KLINK, RON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5403 [16JY], H5533 [22JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2004 [29AP], H2157 [1MY], H2188 [6MY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act, H8978 [22OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H5021 [9JY]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H8320 [2OC]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H3476 [4JN]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H3568 [5JN]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H4339 [24JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 120, 134), H6406 [30JY], H6707 [31JY]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]

Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H1018 [13MR]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1340 [8AP]

Crime: provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3924 [18JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7118 [9SE]

Dept. of Energy: consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806), H3567 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H3070 [20MY]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873), H700 [27FE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6707 [31JY]

Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H2590 [13MY]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H890 [11MR]

———limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H8633 [7OC]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2091 [30AP]

FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324), H1541 [15AP]

———preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2253 [6MY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2351 [7MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H5916 [28JY]

Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H949 [12MR]

Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H6919 [4SE]

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624), H2783 [15MY]

H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714), H1262 [20MR]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H7365 [16SE]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H3720 [11JN]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H244 [21JA]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1611 [16AP]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H3477 [4JN]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H2168 [5MY]

Line Item Veto Act: repeal (see H.R. 2650), H10956 [13NO]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H3204 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1706 [17AP]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H3203 [22MY]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H2156 [1MY]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H2785 [15MY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H805 [6MR]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

———assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 78), H2874 [16MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]

Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1320), H4339 [24JN]

Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2564), H8054 [26SE]

Political campaigns: impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 423), H153 [9JA]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8834 [9OC]

Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 481), H702 [27FE]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H888 [11MR]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1261 [20MR]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7263 [11SE]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H9615 [28OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see H.R. 141), H286 [4FE]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H3274 [3JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H804 [6MR]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1988 [29AP]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H949 [12MR]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H5487 [17JY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 921), H2680 [14MY]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H2785 [15MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H1112 [18MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H669 [26FE]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H2882 [19MY]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1186 [19MR]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H5401 [16JY]

Telecommunications: Government treatment of universal service support payments (see H. Res. 200), H6707 [31JY]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 910), H724 [4MR]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H8834 [9OC]

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H155 [9JA]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H4647 [25JN]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H6962 [5SE]

World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H6919 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HUD: notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 212), H146 [9JA]

Education: prohibit the use of stale cohort default data in the termination of student assistance eligibility (see H.R. 3061), H10954 [13NO]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H4086 [19JN]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H5131 [10JY]

Insurance: require the provision of information sufficient for homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062), H10954 [13NO]

Taxation: treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H146 [9JA]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 17), H156 [9JA]

Remarks

Aliquippa, PA: tribute to Aliquippa High School boys' basketball team, E606 [9AP]

Center Township, PA: tribute to Todd Lane Elementary School for participation in Salvation Army Give-A-Christmas campaign, E73 [9JA]

Community College of Beaver County: tribute to men's basketball team, E610 [9AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5331 [16JY]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (H.R. 2535), H8848 [21OC]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5534 [22JY]

Ellwood City, PA: tribute to Volunteer and Auxiliary Fire Dept., E1038 [22MY]

Employment: treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protection, H3869 [18JN]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H3559, H3561 [5JN], H3916-H3921 [18JN], H5331 [16JY]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (H.R. 1984), H4213 [23JN], H4637, H4639, H4640, H4641, H4642, H4643 [25JN], H5006 [9JY]

Frangos, Nikolaos: Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year Award recipient, E1884 [29SE]

Greek Americans: tribute, E1297 [23JN]

Hopewell, PA: anniversary of VFW Post 8805, E78 [9JA]

Hosanna Industries, Inc.: tribute, E323 [26FE]

House Rules: repeal exception to the requirement that public committee proceedings be open to all media (H. Res. 301), H10629 [12NO]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), E863 [7MY]

India: independence anniversary, E1716 [10SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3132 [21MY]

Irwin Bank & Trust Co.: anniversary, E1374 [8JY]

Lawrence County, PA: tribute to Lawrence County Cancer Society, E1372 [8JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H479 [12FE]

Murrysville, PA: tribute to Murrysville Christ's Lutheran Church for humanitarian efforts, E1434 [16JY]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H1177, H1178 [19MR]

Pennsylvania: tribute to ``Triumph & Tragedy in History'' essay participants, E1223 [17JN]

Pennsylvania School Counselors' Association: Counselor of the Year award recipients, E632 [10AP]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Pine-Richland Middle School on receipt of USA Weekend Magazine Make a Difference Day award, E793 [30AP]

States: require vocational education reports, H5534 [22JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1497 [15AP]

Vandergrift, PA: anniversary of George G. McMurtry Vandergrift Volunteer Fire Dept., E704 [17AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4219 [23JN], H7526 [17SE]

Tributes

Burns, William M., H7481 [17SE]

Frederick, Paul K., E1038 [22MY]

Keighly, William S., E2139 [30OC]

Marshall, Dickson, E1131 [5JN]

Martier, Josephine, E2363 [13NO]

Martino, David E., E1038 [22MY]

Nolan, Francine, E1436 [16JY]