SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments offered by, to
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6184 [11JN], H6212 [12JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8096 [22JY], H8196 [23JY]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2181 [13MR]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, H2304 [14MR]
Articles and editorials
Hayden Planetarium, New York (NY) Times, E1217
Paper Trail Leads to Hamas—Two Organizations Based in Richardson Deny They Promote Agenda of Anti-Israeli Terrorists, Gayle Reaves and Steve McGonigle, Dallas (TX) Morning News, E1081
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Commodity Exchange Act: regulatory requirements relative to the purchase or sale of commodities from markets located abroad (see H.R. 3891), H8374 [24JY]
Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3387 [15AP]
———require standard annual percentage rate of interest to open certain credit card accounts (see H.R. 4320), H12174 [28SE]
Crime: extend certain statutes of limitation (see H.R. 4342), H12270 [3OC]
———increase mandatory minimum penalties relative to the possession of firearms (see H.R. 3454), H5052 [14MY]
———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 2866), H774 [23JA]
———prosecution of violent, repeat, juvenile offenders (see H.R. 3698), H6690 [20JN]
———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 3445), H4902 [10MY]
Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see H.R. 4218), H11395 [26SE]
Employment: enhance and protect retirement savings (see H.R. 4321), H12175 [28SE]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 4341), H12270 [3OC]
Federal aid programs: improve program of block grants to States for temporary assistance to needy families (see H.R. 4324), H12175 [28SE]
Firearms: encourage States to regulate certain handguns and gather information on guns used in crimes (see H.R. 4044), H10174 [10SE]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 3488), H5288 [16MY]
Medicare: require hospitals to extend visitor privileges to non-family members (see H.R. 4325), H12175 [28SE]
National Rifle Association: condemn holding of annual convention on anniversary of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing (see H. Res. 407), H3650 [18AP]
Pensions: promote availability of private pensions (see H.R. 4005), H9924 [2AU]
Roads and highways: increase number of State participants in the infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 3367), H4302 [30AP]
Taxation: treatment of and limitations on loans made from qualified employer plans (see H.R. 4004), H9924 [2AU]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 4323), H12175 [28SE]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 3409), H4503 [7MY]
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: amend (see H.R. 4322), H12175 [28SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H10041 [4SE]
Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682), H914 [25JA]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H3488 [16AP]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]
Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1325 [27FE]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H2950 [27MR]
Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4117), H10720 [19SE]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H1663 [4MR]
Consumer Credit Protection Act: amend consumer lease provisions (see H.R. 3515), H5501 [22MY]
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), H6914 [26JN]
Courts: provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 3026), H1774 [6MR]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]
———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [18JN]
———development and implementation of national financial crimes strategy (see H.R. 3931), H9566 [31JY]
———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]
———protect proprietary economic information (see H.R. 3723), H6914 [26JN]
———treatment of the production, sale, transportation, or possession of fictitious financial instruments (see H.R. 2986), H1507 [28FE]
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: prohibit sale in commissary or exchange stores of imported items not produced under minimum labor standards (see H.R. 3843), H7780 [17JY]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1248 [20FE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6509 [18JN]
Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1775 [6MR]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566, 3505), H774 [23JA], H5500 [22MY]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 4308), H12174 [28SE]
Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]
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), H1663 [4MR]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]
Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11528 [27SE]
———repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H1636 [29FE]
Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 3166), H2949 [27MR]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 3022), H11230 [25SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]
Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H12175 [28SE]
INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]
Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 3145), H2664 [21MR]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H8375 [24JY]
International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 215), H12175 [28SE]
Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7155 [9JY]
Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]
Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6005 [6JN]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6005 [6JN]
Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]
National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7154 [9JY]
National Institute of Justice: designate as focal point for law enforcement technology programs (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11527 [27SE]
National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]
Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political advertising (see H.R. 2271), H5570 [23MY]
Public debt: ceiling (see H. Res. 360), H1226 [1FE]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H12271 [3OC]
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), H3658 [22AP]
Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]
Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4430 [6MY]
Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]
———develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 3960), H9922 [2AU]
U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (see H.R. 2641), H1636 [29FE]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H6509 [18JN]
Letters
Managed health care system reform: Peter Smith, E255
Republic National Bank activities relative to Russian banks: Eugene A. Ludwig, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, E196
———Michael E. Shaheen, Jr., Dept. of Justice, E196
———New York Banking Dept., E196
———Robert M. Morgenthau, E196
———Robert S. Strauss, E197
