ROUKEMA, MARGE (a Representative from New Jersey)
Articles and editorials
Line-Item Lunacy, David Samuels, New York (NY) Times, H3009
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H6914 [26JN]
Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (see H.R. 3114), H2466 [19MR]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3453), H5052 [14MY]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 4182), H11229 [25SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H913 [25JA]
Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4058), H10235 [11SE]
Telecommunications: continued operation of certain overlapping stations (see H.R. 3073), H2123 [12MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3820 [24AP]
Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: restoration of statue honoring women's suffrage and relocation to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11048 [24SE]
Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H5288 [16MY]
———guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H4110 [25AP]
Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]
Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416; H. Res. 470), H2224 [13MR], H8248 [23JY]
Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]
Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2224 [13MR]
———express disapproval of the National Center for History in the Schools standards for teaching U.S. and world history (see H. Res. 348), H913 [25JA]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 1005), H5288 [16MY]
Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H3231 [29MR]
FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7780 [17JY]
———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H8248 [23JY]
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), H2123 [12MR]
Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H9925 [2AU]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H3658 [22AP]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1775 [6MR]
Health: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1986 [7MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5052 [14MY]
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 3385), H4396 [1MY]
Immigration: permanent exclusion for aliens removed from the U.S. as illegal entrants or immigration violators (see H.R. 2898), H1775 [6MR]
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6005 [6JN]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H6285 [12JN]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3820 [24AP]
Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11528 [27SE]
Medicaid: screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 3630), H6285 [12JN]
Medicare: provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 3856), H8029 [18JY]
Members of Congress: prohibit the soliciting or accepting of campaign contributions within certain areas of the Capitol (see H. Res. 439), H6509 [18JN]
Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 4093), H12175 [28SE]
Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359), H6915 [26JN]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1139 [31JA]
Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H3171 [28MR]
———reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H8248 [23JY]
Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]
Social Security: submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H4397 [1MY]
SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H2224 [13MR]
Taxation: treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H1635 [29FE]
Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]
Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (see H.R. 3907), H8982 [30JY]
Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H5379 [21MY]
Waterways: disposal of contaminated sediments (see H.R. 3170), H4430 [6MY]
Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]
Letters
U.S. Housing Act: by, H4668 [9MY]
Remarks by, on
Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1469 [28FE]
———price supports for sugar, H1469 [28FE]
Appropriations: line-item veto, H3009 [28MR]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1948 [7MR]
———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12096 [28SE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3780
Bergen County, NJ: Dept. of HUD Sustained Performance Award recipient, E1877
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7759
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9404 [31JY]
California: management of the Presidio facilities (H.R. 4236), H12027 [28SE]
Dept. of HUD: elderly, disabled, and assisted housing programs funding, H6827 [25JN]
Dept. of Labor: issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts, H9850 [2AU]
———issuance of guidelines relative to ERISA and insurance company general accounts (H.R. 3114), E389
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6547 [19JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3756), H7699 [17JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6827 [25JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10966
———making appropriations (H.R. 3666), motion to instruct conferees, H10184 [11SE]
Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2489 [20MR]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8480
Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6789 [25JN]
Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5522, H5523, H5538 [23MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8355 [24JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9739 [1AU]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, H4441 [7MY], H4535 [8MY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: limit funding to certain plans that restrict medical care, H7699 [17JY]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters, H12096 [28SE]
———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (H.R. 4182), E1718
———provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies, H12096 [28SE]
Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2687 [22MR]
Gilmartin, Ray: West Bergen, NJ, Mental Healthcare Distinguished Service Award recipient, E416
Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9850 [2AU]
Haytaian, Garabed (Chuck): Warren County, NJ, chapter of the Arc Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E88
Health: medical savings account programs, H9784 [1AU]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3091, H3128 [28MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9784 [1AU]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, H10184 [11SE], H10966
House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3009 [28MR]
Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4668 [9MY]
———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4668, H4694
———local housing authorities administration of rental assistance program, H4694
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2387, H2459 [19MR], H2487, H2489, H2516
———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2516
———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2600 [21MR]
———permanently bar entry into the U.S. for anyone who is caught entering the country illegally, H2459 [19MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorization (H.R. 3268), E1053
Kettler, Bernard: Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Republican Club Lincoln Award recipient, E420
Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1948 [7MR]
Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H10184 [11SE], H10966
Minimum wage: level, H5522, H5523, H5538 [23MY]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (H.R. 497), H1684 [5MR]
New Jersey: Ramapo River flood control project funding, H8355 [24JY]
Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, H12027 [28SE]
Pedone, Frank J.: Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient, E94
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3009
Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2487 [20MR]
———reform, H4535 [8MY]
———reform (H.R. 3734), H7759
———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9404 [31JY]
Ridgewood, NJ: tribute to the Thomas R. Brome Endowment Fund, E546
Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (S. 534), consideration (H. Res. 349), H943
Utah: land acquisition in Sterling Forest Reserve relative to winter Olympic games (H.R. 3907), H8688, H8691 [30JY]
Votes: correction, H3838 [25AP]
Waldwick, NJ: anniversary of Waldwick Public Library, E1025
Warren County Community College: tribute, E954
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5644 [29MY]
Summaries
Competition in the Financial Services Sector and Merging of Commercial Bank and Savings Association Charters (H.R. 4182), E1718
Tributes
Gallagher, Edward J., E92
Hanlon, Marie, E332
Lawlor, Ed, E943
Tandon, Ramesh, E957
Trayner, Edwin M., E1021