WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

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

Articles and editorials

Camel Clubbing, Mark Naymik, Cleveland (OH) Free Times, E1559 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H1289 [21MR]

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), H242 [21JA]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]

Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H10421 [8NO]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H524 [12FE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H702 [27FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1989 [29AP]

Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H4086 [19JN]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1340 [8AP]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H10769 [12NO]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H1456 [14AP]

Children and youth: tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9615 [28OC]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H6919 [4SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5401 [16JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1989 [29AP]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H9865 [31OC]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5487 [17JY]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H7730 [23SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H3924 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H3203 [22MY]

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

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H8929 [21OC]

———osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704), H10956 [13NO]

———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), H3202 [22MY]

———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1988 [29AP]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H3169 [21MY]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H10172 [6NO]

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

———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]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H4646 [25JN]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7119 [9SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]

———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), H1707 [17AP]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H7199 [10SE]

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3569 [5JN]

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), H3661 [10JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H10957 [13NO]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9038 [22OC]

———improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H9559 [24OC]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2091 [30AP]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H3274 [3JN]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H5183 [14JY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H1392 [9AP]

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1349), H5183 [14JY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H5664 [23JY]

Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789), H9865 [31OC]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H9039 [22OC]

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

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H146 [9JA]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H1289 [21MR]

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

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5486 [17JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H524 [12FE]

———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, 1749), H670 [26FE], H3203 [22MY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H6962 [5SE]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5401 [16JY]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H1611 [16AP]

House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H1112 [18MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H8633 [7OC]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H9865 [31OC]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]

———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), H6918 [4SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]

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]

Iraq: resolution of the crisis relative to the destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 322), H10957 [13NO]

IRS: improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H7008 [8SE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 102), H10957 [13NO]

———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]

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

Libya: reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246), H8834 [9OC]

Line Item Veto Act: repeal (see H.R. 2650), H9502 [23OC]

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), H2089 [30AP]

———permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 1564), H2444 [8MY]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1795 [23AP]

———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), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H812 [10MR]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H2783 [15MY]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H669 [26FE]

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H153 [9JA]

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

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H2156 [1MY]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93), H3567 [5JN]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H1892 [24AP]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H1892 [24AP]

Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H524 [12FE]

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 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]

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

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H1018 [13MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H5177 [11JY]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]

Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99), H10171 [6NO]

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

———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H10956 [13NO]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H7263 [11SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 2183, 2199, 2777), H393 [6FE], H408 [10FE], H8438 [6OC], H9614 [28OC], H9800 [30OC]

———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 1025), H8727 [8OC]

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board (see H.R. 1553), H2444 [8MY]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2446 [8MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H2590 [13MY]

Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360), H950 [12MR], H1795 [23AP]

———make progress toward completion of high school or college a permissable work activity (see H.R. 1616), H5916 [28JY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]

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

SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 591), H346 [5FE]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5177 [11JY]

Taxation: allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H6798 [3SE]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see H.R. 779), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H143 [9JA]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 841), H668 [26FE]

Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5131 [10JY]

———prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose certain information (see H.R. 1244), H1338 [8AP]

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

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H347 [5FE]

U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H8929 [21OC]

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), H4647 [25JN]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1260 [20MR]

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

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3476 [4JN]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8265 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H2784 [15MY]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1209, 1404), H1260 [20MR], H1706 [17AP]

Health: protect the public from hazards caused by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 1771), H3273 [3JN]

Safe Drinking Water Act: State discretion to fund source water assessments with capitalization grants (see H.R. 2032), H4338 [24JN]

Tobacco Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 1881), H3796 [12JN]

Tobacco products: application of fines to decrease usage by minors (see H.R. 1772), H3273 [3JN]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4579 [25JN]

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

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5034 [10JY]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9619 [29OC]

Childhood Cancer Awareness Day: observance, E276 [13FE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H1376, H1378 [9AP], H4093, H4100 [20JN]

———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4093, H4100 [20JN]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), H1275 [21MR]

———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 101), H1234, H1236 [20MR]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7220, H7221 [11SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7220, H7221 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5332, H5333, H5334, H5339, H5368 [16JY]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (H.R. 1727), E1093 [3JN]

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 (H.R. 1636), E948 [16MY]

———national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 1209), E558 [21MR]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H5332, H5333, H5334 [16JY]

———transfer funds from Environmental Programs and Management Fund to Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, H5339 [16JY]

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8477 [7OC]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), E2141 [30OC]

GAO: funding, H5985 [29JY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (H. Con. Res. 102), H4147, H4148, H4149 [23JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5985 [29JY]

Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments, H4579 [25JN]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, H5034 [10JY]

National Association of Retired Federal Employees: anniversary of Los Angeles, CA, Chapter No. 3, E1259 [19JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (H.R. 2610), H8881 [21OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1376, H1378 [9AP]

Prescription Drug User Fee Act: reauthorize, H8477 [7OC]

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board (H.R. 1553), H4149 [23JN]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.: cigarette marketing campaign aimed at youth and young adults, E1559 [30JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: State discretion to fund source water assessments with capitalization grants (H.R. 2032), E1309 [24JN]

Superfund Program: funding, H5368 [16JY]

Tobacco products: settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H3892 [18JN]

Warschaw, Carmen: Cedars Sinai Medical Center Heart of Gold Honoree award recipient, E2047 [22OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3922 [18JN]

Tributes

Alexander, Allan, E397 [6MR]

Behar, Isaac, E855 [6MY]

Berchin, Eugene C. and Marjorie H., E1374 [8JY]

Bilger, Arthur H., E111 [21JA]

Braude, Marvin, E368 [4MR]

Cooperman, Roz and Barney, E1167 [10JN]

Crookston Bill, E858 [7MY]

Fisher, Betty and Larry, E388 [5MR]

Goldman, Sooky, E1925 [2OC]

Harper, Aileen, E1956 [7OC]

Kessler, David, E402 [6MR]

Lawrence, David M., E312 [25FE]

Levin, Sylvia, E2256 [8NO]

Morris, Marjorie, E1499 [23JY]