TORKILDSEN, PETER G. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]
Articles and editorials
Save the Brooke Amendment, Edward W. Brooke, Boston (MA) Globe, H4667, H4735 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]
Financial institutions: treatment of certain claims against depository institutions under receivership by Federal banking agencies (see H.R. 3892), H8374 [24JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5501 [22MY]
Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H5935 [5JN]
Armed Forces: limit placement under U.N. operational or tactical control (see H.R. 3308), H3819 [24AP]
———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H11395 [26SE]
Augusta `Gusty' Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (see H.R. 3768), H8030 [18JY]
Aviation: standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H8095 [22JY]
Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]
China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 140), H1636 [29FE]
———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 490), H10525 [17SE]
———tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]
———U.S. policy on regional stability and defense (see H. Con. Res. 148), H1985 [7MR]
Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H1225 [1FE]
Crime: encourage cooperation between law enforcement agencies and private sector security professionals (see H.R. 2996), H3658 [22AP]
Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5288 [16MY]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H7260 [10JY]
Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2951 [27MR]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566), H914 [25JA]
Electric power: establish a commission to minimize the environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring (see H.R. 3172), H2950 [27MR]
Executive Office of the President: applicability of certain laws (see H.R. 3452), H5052 [14MY]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H5173 [15MY]
Farrakhan, Louis: condemn recent visit to Middle East and Africa (see H. Res. 374), H4504 [7MY]
FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H4303 [30AP]
———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H4303 [30AP]
Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H4397 [1MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H10108 [5SE]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H2467 [19MR]
———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1227 [1FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]
———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H2316 [14MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1968, 3226), H774 [23JA], H4503 [7MY]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 3621), H10386 [12SE]
International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587, 3680), H5380 [21MY], H6532 [19JN]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3820 [24AP]
———provide educational assistance to dependents of Federal officials killed or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 4111), H10602 [18SE]
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), H11528 [27SE]
Marine resources: authorizing National Marine Sanctuary Program appropriations (see H.R. 3090), H2315 [14MR]
Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780), H5052 [14MY]
Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H3387 [15AP]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H3387 [15AP]
———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H11048 [24SE]
———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H4110 [25AP]
———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H6184 [11JN]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779), H5052 [14MY]
———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H5753 [30MY]
Members of Congress: eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 2610), H11527 [27SE]
Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H1234 [9FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 3265), H3581 [17AP]
National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]
National Park Foundation: reform (see H.R. 3819), H7657 [16JY]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4902 [10MY]
———policy (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5754 [30MY]
National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3387 [15AP]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H3387 [15AP]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 2421), H3231 [29MR]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H8094 [22JY]
Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: award the Congressional Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3966), H9922 [2AU]
Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H7108 [27JN]
Small business: extend the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3158), H2842 [25MR]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491), H4646 [8MY]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H3388 [15AP]
———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H6915 [26JN]
———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5380 [21MY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a percentage of their refunds to contribute to breast and prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2875), H11230 [25SE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776), H1226 [1FE]
Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]
Turkey: suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124), H6006 [6JN]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4800 [9MY]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5753 [30MY]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H187 [4JA]
Weather: establish disaster and emergency assistance standards relative to snow-related events (see H.R. 3348), H4119 [29AP]
World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 441), H5754 [30MY]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Barletta, Christopher, E1456
Letters
Managed health care requirements: Brian M. Cresta, E1031
Remarks by, on
Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H5014 [14MY]
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687, H3688, H3689 [23AP]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1945 [7MR]
———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, E754
Armed Forces: encourage allies to pay more non-salaried costs of U.S. troops in Europe, H5024 [14MY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3788 [24AP]
Augusta (Gusty) Hornblower U.S. Post Office, Groton, MA: designate (H.R. 3768), H8802 [30JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H8109 [23JY]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1965), H3687 [23AP]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3297 [15AP]
Conservation of energy: programs funding, H6588
Corporations: pension plans, H9457 [31JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H4934, H5014, H5024 [14MY]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), conference report, H9820 [1AU]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (S. 1124), conference report, H800
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6588
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8188
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6861 [26JN], E1617
Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5524, H5537 [23MY]
———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8369
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9748
Federal contracts: promote competition through use of soft metric conversions, H8114 [23JY]
Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2696 [22MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), E1043
Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), E944
———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]
———tribute to private sector during shutdown, H309 [5JA]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), H3750 [24AP]
Haverhill, MA: tribute to Haverhill High School girls' basketball team, E590
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1031
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9804
Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (H. Res. 316), H3422 [16AP]
Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H4666 [9MY]
———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), H4666 [9MY]
———low-income weatherization assistance program funding, H6641
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2597 [21MR]
———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2597 [21MR]
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2160), H3687, H3688, H3689 [23AP]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9436
Israel: allocation of foreign aid, E1044
LSC: funding, H8188
Maritime Administration: funding of maritime academies, H8280 [24JY]
Massachusetts: South Essex Sewage District compliance with the Clean Water Act, H6861 [26JN]
Medicaid: State determination on the use of funds for abortion in the case of rape or incest, H1945 [7MR]
Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, E1617
Metric system: conversion requirements (H.R. 2779), H8114 [23JY]
Minimum wage: level, H5440 [22MY], H5524, H5537 [23MY]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6646
Nuclear energy: pyroprocessing and electrometallurgical treatment programs funding, H8369
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), conference report, E20
———reform (H.R. 3734), H8109 [23JY]
Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10079, H10082
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), E584
University of Massachusetts: tribute to men's basketball team, H2968 [28MR]
Votes: position on missed, H6654 [20JN], E173
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H773 [23JA], H10228 [11SE]
Special order: granted, H2948 [27MR], H3817 [24AP], H8980 [30JY], H9564 [31JY]
Tributes
Beattie, Mollie, E1290