QUINN, JACK (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister John Bruton Into the House Chamber (House), H10175 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2919), H1138 [31JA]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]
Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (see H. Con. Res. 165), H3649 [18AP]
Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3418), H4646 [8MY]
Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H3231 [29MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5818 [4JN]
Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]
Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]
———use of mediators in discussions between Congress and the President to produce a balanced budget (see H. Con. Res. 137), H1138 [31JA]
Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127), H973 [30JA]
Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H4110 [25AP]
Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 3077), H11527 [27SE]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]
Courts: reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802), H2950 [27MR]
Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416), H6006 [6JN]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 4149), H11047 [24SE]
Dept. of Defense: assist the procurement of law enforcement equipment for counterdrug activities by State and local governments (see H.R. 2931), H2316 [14MR]
———restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (see H.R. 3643), H6509 [18JN]
———revise ranking process of applicants and limit awards to States for certain construction grants (see H.R. 3722), H9925 [2AU]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H6712 [24JN]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1986 [7MR]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H2123 [12MR]
Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]
Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 1711), H4503 [7MY]
FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel actions (see H.R. 2683), H1234 [9FE]
Federal employees: provide compensation for employees for performance of emergency services during periods of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 2848), H1139 [31JA]
Food stamps: forbid recipients to resell or barter with acquired food (see H.R. 4027), H11230 [25SE]
Foreign trade: require President to certify agreements relative to protection of worker rights and environmental standards (see H.R. 4014), H9924 [2AU]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1325 [27FE]
Government: prohibit bundling of contract requirements in procurement (see H.R. 3934), H9566 [31JY]
Health: improve efforts to combat fraud and abuse in health care programs (see H.R. 3224), H4303 [30AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 2893), H1716 [5MR], H2558 [20MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10040 [4SE]
Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3650 [18AP]
House of Representatives: require Members to submit annual reports on federally funded travel for publication in the Congressional Record (see H. Res. 423), H10602 [18SE]
Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H3387 [15AP]
James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H11230 [25SE]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H4303 [30AP]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11396 [26SE]
Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2316 [14MR]
Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]
Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H2558 [20MR]
Medicare: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H1775 [6MR]
———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H1986 [7MR]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 3052), H2558 [20MR], H3231 [29MR]
Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828), H1508 [28FE]
Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2603), H9566 [31JY]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H187 [4JA]
National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7154 [9JY]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H1325 [27FE]
National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827), H1226 [1FE]
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (see H.R. 3564), H5817 [4JN]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H3231 [29MR]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 885), H4119 [29AP]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H4800 [9MY]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1226 [1FE]
Religion: protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 3571), H6415 [13JN]
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]
Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H5288 [16MY]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 4068), H11048 [24SE]
———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]
Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project (see H.R. 3939), H9926 [2AU]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1972), H3489 [16AP]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H9925 [2AU]
———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H9706 [1AU]
Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H5935 [5JN]
Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H3230 [29MR]
World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H8095 [22JY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H3583 [18AP]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts, H6207 [12JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6207 [12JN]
Amtrak: funding, E1215
Appropriations: line-item veto, H3008 [28MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5130
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5730
Buffalo, NY: dedication of Helen G. Jacob Women's Wellness Center, E111
Buffalo (NY) Polish American Journal: anniversary, E1892
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 3517), H5666
Dept. of HUD: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6826 [25JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), E1215
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: priority health care to certain veterans exposed to hazardous or radioactive substances (H.R. 3643), E1304
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6826 [25JN]
Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5515, H5536 [23MY]
Federal employees: improve safety, E1203
Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9841 [2AU]
House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3008 [28MR]
Minimum wage: level, H5515, H5536 [23MY]
Mulderig, Michael R.: First Ward and South Buffalo Democratic Association Irishman of the Year award recipient, E345
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: domestic auto content labeling funding, E1215
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1666
NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), E1357
Orchard Park, NY: anniversary, E1334
———tribute to Black History Month essay contest award recipients, E831
Peace Corps: anniversary (H.J. Res. 158), E464
Poland: anniversary of adoption of constitution (H. Con. Res. 165), H5321 [21MY]
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3008 [28MR]
Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5730
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3526 [17AP]
Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3418), E733
Votes: position on missed, H7170
Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (H.R. 3348), H10544 [18SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5750 [30MY]
Tributes
Delgado, Anthony and Ora Lee, E63
DiJoseph, John F., E10
Herbert, Donald, E1272
Houston, William G., E647
Jacob, Helen G., E128
Knox, Seymour H., III, E950
McCoy, Charles H., E1784
Ratchuk, Peter, E1257
Thompson, Albert, E1011