MATSUI, ROBERT T. (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. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act, H5048 [10JY]

Official Advisors for International Conference Meetings and Negotiation Sessions on Trade Agreements, H395 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H2445 [8MY]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H5021 [9JY]

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

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H1262 [20MR]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H9614 [28OC]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9502 [23OC]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1542 [15AP]

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576), H2445 [8MY]

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

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3274 [3JN]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1989 [29AP]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H1703 [17AP]

China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

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), H1392 [9AP]

———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H4136 [21JN]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H8265 [30SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H8834 [9OC]

Courts: conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H1112 [18MR]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H522 [12FE]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H6706 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1339 [8AP]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction and increased pay and improved health care for members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2858), H10171 [6NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191), H10420 [8NO]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H453 [11FE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H7600 [18SE]

———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), H1989 [29AP]

———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]

Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H3070 [20MY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H6707 [31JY]

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]

Employment: 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), H1989 [29AP]

European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (see H. Res. 191), H5491 [21JY]

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), H525 [12FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H10172 [6NO]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1259 [20MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H8161 [29SE]

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), H1289 [21MR]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H5177 [11JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1909 [28AP]

Foreign trade: extend Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 1660), H2882 [19MY]

———substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2022), H4338 [24JN]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H2590 [13MY]

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

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H629 [25FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 820), H1707 [17AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8633 [7OC]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H5916 [28JY]

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

Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2488 [12MY]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H9865 [31OC]

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750), H709 [3MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]

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

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H812 [10MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1340 [8AP]

———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]

———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]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1441 [10AP]

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

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

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

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H8161 [29SE]

Laos: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2132), H5131 [10JY]

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

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]

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]

———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 dental services (see H.R. 1288), H2590 [13MY]

———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), H3720 [11JN]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H245 [21JA]

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

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

———payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 2701), H10768 [12NO]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H285 [4FE]

———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), H7911 [25SE]

Mongolia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 36, 2133), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA], H5131 [10JY]

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

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H4222 [23JN]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H1440 [10AP]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H348 [5FE]

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

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H6963 [5SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H346 [5FE], H9800 [30OC]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H8833 [9OC]

Public welfare programs: treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1468), H2446 [8MY]

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), H3170 [21MY]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H768 [5MR]

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

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H5132 [10JY]

Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H1261 [20MR]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8834 [9OC]

———application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 1783), H3476 [4JN]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

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

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H2254 [6MY]

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

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 242), H1707 [17AP]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H1339 [8AP]

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

———extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729), H3202 [22MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1401), H1706 [17AP]

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

———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 196, 531), H145 [9JA], H283 [4FE]

———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]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H347 [5FE]

———provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see H.R. 1623), H2783 [15MY]

———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 1730), H3202 [22MY]

———repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197), H145 [9JA]

———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), H1892 [24AP]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H283 [4FE]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9502 [23OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H2156 [1MY]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H143 [9JA]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H169 [20JA]

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

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]

———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H3660 [10JN]

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2258), H5777 [24JY]

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

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

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

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), H7729 [23SE]

Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H768 [5MR]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364), H1704 [17AP], H1893 [24AP]

———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]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H245 [21JA]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299), H1892 [24AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H8320 [2OC]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H3568 [5JN]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H9614 [28OC]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H4836 [26JN]

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), H6798 [3SE]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H4133 [20JN]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (see H.R. 2629), H8633 [7OC]

Medicare: waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live near certain military hospitals (see H.R. 1738), H3202 [22MY]

Tariff: anticancer drug production (see H.R. 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2049), H4645 [25JN]

———anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production (see H.R. 2047, 2048), H4645 [25JN]

Taxation: modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 420), H153 [9JA]

Letters

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Business Coalition for U.S.-China Trade, H4281-H4284 [24JN]

Remarks

Aichi Kenjin Kai (organization): anniversary, E14 [7JA]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3151 [21MY]

Budget: deficit, H6654 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4680 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6654 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4583 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2967 [20MY]

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

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (H.R. 1363), E1322 [25JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4268, H4281 [24JN]

Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Institute (organization): clarification of name relative to affiliation with Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, E2351 [13NO]

Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1463), H2182 [6MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4192 [23JN], H9606 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4192 [23JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9606 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3944 [19JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5755 [24JY]

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

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2629), E1960 [7OC]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), H821 [11MR]

Medicare: medical savings accounts, H4583 [25JN]

———reform, H4583 [25JN]

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

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H5755 [24JY]

Taxation: modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (H.R. 420), E84 [9JA]

———rates, H6654 [31JY]

———rates (H. Res. 109), H1468, H1470 [15AP]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (H.R. 1364), E1322 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3168 [21MY]

Resignations

National Commission on Restructuring the IRS, H250 [4FE]

Tributes

Cooke, William P., E1874 [26SE]

Gitelman, Natalie, E1977 [8OC]

Jackson, Samuel L., E1719 [10SE]

Sandman, James G., E367 [4MR]

Schaber, Gordon D., E2349 [13NO]

Strong, Susan, E2392 [13NO]

Umeda, Stanley M., E1856 [25SE]

Wilks-Owens, Dixie, E13 [7JA]

Williams, Ephraim, E2020 [21OC]