———Stanley E. Morris, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, E197
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H5503 [23MY]
Poems
``Reflections of Holocaust,'' Samantha Peay, E665
Proclamations
Commending the Brooklyn Irish American Parade Committee, E330
Remarks by, on
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2909 [27MR]
Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1478 [28FE]
———Market Access Program funding, H6213, H6214 [12JN]
———price supports for sugar, H1478 [28FE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6213, H6214 [12JN]
Appropriations: making continuing, H197 [5JA]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1954 [7MR]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), consideration (H. Res. 372), H1799, H1800 [7MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3778
Black History Month: observance, E123
Brooklyn, NY: Berkeley-Carroll School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E251
———tribute to Irish Parade Committee, E330
Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H988 [31JA]
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits, H1954 [7MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5245
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6188, H6189 [12JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6254 [12JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5725 [30MY]
Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), consideration of motion to dispose of the Senate amendment (H. Res. 334), H197 [5JA]
Catholic Schools Week: observance, E55
Centers for Disease Control: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control funding, H7283 [11JY]
Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: establish, H2186 [13MR]
Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11401 [27SE]
Courts: Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to rape and sexual assault, H4479, H4480 [7MY]
———security funding, H8172 [23JY]
Crime: establish criminal penalties relative to financial transactions with terrorists, H2193 [13MR]
———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4479, H4480 [7MY]
———penalties relative to crimes involving firearms equipped with laser sighting devices, H2180 [13MR]
———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (H.R. 4137), H11123 [25SE]
———protect proprietary economic information (H.R. 3723), H10461 [17SE]
———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H4453 [7MY]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H8244
Dept. of Justice: research and development of antiterrorism technology funding, H8196, H8197 [23JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H30, H31 [3JA]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8172, H8196, H8197 [23JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7283 [11JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), E1217
Dole, Bob: evaluation of views on certain campaign issues, H8109 [23JY]
Drugs: Federal drug testing initiatives funding, H8172 [23JY]
Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5504 [23MY]
———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5436 [22MY]
Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9382 [31JY], H9839, H9885, H9892 [2AU]
FBI: hire additional personnel to investigate domestic and foreign terrorism, and establish a domestic counterterrorism center, H2181 [13MR]
Financial institutions: Republic National Bank activities relative to Russian banks, E196
Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2474 [20MR], H2687, H2696 [22MR]
———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2673, H2683 [22MR]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (H.R. 1281), E1766
Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5436 [22MY]
———shutdown relative to budget process, H30, H31 [3JA], H93 [4JA], H197 [5JA]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2548
Health: medical savings account programs, H6290 [13JN]
Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3420 [16AP]
Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4665 [9MY]
———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4665 [9MY]
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2455 [19MR], H2529 [20MR]
———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration (H. Res. 384), H2367 [19MR]
———exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations, H2169, H2171 [13MR]
———refugee admittance limitations, H2529 [20MR]
Israel: remembrance of Lebanese war MIA, E1088
Jews: tribute to veterans, E348
Law enforcement: community policing programs, H31 [3JA]
Minimum wage: level, H5066 [15MY], H5436 [22MY], H5504 [23MY]
NASA: American Museum of Natural History's National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology funding, E1217
New York, NY: anniversary of Marine Park Civic Association, E1106
———anniversary of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, E1724
———anniversary of Park Slope Civic Council, E426
———tribute to African Methodist Episcopal Church conference, E783
———tribute to P.S. 230 for receiving Title 1 Distinguished School Award, E849
Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, H3585 [18AP]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3 [3JA]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H4307 [1MY]
———gasoline tax, H4440 [7MY]
Pope John Paul II: anniversary of ordination, E1781
Public debt: ceiling, H779 [24JA], H840 [25JA], H983, H988 [31JA]
———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1791 [7MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H5186 [16MY], H6290 [13JN], H11401 [27SE]
Social Security: payment of benefits relative to the debt limit extension (H.R. 2924), consideration (H. Res. 355), H1194 [1FE]
Social Security Administration: prevent counterfeiting of Social Security cards, H2455 [19MR]
Telecommunications: authorizing roving or multipoint wiretaps, H9892 [2AU]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2142, H2169, H2171, H2180, H2181, H2186, H2193 [13MR], H2226, H2260 [14MR]
———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3611, H3612 [18AP]
———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 405), H3601 [18AP]
———U.S. policy, H9382 [31JY]
———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9839, H9892 [2AU]
———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9885 [2AU]
U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), H4325, H4327, H4328 [1MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5066 [15MY]
Votes: position on missed, H6342, H6353
Weapons: prevent proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and establish readiness programs for public safety personnel, H8172 [23JY]
Woodhaven, NY: anniversary of Woodhaven Residents' Block Association, E1755
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H185 [4JA], H1136 [31JA]
Tributes
Aborn, Richard M., E253
Berger, Carol, E608
Cousin, Philip R., Sr. and Margaret J., E783
Eliach, David and Yaffa, E323
Fash, Janet, E1760
Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8536 [25JY]
Goldstein, Leon, E931
Peay, Samantha, E665
Stiefeld, Sheldon (Shelly), E776
Thomson, Maria, E1729
Williams, James B., E57