BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1316, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, H7742 [17JY]
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4305 [1MY]
Articles and editorials
Alien Smugglers Are Packing Cars for Perilous Trek, Dies in Mountains, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406
Border Crosser, Told To Pack No Provisions, Dies in Mountains, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406
Border Fugitive Plunges to Death, Stacy Finz, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406
Fall Kills Border Agent in Foot Chase, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E405
Immigrant-Document Counterfeiting Plant Raided; 12 Arrested, Leonel Sanchez, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E405
Scientist Hailed for Saving Dolphins, Steve LaRue, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, H9438
31 Immigrants Caught in Stolen Vehicle, Maria C. Hunt, San Diego (CA) Union Tribune, E406
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H5569 [23MY]
California: conveyance of certain property (see H.R. 3083), H2315 [14MR]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 3784), H7473 [11JY]
Custom Service: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to U.S. emission standards (see H.R. 3961), H9922 [2AU]
Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 4019), H10040 [4SE]
Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H3230 [29MR]
———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H3230 [29MR]
———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H3229 [29MR]
Housing: regulation of residential care facilities (see H.R. 2927), H1223 [1FE]
States: reimburse for costs of educating certain illegal alien students (see H.R. 4062), H10385 [12SE]
Tariff: HIV protease inhibitor chemicals (see H.R. 3977), H9922 [2AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H1507 [28FE]
———prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1325 [27FE]
Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]
———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H1715 [5MR]
Budget: reform process (see H.R. 4285), H12173 [28SE]
California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]
Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H5753 [30MY]
China, Republic of: 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), H2316 [14MR]
Coastal zones: clarify Corps of Engineers responsibilities to promote and carry out shore protection projects (see H.R. 3551), H7475 [11JY]
Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 4299), H12174 [28SE]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 159), H2951 [27MR]
Crime: penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H6914 [26JN]
———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H8557 [25JY]
———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]
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), H8030 [18JY]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6005 [6JN]
Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H10040 [4SE]
———therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H2950 [27MR]
Education: provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see H.R. 3269), H3649 [18AP]
Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 4031), H11230 [25SE]
FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H3229 [29MR]
———facilitate the development and approval process for medical devices (see H.R. 3201), H3229 [29MR]
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), H7106 [27JN]
Food: increase access to nutritional information and increase availability of safe food products (see H.R. 3200), H3229 [29MR]
Foreign trade: substitute the term ``standard trade relations'' in lieu of ``nondiscriminatory treatment'' and ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 3622), H6285 [12JN]
Health: administration of drugs and devices to terminally ill patients (see H.R. 3149), H2664 [21MR]
———application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H6915 [26JN]
———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H1716 [5MR]
———liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 3468), H5287 [16MY]
Health care professionals: exempt from liability for negligence relative to services performed for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2938), H3171 [28MR]
———exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386), H2713 [22MR]
———facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H1224 [1FE]
Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H1716 [5MR]
Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 3337), H6691 [20JN]
———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H2950 [27MR]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H7260 [10JY]
Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H4110 [25AP]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H8556 [25JY]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]
National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H774 [23JA]
New Jersey: terminate ocean dumping at certain sites (see H.R. 4034), H10430 [16SE]
Oceans: establish a national oceanographic partnership program (see H.R. 3303), H5501 [22MY]
Roads and highways: modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H6765 [25JN]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3604), H6117 [10JN]
Social Security: investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from public debt limit (see H.R. 3636), H11527 [27SE]
———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), H2713 [22MR]
———submit Board of Trustees report to Congress on Federal hospital insurance trust fund (see H. Con. Res. 169), H5380 [21MY]
SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1636 [29FE]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H3231 [29MR]
———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2713), H1139 [31JA]
———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H5052 [14MY]
———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6532 [19JN]
Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]
Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 3527), H5569 [23MY]
———increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 4288), H12173 [28SE]
Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H11230 [25SE]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1775 [6MR]
Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351), H6509 [18JN]
World War II: tribute to Filipino veterans (see H. Con. Res. 191), H6691 [20JN]
Letters
Bottled drinking water standards: Sylvia E. Swanson, International Bottled Water Association, H9869, H9876
Radon levels in drinking water: Daniel J. Avera, San Diego, CA, County, Dept. of Environmental Health, H6756 [25JN]
———David Reynolds, Alliance for Radon Reduction, H6756 [25JN]
———Diane E. Tefft, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]
———Ruth E. McBurney, Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., H6757 [25JN]
Remarks by, on
California: Natural Communities Conservation Planning Program funding, H6548
Centers for Disease Control: guidelines for voluntary HIV counseling and testing of pregnant women, H4360 [1MY]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 3784), E1269
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (S. 641), conference report, H4360 [1MY]
Congress: accomplishments of the 104th Congress, H11377 [26SE]
———comparison of the 103d and 104th Congresses, H2942 [27MR]
———constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3286 [15AP]
Corps of Engineers: Tijuana River Basin, CA, study funding, H8371 [24JY]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3201
———product liability reform relative to the raw materials used to make certain medical devices, H3201
Crime: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating aliens, H30 [3JA]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6548
Dept. of Transportation: loan guarantees for international railroad projects, H7090 [27JN]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3675), H7090 [27JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H30 [3JA]
Education: deny public education to illegal aliens, H2490, H2492 [20MR]
Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5527 [23MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8371 [24JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9747, H9760 [1AU]
———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9760 [1AU]
Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3205), E686
———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3204), E686
———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (H.R. 3203), E686
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H30 [3JA]
Government regulations: effect on citizens, H3727, H3728 [23AP]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2545 [20MR]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H11542 [27SE]
House Rules: authority of the Speaker to declare recess (H. Res. 330), H221 [5JA]
Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11101, H11102 [25SE]
———access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), consideration (H. Res. 530), H11093 [25SE]
———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, H11593, H11594, H11595 [27SE]
———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2392, H2393, H2394, H2446, H2451 [19MR], H2478, H2486, H2490, H2492, H2500, H2512 [20MR], H2594 [21MR], E404
———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11086, H11089 [25SE]
———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 528), H11078 [25SE]
———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2512 [20MR]
———installation of physical barriers at all areas of high incidence of illegal entry into the U.S., H2451 [19MR]
———limits on admission of legal immigrants, H2594 [21MR]
———prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens, H11542 [27SE]
———reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security, E67
———treatment of criminal aliens by State and local law enforcement officials, H2478 [20MR]
INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2500 [20MR]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), H9437
Minimum wage: level, H5527 [23MY]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of children born in U.S. to parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens, H2486 [20MR]
———reform, H9464, H9465 [31JY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H11377 [26SE]
Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (H.R. 3604), H6755 [25JN]
———amend (S. 1316), conference report, H9868, H9875
Taxation: reform, H2942 [27MR]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund funding, H6589 [19JN]
Votes: correction, H6857
Water: modify bottled drinking water standards, H6755 [25JN], H9868, H9875
———radon levels in drinking water, H6755 [25JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2948 [27MR]
Reports
Grand Jury Investigation of San Diego's San Ysidro School District, H9760-H9762 [1AU]