BALDACCI, JOHN ELIAS (a Representative from Maine)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H1187 [19MR]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H152 [9JA]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]

Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H767 [5MR]

Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H1112 [18MR]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 2408), H8929 [21OC]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H3720 [11JN]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H889 [11MR]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H2254 [6MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6026 [29JY]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H1440 [10AP]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H245 [21JA]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 2366), H6705 [31JY]

———establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7528 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1339 [8AP]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H629 [25FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1794 [23AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H7910 [25SE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H3924 [18JN]

Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H8300 [1OC]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 2651), H8832 [9OC]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]

EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H6707 [31JY]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8300 [1OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1340 [8AP]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H9502 [23OC]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H525 [12FE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1441 [10AP]

Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (see H.R. 1855), H3659 [10JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

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), H6798 [3SE]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H950 [12MR]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]

———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H7528 [17SE]

———combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (see H.R. 2584), H8264 [30SE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H4913 [8JY]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 2006), H5570 [22JY]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H7600 [18SE]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069), H2680 [14MY]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 820), H3169 [21MY]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H7600 [18SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H2091 [30AP]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7365 [16SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H2157 [1MY]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H6026 [29JY]

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

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H7831 [24SE]

———immunization requirements for certain internationally adopted children (see H.R. 2464), H8265 [30SE]

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

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H1988 [29AP]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H2785 [15MY]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2590 [13MY]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8633 [7OC]

IRS: restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9559 [24OC]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H6798 [3SE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H9039 [22OC]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2020), H6798 [3SE]

———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H5401 [16JY]

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H2255 [6MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H2680 [14MY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H767 [5MR]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3203 [22MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1706, H1707 [17AP]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H2254 [6MY]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1100), H1111 [18MR]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H8265 [30SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1392 [9AP]

———parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1261 [20MR]

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352), H2680 [14MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H2155 [1MY]

National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843), H3798 [12JN]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H802 [6MR]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4087 [19JN]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H285 [4FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H8834 [9OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H9039 [22OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H1893 [24AP]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2680 [14MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H768 [5MR]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H3170 [21MY]

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), H1989 [29AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7730 [23SE]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H2785 [15MY]

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

SBA: reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 1495), H2090 [30AP]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1018 [13MR]

Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H3567 [5JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H3568 [5JN]

States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H1542 [15AP]

———transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H589 [13FE]

Taxation: allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H7730 [23SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see H.R. 1800), H3566 [5JN]

———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H1456 [14AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1795 [23AP]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H157 [9JA]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8834 [9OC]

Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H348 [5FE]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H392 [6FE]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H1612 [16AP]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6919 [4SE]

———treatment of taxes relative to payments made pursuant to tobacco industry settlement legislation (see H.R. 2385), H7200 [10SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1261 [20MR]

Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H2157 [1MY]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H724 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bangor, ME: conveyance of unused military family housing (see H.R. 658), H407 [10FE]

Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 160), H8054 [26SE]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 657), H407 [10FE]

SBA: make Microloan Program permanent (see H.R. 2235), H5777 [24JY]

Smith, Samantha: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 204), H6406 [30JY]

Letters

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act: Angus King, Governor of Maine, H8520 [7OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3281 [4JN]

Bangor, ME: tribute to Penobscot Job Corps Center, E83 [9JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1914 [29AP]

———balance, H1914 [29AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4659 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6642 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6328 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2990 [20MY]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H915 [12MR]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (H. Res. 176), H4659 [26JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5159 [11JY]

Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (H.R. 1855), H5834 [28JY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (H. Res. 46), H554 [13FE]

Job Corps Week: observance, E83 [9JA]

Limestone, ME: tribute to Loring Job Corps Center, E83 [9JA]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5159 [11JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H10775 [13NO]

SBA: make Microloan Program permanent (H.R. 2235), E1506 [24JY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8519, H8530, H8531 [7OC]

———consent (H.R. 629), consideration (H. Res. 258), H8513 [7OC]

———ensure radioactive waste is brought only from Maine or Vermont, H8530, H8531 [7OC]

WIC: funding, H2597 [14MY]