KLECZKA, GERALD D. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7831 [24SE], H8021 [26SE]

Appointments

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Articles and editorials

One Woman's War, Mary Van de Kamp Nohl, Milwaukee (publication), E262-E266 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: 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), H1611 [16AP]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H629 [25FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H346 [5FE]

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

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3274 [3JN]

———use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671), H452 [11FE]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H3797 [12JN]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H5022 [9JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H9502 [23OC]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H629 [25FE]

Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H702 [27FE]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H670 [26FE]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H700 [27FE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1456 [14AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H4836 [26JN]

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

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3865 [17JN]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3213 [30MY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]

———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873), H6918 [4SE]

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]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2319), H6703 [31JY]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H9039 [22OC]

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]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H5778 [24JY]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2022), H5132 [10JY]

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), H6407 [30JY]

Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see H.R. 1549), H2350 [7MY]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H2351 [7MY]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8054 [26SE]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815), H3798 [12JN]

———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. 1749), H3203 [22MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H889 [11MR]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7199 [10SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H2091 [30AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5132 [10JY]

House Rules: allow each Member to designate one bill for committee vote (see H. Res. 27), H2875 [16MY]

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]

Immigration: provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H6918 [4SE]

———regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 2172), H7365 [16SE]

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), H2874 [16MY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H629 [25FE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6406 [30JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3274 [3JN]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H7119 [9SE]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H1909 [28AP]

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]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]

———improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H7528 [17SE]

———restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8054 [26SE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H1259 [20MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1261 [20MR]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H589 [13FE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1392 [9AP]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H725 [4MR]

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

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H3476 [4JN]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1261 [20MR]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H452 [11FE]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H4339 [24JN]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1542 [15AP]

Members of Congress: prohibit Federal funding of official travel after elections for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 2276), H8834 [9OC]

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

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H6407 [30JY]

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

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

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

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1446), H1891 [24AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H4086 [19JN]

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

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H5132 [10JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H5177 [11JY]

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

———require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H812 [10MR]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H9502 [23OC]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1367), H1704 [17AP]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (see H.R. 1508), H6798 [3SE]

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H3924 [18JN]

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), H6918 [4SE]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H3204 [22MY]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3660 [10JN]

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), H3798 [12JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1715 [21AP]

Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H3865 [17JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]

———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534), H890 [11MR]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H1018 [13MR]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H725 [4MR]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 1358), H2255 [6MY]

Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]

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]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1707 [17AP]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H590 [13FE]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H2157 [1MY]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H524 [12FE]

———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 531), H2254 [6MY]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443), H1890 [24AP]

———prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing an individual's Social Security number (see H.R. 2404), H7601 [18SE]

———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H3204 [22MY]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10421 [8NO]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H702 [27FE]

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

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H1262 [20MR]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H4913 [8JY]

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

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H10957 [13NO]

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

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1892 [24AP]

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

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H7008 [8SE]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H6707 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 1785), H3476 [4JN]

Armed Forces: treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 2550), H7910 [25SE]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1052), H1016 [13MR]

Firearms: exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-related possession prohibitions (see H.R. 2255), H5777 [24JY]

———permit gunsmiths to obtain Federal firearms licenses without having to comply with certain State and local laws (see H.R. 2342), H6704 [31JY]

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

Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 1605), H2679 [14MY]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H1338 [8AP]

———treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in certain hospitals (see H.R. 210), H146 [9JA]

Remarks

American Society of Clinical Pathology: anniversary, E105 [21JA]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H2734 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2734 [15MY]

Armed Forces: treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (H.R. 2550), E1856 [25SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4679, H4680, H4697 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6652 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4590, H4592 [25JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4245 [24JN], E1371 [8JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1945 [7OC]

College of American Pathologists (organization): anniversary, E105 [21JA]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 1052), E464 [13MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8021 [26SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1135 [19MR]

Firearms: exclude certain Federal entities from domestic violence-related possession prohibitions (H.R. 2255), E1517 [24JY]

———permit gunsmiths to obtain Federal firearms licenses without having to comply with certain State and local laws (H.R. 2342), E1607 [1AU]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H550 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H550 [13FE]

Gilmore, James: Council of South Side Advancement Associations Person of the Year award recipient, E250 [13FE]

Gorecki, Raymond (Tim): Council of South Side Advancement Associations Person of the Year award recipient, E254 [13FE]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 211), E56 [7JA]

Health care professionals: reform medical malpractice laws, H4590 [25JN]

INS: refund of fees to certain organizations contracted to assist in fingerprinting operation, H8021 [26SE]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (H.R. 1226), H1467 [15AP]

Kmiec, Marjan R.: Polish Legion of American Veterans Woodrow Wilson Post 11 Heritage Appreciation Award recipient, E2020 [21OC]

Medicare: medical savings accounts, H4592 [25JN]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of St. Francis Hospital, E530 [20MR]

Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (H.R. 1605), E926 [14MY]

Murry, Michael J.: South Side Business Club of Milwaukee Man of the Year honoree, E2017 [21OC]

National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, E1078 [3JN]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive, E721 [23AP]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (H.R. 968), H1298 [8AP]

Pienkos, Don: National Polish Alliance Milwaukee Society Outstanding American of Polish Descent award recipient, E1944 [7OC]

Poland: independence anniversary, E827 [5MY]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (H.R. 1813), H3583 [10JN], H3870 [18JN], E1126 [5JN], E1526 [25JY], E1550 [29JY]

Roundy's, Inc.: anniversary, E1642 [3SE]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H4697 [26JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 1241), E581 [8AP]

———rates, H6652 [31JY]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, H4679, H4680, H4697 [26JN]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, H6652 [31JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2684 [15MY]

Wedemeyer, Ted, Jr.: St. Joseph's Foundation, Inc., Pal Joey Award recipient, E674 [16AP]

Tributes

Blonski, Robert J., E1080 [3JN]

Mayer, David, E1390 [10JY]

Peterson, Bonnie S., E261 [13FE]

Potos, Andrew P., E252 [13FE]

Rodriguez, Bette Jane, E104 [21JA]