TIERNEY, JOHN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H7911 [25SE]

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

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H1187 [19MR]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H950 [12MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H6962 [5SE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H8633 [7OC]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H8054 [26SE]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H2445 [8MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8299 [1OC]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H2351 [7MY]

Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]

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]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H3070 [20MY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5132 [10JY]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H6706 [31JY]

Dept. of Education: provide links to databases of information concerning scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440), H5664 [23JY]

———study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1112 [18MR]

———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), H1795 [23AP]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H1340 [8AP]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H1706 [17AP]

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

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]

———improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2228), H7911 [25SE]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1909 [28AP]

Elections: limit campaign expenditures (see H.J. Res. 47), H1340 [8AP]

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), H2254 [6MY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1892 [24AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1823), H8633 [7OC]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H3201 [22MY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1040 [17MR]

———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H3796 [12JN]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2874 [16MY]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H949 [12MR]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H1112 [18MR]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H286 [4FE]

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10768 [12NO]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]

Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (see H.R. 1855), H4913 [8JY]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H768 [5MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 820, 1749), H890 [11MR], H3203 [22MY]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H2785 [15MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H286 [4FE]

———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: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5778 [24JY]

House Rules: allow proxy voting in committees in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 186), H5296 [15JY]

———permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H1988 [29AP]

Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10957 [13NO]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H2157 [1MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H725 [4MR]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6962 [5SE]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H3567 [5JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H286 [4FE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1262 [20MR]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3660 [10JN]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H5297 [15JY]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H2254 [6MY]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1288 [21MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H2254 [6MY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H804 [6MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3797 [12JN]

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]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8055 [26SE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6716 [1AU]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H1440 [10AP]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1289 [21MR]

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

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H2091 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416), H2680 [14MY]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H2351 [7MY]

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

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H6918 [4SE]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]

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), H2351 [7MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1339 [8AP]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H725 [4MR]

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1110), H1111 [18MR]

Taxation: allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H8265 [30SE]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H890 [11MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H7528 [17SE]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H702 [27FE]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4133 [20JN]

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H2351 [7MY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H2254 [6MY]

———treatment of damage awards for emotional distress (see H.R. 2802), H10421 [8NO]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H286 [4FE]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

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]

Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5487 [17JY]

———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H2157 [1MY]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387, 2390), H6797 [3SE], H6919 [4SE], H7601 [18SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1706 [17AP]

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

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H10769 [12NO]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H5177 [11JY]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H702 [27FE]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H8054 [26SE]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H3213 [30MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Nahant, MA: convey Coast Guard Recreation Facility property (see H.R. 1992), H4086 [19JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2199), H5486 [17JY]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7862 [25SE]

House of Representatives: adjournment, H7754 [24SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7121 [10SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5556, H5557 [22JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 202), H6316 [30JY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H1376, H1383 [9AP], H4097 [20JN]

———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4097 [20JN]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5999, H6000, H6001 [29JY]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 101), H1237 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 228), H7311 [16SE]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7389 [17SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8273 [1OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), E1878 [26SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7894 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6883 [4SE], H6933, H6935 [5SE], H7134, H7154 [10SE], H7389 [17SE]

Education: high-risk youth programs funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7134 [10SE]

———national policy to improve system, H6883 [4SE], H7154 [10SE], H7489, H7490, H7491 [17SE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2804, H2809 [16MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1128 [19MR]

Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (H.R. 1855), H5833 [28JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6397 [30JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6933, H6935 [5SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4975 [9JY]

———require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H4975 [9JY]

Journal: question of approval, H7127 [10SE]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, E1878 [26SE]

NOAA: non-point source pollution control programs funding, H7894 [25SE]

Paraguay: continuation of adoption cases filed by U.S. citizens prior to moratorium on international adoptions, H6397 [30JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8273 [1OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1376, H1379, H1383 [9AP], H6805 [4SE], H7124 [10SE], H7311 [16SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H7189, H7190 [10SE], H8117 [29SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2199), H7483 [17SE], H8027 [26SE]

Taxation: promote construction and rehabilitation of public schools by increasing the volume cap on certain bonds, H9071 [23OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9071 [23OC]

WIC: funding, H5556, H5557 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7526 [17SE], H8052 [26SE]