H5288 [16MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5817 [4JN]

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 180), H10236 [11SE]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H12194 [30SE]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 2849), H8982 [30JY]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]

International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H6285 [12JN]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H2559 [20MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H4902 [10MY]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1325 [27FE]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7475 [11JY]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11230 [25SE]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Medicare: coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 1757), H914 [25JA]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H4109 [25AP]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 3757), H7780 [17JY]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H12175 [28SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2607), H1636 [29FE]

Mother Teresa: confer honorary U.S. citizenship (see H.J. Res. 191), H10430 [16SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H10108 [5SE]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H8557 [25JY]

National Science Scholars Program: reestablish (see H.R. 3648), H7658 [16JY]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H7107 [27JN]

NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H1325 [27FE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H5754 [30MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H10108 [5SE]

Railroads: improve rail transportation safety (see H.R. 3106), H5052 [14MY]

Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6117 [10JN]

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

Rose Y. Caracappa U.S. Post Office Building, Centereach, NY: designate (see H.R. 3139), H3388 [15AP]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H4902 [10MY]

Saudi Arabia: terrorist attack on U.S. peacekeeping forces (see H. Con. Res. 200), H9706 [1AU]

Serbia: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and the democratic and humanitarian activities of the Soros Foundation (see H. Res. 378), H3231 [29MR]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4503 [7MY]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573), H9706 [1AU]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4503 [7MY]

———reduction in benefits relative to certain Government pensions (see H.R. 2167), H3387 [15AP]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H4503 [7MY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 3805), H7533 [12JY]

———safety for journeymen boxers (see H.R. 4167), H11229 [25SE]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H3171 [28MR]

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11230 [25SE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H1986 [7MR]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3584), H10236 [11SE]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H4303 [30AP]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H5934 [5JN]

Telephones: impose fees for the allocation of toll-free phone numbers (see H. Con. Res. 175), H6286 [12JN]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120), H10041 [4SE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H1986 [7MR]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H5380 [21MY]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H5934 [5JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1635 [29FE]

———priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2080), H1507 [28FE]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118, 3119), H3581 [17AP], H3650 [18AP]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H11230 [25SE]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H3731 [23AP]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H7658 [16JY]

———disposal of contaminated sediments (see H.R. 3170), H3488 [16AP]

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510), H7533 [12JY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2665 [21MR]

———tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5754 [30MY]

Letters

Superfund Program reform: by, H6772 [25JN]

Trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland: Irish American Unity Conference (organization), E1490 [2AU]

———Joe Hendron, British House of Commons, E1491 [2AU]

———John Hume, European Parliament, E1490 [2AU]

———John J. McCartin, European Parliament, E1491 [2AU]

———Sean McManus, Irish National Caucus, Inc., E1490 [2AU]

Remarks by, on

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (H.R. 2508), H10838 [24SE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3782 [24AP]

Bronx Psychiatric Center, New York, NY: observance of Patient Recognition Day, E1339 [22JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1664 [19SE]

Computers: cable television industry offer of internet access to schools, H7121 [9JY]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (H.R. 447), H9931 [4SE]

Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4468 [7MY]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1747 [6MR]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (H. Con. Res. 42), H8243 [23JY]

———implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus (H.R. 2223), H8243 [23JY]

———Turkish occupation, H8243 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8265, H8272 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6880 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), consideration (H. Res. 456), H6780 [25JN]

Earth Day: observance, E600 [23AP]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 4083), H10909 [24SE]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (H.R. 3391), H11203 [25SE]

Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9881 [2AU], E1482 [2AU]

FCC: funding relative to direct broadcast satellite spectrum, H8272 [24JY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2683 [22MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5906 [5JN]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain counties in Ireland (H.R. 3599), E1489 [2AU]

FTC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3553), H9932 [4SE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2546 [20MR]

Interstate commerce: entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon (H.R. 3431), H7125 [9JY]

Law enforcement officers: reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries, H8265 [24JY]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (H.R. 1791), H10908 [24SE]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3871), H9937 [4SE]

NASA: funding for American Museum of Natural History's National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology, H6880 [26JN]

National Tourism Board: establish (H.R. 2579), H11257, H11259 [26SE]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), H11257, H11259 [26SE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Queens Borough Public Library, E717 [7MY]

Sports: safety for journeymen boxers (H.R. 4167), H11155 [25SE]

Superfund Program: funding, H6780 [25JN]

Terrorism: U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), E1482 [2AU]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9881 [2AU]

Ting Lou: Westinghouse Science Award recipient, E664 [30AP]

Turkey: restrict U.S. assistance relative to acknowledgement of Armenian genocide and honoring of victims, H5906 [5JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3817 [24AP]

Tributes

Brown, Richard A., E530 [16AP]

Faulds, Helen M., E1102 [18JN]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8530 [25JY]

Flynn, William J., E348 [13MR]

Pierce, Jan D., E452 [26MR]

Polizzi, Thomas V., E856 [22MY]

Ray, Siddhartha Shankar, E131 [1FE]