DELAHUNT, WILLIAM D. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Resurrecting the Heart and Soul of New Guinea, Don Costanzo, Nantucket (MA) Beacon, H440 [11FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H7199 [10SE]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H9039 [22OC]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H3660 [10JN]

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

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1658), H3660 [10JN]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H6707 [31JY]

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

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H700 [27FE]

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), H3865 [17JN]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H2156 [1MY]

Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H3274 [3JN]

———protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 1975), H6707 [31JY]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 2589), H8299 [1OC]

———strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 2265), H7365 [16SE]

Courts: establish or expand existing community prosecution programs (see H.R. 863), H1988 [29AP]

———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H1438 [10AP]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H1187 [19MR]

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

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5022 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H4836 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide financial assistance for the development of ferry operations (see H.R. 1630), H3797 [12JN]

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]

———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]

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]

———establish doctoral fellowships to increase the number of scientists and engineers trained in global energy and environmental challenges (see H.R. 2749), H9866 [31OC]

———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. 1404), H3568 [5JN]

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

Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1611 [16AP]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8633 [7OC]

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

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3477 [4JN]

———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]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H3274 [3JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]

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

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1612 [16AP]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H2157 [1MY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H670 [26FE]

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), H1340 [8AP]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H4913 [8JY]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H7730 [23SE]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H10956 [13NO]

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

———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), H1262 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H245 [21JA]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H9730 [29OC]

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

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

Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H7730 [23SE]

———immunization requirements for certain internationally adopted children (see H.R. 2464), H7262 [11SE]

———modify qualifications for countries to be in the visa waiver pilot program (see H.R. 1880), H6918 [4SE]

———treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly skilled workers (see H.R. 2285), H6026 [29JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7830 [24SE]

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

———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H1892 [24AP]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H2254 [6MY]

———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), H1707 [17AP]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H4913 [8JY]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H286 [4FE]

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]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H4087 [19JN]

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

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

Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259), H1391 [9AP]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H804 [6MR]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H589 [13FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H1542 [15AP]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H1259 [20MR]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2211), H10768 [12NO]

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), H7830 [24SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H3797 [12JN]

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 Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7730 [23SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H767 [5MR]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H1112 [18MR]

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

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 178), H589 [13FE]

———sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5178 [11JY]

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

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H889 [11MR]

———extend surcharges on patent fees (see H.R. 673), H709 [3MR]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H10421 [8NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2183, 2199; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H5485, H5486 [17JY], H8834 [9OC]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H8633 [7OC]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H1440 [10AP]

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]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H1261 [20MR]

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1289 [21MR]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1892 [24AP]

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), H1261 [20MR]

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1456 [14AP]

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

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1904), H3864 [17JN]

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

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H1340 [8AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1262 [20MR]

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

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H2680 [14MY]

———treatment of dependency exemptions for adoptions (see H.R. 1741), H3797 [12JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H804 [6MR]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H3070 [20MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]

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), H9502 [23OC]

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

———prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10767 [12NO]

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

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

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 483), H1715 [21AP]

———participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H6406 [30JY]

Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H6798 [3SE]

———extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2946), H10419 [8NO]

Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6917 [4SE]

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

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]

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

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cadigan, James L.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2494), H7600 [18SE]

Cape Cod National Seashore: provide for a land exchange and extend the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission (see H.R. 2411), H6962 [5SE]

Chalot, John A.: relief (see H.R. 2732), H9558 [24OC]

Immigration: waiver of vaccination requirements for certain adopted children (see H.R. 2430), H7008 [8SE]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for counseling or assisting an individual with the disposition of assets (see H.R. 2396), H6916 [4SE]

Moser, Roy D.: relief (see H.R. 2731), H9558 [24OC]

Descriptions

Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting Terrorism Act (H.R. 748), H4866 [8JY]

Letters

Prohibition on Financial Transactions With Countries Supporting Terrorism Act: Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H4866 [8JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1210 [20MR]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1658), H4860 [8JY]

Black History Month: observance, H429, H440 [11FE]

Children and youth: proclaim as greatest U.S. asset (H. Res. 154), H4872 [8JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4259 [24JN], E1350 [27JN]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), E391 [5MR]

Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (H.R. 924), H1052 [18MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8958 [22OC]

Crime: consumer fraud (H.R. 1847), H4869 [8JY]

———establish criminal penalties relative to financial transactions with terrorists (H.R. 748), H4865 [8JY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2339, H2340, H2342 [7MY], H2365 [8MY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2318, H2319 [7MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7867, H7895 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6946 [5SE]

Eastham, MA: tribute to Chatham High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E2138 [30OC]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding, H6946 [5SE]

Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (H.R. 1855), H5833 [28JY], H7895 [25SE]

Immigration: immunization requirements for certain internationally adopted children (H.R. 2464), H8870 [21OC]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), E1608 [1AU]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5206 [15JY]

Law enforcement: provide an exception to the prohibition on the advertising of certain electronic devices (H.R. 1840), H4868 [8JY]

LSC: funding, H7867 [25SE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1420), H7647 [23SE]

NOAA: non-point source pollution control programs funding, H7895 [25SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1546 [16AP], H1640 [17AP], H1720 [23AP]

———limit the defense to patent infringement based on prior domestic use, to the actual quantity, volume, and scope of the prior use, H1720 [23AP]

Provincetown, MA: tribute to Portuguese Festival, E1289 [21JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1488 [15AP]

Transportation: codify certain laws without substantive change (H.R. 1086), H4864 [8JY]

Votes: position on missed, H2313 [7MY]

White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to Raggeds Wilderness (H.R. 1019), H3233 [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5400 [16JY]

Tributes

Monteiro, Sheila, E532 [20MR]