PAPPAS, MICHAEL (a Representative from New Jersey)

Articles and editorials

Free Speech Under Fire—Turkey Leads the World in Jailing Journalists, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, H5459 [17JY]

Turkey, Jailer of Journalists, New York (NY) Times, H5459 [17JY]

Turkey's Press—Turkey's Kurds, Washington (DC) Post, H5460 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2680 [14MY]

Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H2351 [7MY]

———anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2351 [7MY]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10956 [13NO]

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]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H3170 [21MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2784 [15MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]

CERCLA: restrict liability of local educational agencies (see H.R. 1158), H6798 [3SE]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H392 [6FE]

Computers: prohibit Internet service providers from providing accounts to sexually violent predators (see H.R. 2791), H10421 [8NO]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1440 [10AP]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H348 [5FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6918 [4SE]

Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5020 [9JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10171 [6NO]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H2445 [8MY]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H286 [4FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H1612 [16AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H1258 [20MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1262 [20MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H2255 [6MY]

Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 1080), H1795 [23AP]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

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

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

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H9615 [28OC]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H285 [4FE]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H9614 [28OC]

Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 1962), H6798 [3SE]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H5778 [24JY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131), H245 [21JA]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H1339 [8AP]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H2254 [6MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

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

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H804 [6MR]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8438 [6OC]

———expand research relative to environmental and genetic susceptibilities for breast cancer (see H.R. 1413), H1793 [23AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1340 [8AP]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see H.R. 2021), H8054 [26SE]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2785 [15MY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

IRS: restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H10768 [12NO]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve at Mullica River-Great Bay: designate (see H.R. 2630), H10768 [12NO]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5491 [21JY]

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

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

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H1340 [8AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1391 [9AP]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H3169 [21MY]

———remove certain limitations on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668), H8833 [9OC]

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

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8300 [1OC]

Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), H9730 [29OC]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]

OPM: submit proposed legislation under which group universal life insurance and group variable universal life insurance would be available (see H.R. 2675), H8927 [21OC]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Real estate: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 637), H10956 [13NO]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H2590 [13MY]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H10768 [12NO]

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

———protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8929 [21OC]

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), H6407 [30JY]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5022 [9JY]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1391 [9AP]

———child tax credit (see H.R. 1327), H1893 [24AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H1258 [20MR]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H5826 [25JY]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H768 [5MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H1892 [24AP]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H1340 [8AP]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H453 [11FE]

———rates (see H. Res. 109), H1543 [15AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743), H3202 [22MY]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026), H888 [11MR]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1893 [24AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6715 [1AU]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693), H2156 [1MY]

Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H8439 [6OC]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9729 [29OC]

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H155 [9JA]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H1392 [9AP]

Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H10172 [6NO]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 2670), H9730 [29OC]

World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H10769 [12NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 78), H669 [26FE]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H8833 [9OC]

Taxation: deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H767 [5MR]

———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (see H.R. 245), H147 [9JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H411 [11FE]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4059 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1191, H1216 [20MR]

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), H3822, H3825 [17JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2343, H2345, H2346, H2347 [7MY]

———balance, H859, H860, H861, H862 [11MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4618, H4619 [25JN], H5134 [11JY], H5582 [23JY], H5670 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6649 [31JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (H. Con. Res. 134), H7302 [16SE]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H4078 [19JN]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 78), H642 [26FE]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary, H7507, H7508 [17SE]

Court Street School Education Community Center, Inc.: tribute, E1852 [25SE]

Cranbury, NJ: anniversary, H642 [26FE]

———anniversary of Cranbury Lions Club, E693 [17AP]

Crime: national and local policies to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse, H1781, H1782 [23AP]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2384 [8MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H4844 [8JY], H5459 [17JY]

———Turkish occupation (H. Con. Res. 81), H5510 [22JY]

———U.S. policy, H5459 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4059 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9605 [28OC]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7613 [23SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3489 [5JN]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8689 [8OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5634 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7737 [24SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H8995, H8997, H8998, H8999, H9000, H9002 [22OC]

———national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (H. Res. 267), H8997 [22OC]

Drunken driving: statistics relative to alcohol-related deaths on U.S. highways, H2576 [13MY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal, H8845 [21OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, H7737 [24SE]

