HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), H9730 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H3476 [4JN]

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H8727 [8OC]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H7600 [18SE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H1611 [16AP]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H7830 [24SE]

Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H5569 [22JY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1892 [24AP]

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400), H1706 [17AP]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6799 [3SE]

Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H5917 [28JY]

———provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H3202 [22MY]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H5664 [23JY]

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

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H4913 [8JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6026 [29JY]

Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H10956 [13NO]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H3070 [20MY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]

Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]

———establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H6716 [1AU]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H10956 [13NO]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H2351 [7MY]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H1612 [16AP]

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]

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

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

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572), H3569 [5JN]

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

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H9800 [30OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H10956 [13NO]

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

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H3070 [20MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9801 [30OC]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H2091 [30AP]

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

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

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H8320 [2OC]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H2445 [8MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H3660 [10JN]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H9502 [23OC]

House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H6919 [4SE]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H7281 [15SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H5297 [15JY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

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

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H5297 [15JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H2254 [6MY]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8633 [7OC]

———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9801 [30OC]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H10957 [13NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H10956 [13NO]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9865 [31OC]

Local government: provide for greater local input in transportation planning (see H.R. 1799), H7199 [10SE]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1456 [14AP]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H804 [6MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3070 [20MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H3797 [12JN]

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

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H7200 [10SE]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1456 [14AP]

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

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3578 [7JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2183), H5485 [17JY]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H3170 [21MY]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H8929 [21OC]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 1359), H1703 [17AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H10956 [13NO]

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

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H5826 [25JY]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H5401 [16JY]

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), H6707 [31JY]

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), H4086 [19JN]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H2445 [8MY]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 2695), H10956 [13NO]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H2351 [7MY]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H5778 [24JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H5570 [22JY]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H5022 [9JY]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H9730 [29OC]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H3797 [12JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H2590 [13MY]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026), H4338 [24JN]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]

———treatment of dependency exemptions for adoptions (see H.R. 1741), H5826 [25JY]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H3797 [12JN]

———treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see H.R. 3029), H10767 [12NO]

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]

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: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H2351 [7MY]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H10957 [13NO]

U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H10957 [13NO]

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

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H10956 [13NO]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4913 [8JY]

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), H6798 [3SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (see H. Res. 295), H9777 [30OC]

Taxation: treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H2589 [13MY]

Proposals

Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9813 [31OC]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5500 [22JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), E1360 [27JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3003 [20MY]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9620 [29OC]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H677 [27FE], H1005, H1006, H1007, H1008 [13MR]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9813 [31OC]

———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. Res. 295), H9583 [28OC], H9777 [30OC]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2367 [8MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1344 [9AP]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7229 [11SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3625 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5112 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7888 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7083 [9SE], H7229 [11SE]

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5419 [17JY]

Foreign aid: requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3625 [10JN]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5112 [10JY]

Housing: allow public housing agencies to comply with family self-sufficiency agreement requirements, H2207 [6MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2207 [6MY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3882 [18JN]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H7888 [25SE]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H1811 [24AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H6723 [3SE], H7125 [10SE], H8169 [30SE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H7190, H7191 [10SE]

State Student Incentive Grant Program: funding, H7083 [9SE]

Taxation: capital gains rates relative to investments in certain small businesses (H.R. 2252), E1518 [24JY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (H.R. 1583), E913 [14MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H528 [13FE]

Votes: correction, H2259 [7MY]

———position on missed, H2382 [8MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 295, Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9583 [28OC]

Tributes

Capps, Walter H., H9785, H9792 [30OC]

Heaston, Liz, H9044 [23OC]

Pascrell, William, Sr., H7018 [9SE]