LaFALCE, JOHN J. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8205 [30SE]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization, H8397 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168), H5296 [15JY]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H3169 [21MY]

Albania: promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153), H7600 [18SE]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1186 [19MR]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8929 [21OC]

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

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]

———include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H1543 [15AP]

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

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365), H7365 [16SE]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H1259 [20MR]

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

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H348 [5FE]

———restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H950 [12MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H2681 [14MY]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H9865 [31OC]

Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053), H8633 [7OC]

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

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H7199 [10SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H8300 [1OC]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H3865 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H10172 [6NO]

Dept. of Education: provide links to databases of information concerning scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440), H3660 [10JN]

Dept. of Justice: clarify authority of the inspector general (see H.R. 2182), H7199 [10SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H2875 [16MY]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317), H6798 [3SE]

———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H8929 [21OC]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H1706 [17AP]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10957 [13NO]

Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151), H3274 [3JN]

———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H950 [12MR]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H3660 [10JN]

———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]

———State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1206), H2680 [14MY]

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), H7730 [23SE]

Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]

———State adoption of challenging academic standards in core curricula (see H. Res. 299), H9865 [31OC]

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]

———make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2875 [16MY]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]

———establish loan program to States for cleanup of brownfield sites that have private investment potential (see H.R. 1462), H2680 [14MY]

Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370), H1704 [17AP]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H2446 [8MY]

———require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538), H768 [5MR]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H5826 [25JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H4836 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9800 [30OC]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1340 [8AP]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1989 [29AP]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H1439 [10AP]

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

———increase competition in the financial services sector (see H.R. 669), H451 [11FE]

———provide relief for limited purpose banks from certain outdated restrictions that were intended to be temporary (see H.R. 1655), H2874 [16MY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H6798 [3SE]

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

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H1988 [29AP]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]

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

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159, 1854), H2157 [1MY], H3798 [12JN]

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

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H4647 [25JN]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H348 [5FE]

———prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247), H8054 [26SE]

House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H890 [11MR]

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

———provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H700 [27FE]

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

———asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H628 [25FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H725 [4MR]

———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]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H10172 [6NO]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H347 [5FE]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]

———require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590), H8299 [1OC]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H3274 [3JN]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H1186 [19MR]

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]

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2201), H5487 [17JY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

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

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 counseling or assisting an individual with the disposition of assets (see H.R. 2396), H10421 [8NO]

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

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H3720 [11JN]

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H3568 [5JN]

———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 2153), H5665 [23JY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H245 [21JA], H286 [4FE]

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

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

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H629 [25FE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H3213 [30MY]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H3213 [30MY]

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

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H4087 [19JN]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

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

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H3660 [10JN]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 17), H590 [13FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H346 [5FE]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H3568 [5JN]

Public welfare programs: exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for certain aliens (see H.R. 1445), H2351 [7MY]

———extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H2351 [7MY]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H5826 [25JY]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1795 [23AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H949 [12MR]

SBA: make Microloan Program permanent (see H.R. 2235), H5777 [24JY]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1289 [21MR]

Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H7604 [22SE]

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), H3865 [17JN]

Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 2261), H5825 [25JY]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (see H.R. 2261), H5825 [25JY]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429), H7008 [8SE]

Social Security: State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H7262 [11SE]

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

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H3169 [21MY]

———establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 2826), H10768 [12NO]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H2785 [15MY]

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

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H524 [12FE]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see H.R. 779), H3213 [30MY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H2157 [1MY]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H670 [26FE]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 166), H3797 [12JN]

———promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10769 [12NO]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]

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

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

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

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H5916 [28JY]

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

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4836 [26JN]

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

Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3476 [4JN]

World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the Holocaust (see H.R. 2591), H9615 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers at certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405), H6917 [4SE]

Business and industry: establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements (see H.R. 2954), H10420 [8NO]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432), H7008 [8SE]

Financial institutions: provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481, 2955), H7364 [16SE], H10420 [8NO]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 2505, 2551), H7599 [18SE], H7910 [25SE]

Medicare: multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]

SBA: establish commission to examine small business credit needs (see H. Con. Res. 85), H3169 [21MY]

———extend certified development company loan guarantee program (see H.R. 1734), H3202 [22MY]

———reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 1495), H2090 [30AP]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (see H.R. 1985), H4086 [19JN]

Proposals

Credit Union Growth and Improvement Act, E2299 [10NO]

Remarks

Aviation: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers at certain high density airports (H.R. 2405), E1653 [4SE]

Bittner, James and Margo: New York State Junior Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Young Farmers award recipients, E674 [16AP]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to Buffalo General Hospital School of Nursing, E860 [7MY]

Business and industry: establish certain uniform rights, duties, and enforcement procedures relative to franchise agreements (H.R. 2954), E2281 [9NO]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (H.R. 2432), E1683 [8SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4253 [24JN]

———oppose concessional loans by international financial institutions (H.R. 2605), H10161, H10165 [6NO]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (H.R. 2414), H7620 [23SE]

Colleges and universities: reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 145), H2546 [13MY]

Dept. of Energy: transfer of Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program to Corps of Engineers, H5742 [24JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 261), H8667 [8OC]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2248), H7453 [17SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 194), H5742 [24JY]

Eximbank: prohibit assistance to companies that are at least 50 percent owned by a foreign country or military, H8376 [6OC]

———prohibit assistance to countries with nondemocratic governments, H8379 [6OC]

———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8190, H8205, H8206 [30SE], H8376, H8379 [6OC]

———rename to U.S. Export Bank, H8205, H8206 [30SE]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), H3094 [21MY]

———credit union growth and improvement, E2295, E2299 [10NO]

———increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R. 669), E260 [13FE]

———provide consumer protection (H.R. 1900), E1234 [17JN]

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

Greece: independence anniversary, H1087 [18MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2042 [30AP]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 2481), E1765 [16SE], E2275 [9NO]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 2955), E2275 [9NO]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (H.R. 2027), H7625 [23SE]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (H.R. 2505), E1792 [18SE]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish, H2546 [13MY]

National Women's Business Council: tribute, E1887 [29SE]

Niagara County, NY: tribute to Niagara Senior Companion Program, E1672 [5SE]

O'Donnell, Elizabeth: Sporting Goods Manufacturing Association HEROES Award recipient, E782 [29AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1146 [19MR]

SBA: extend certified development company loan guarantee program (H.R. 1734), E1047 [22MY]

———loan guarantee programs, E1004 [21MY]

———reauthorize women's business training program (H.R. 1495), E799 [30AP]

Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2261), H8078, H8079 [29SE]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (H.R. 2261), H8078, H8079 [29SE]

Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: abolish (H.R. 2343), H7616 [23SE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1562 [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4169 [23JN], E862 [7MY], E1475 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3168 [21MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to James and Margo Bittner: Niagara County, NY, Legislature, E674 [16AP]

Summaries

Certified Development Company Enhancement and Improvement Act (H.R. 1734), E1047 [22MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2248, award Congressional Gold Medal to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, H7454 [17SE]

H.R. 2432, limit imports of wool apparel from Canada, E1683 [8SE]

H.R. 2481, arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems, E1765 [16SE]

Tributes

Gonzalez, Representative, H8581 [7OC]