———notification of enrollment of juvenile sex offenders in elementary or secondary schools, H2384 [8MY]

Families and domestic relations: impact on national agenda, H1169 [19MR]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1363 [9AP]

Flemington, NJ: open house in 12th Congressional District office, H2796 [16MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3489 [5JN], H6841 [4SE], H8509 [7OC], H8689 [8OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6395, H6397 [30JY], H6841 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8509 [7OC]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), H997 [13MR]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1083 [18MR]

Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey (organization): anniversary, H7182 [10SE]

Holmdel, NJ: tribute to Township of Marlboro Mayor's Charity Ball, E1140 [5JN]

Hopewell Borough, NJ: tribute for fiscal management, E2060 [23OC]

IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), H10772 [13NO]

Journal: question of approval, H4091 [20JN], H8741 [9OC]

Lawrence Township, NJ: anniversary, E2083 [24OC]

Middletown Township, NJ: Belford Ferry project funding, H5634 [23JY]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: observance, H2176 [6MY]

New Jersey: anniversary of Lambertville-New Hope Rotary Club, E1210 [12JN]

———observance of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Day, H3639 [10JN]

———tribute to counties ranked by Money (publication) on list of best places to live in America, H3667 [11JN]

———tribute to Women's Army Corps, E2077 [24OC]

Oxi Day: observance, H9724, H9726 [29OC]

Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid, H6395 [30JY]

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

Public welfare programs: reform, H883, H885 [11MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6769, H6771 [3SE]

Russia: restrictions on religious organizations, H5189 [15JY]

Small business: tax and regulatory treatment, H3437 [4JN]

Small Business Week: observance, H3437 [4JN]

Social Security: payroll taxes, H5305 [16JY]

Somerset County, NJ: use of community administered welfare programs as an alternative to Federal programs, H883 [11MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1527 [15AP]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (H.R. 1145), H3253, H3254, H3255, H3256 [3JN], H4077 [19JN]

———deductions for business use of the home, H1527, H1528 [15AP]

———deductions for business use of the home (H.R. 955), H781 [6MR], H1169 [19MR]

———rates, H2336 [7MY], H4074, H4075 [19JN], H4618, H4619 [25JN], H5134 [11JY], H5194 [15JY], H5582 [23JY], H5670 [24JY], H6649 [31JY]

———rates (H. Res. 109), H1470, H1527, H1528, H1529 [15AP]

———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and special estate tax valuation for certain farm property, H1527 [15AP]

———treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and special estate tax valuation for certain farm property (H.R. 245), H412 [11FE], H781 [6MR]

———treatment of small businesses, H4090 [20JN]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (H.R. 849), H4848 [8JY]

Union Township, NJ: tribute to volunteer workers, E2070 [23OC]

Wellnitz, Rudolph B.: Middlesex County Fair Association Farmer of the Year award recipient, E2084 [24OC]

West Windsor, NJ: anniversary, H1308 [8AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H404 [10FE], H624 [25FE], H764 [5MR], H1332 [8AP], H2348 [7MY], H2782 [15MY], H3269 [3JN], H3656 [10JN], H4083 [19JN], H4644 [25JN], H7116 [9SE], H9557 [24OC]

Tributes

Brogan, Kate, E2049 [22OC]

Cherry, Theodore W., E1922 [2OC]

Clayton, Jane, H513 [12FE]

Eisenberg, Lewis and Judy, E2378 [13NO]

Emerson, Representative, H7324 [16SE]

Ewing, John, E2296 [10NO]

Holmgren, Frank, E1854 [25SE]

Holsten, Fred, E2045 [22OC]

Hughes, Edward T., H4612 [25JN]

Kartikis, George, E2086 [24OC]

McAfee, Walter S., E2055 [23OC]

McCarthy, Eileen M., E2066 [23OC]

Nelson, Marcia, E1201 [12JN]

Palaia, Joseph A., E2058 [23OC]

Sanders, Erin, H2176 [6MY]

Spitzer, Lyman, E675 [16AP]

Vecchio, Michael, E2073 [24OC]

Voorhees, Ruth, E2068 [23OC]