ROUKEMA, MARGE (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7529 [17SE]

Appointments

North Atlantic Assembly, H3171 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H3274 [3JN]

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

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]

BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see H.R. 2359), H6705 [31JY]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 344), H2156 [1MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2785 [15MY]

Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions (see H.R. 1321), H1541 [15AP]

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

———establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 457), H3578 [7JN]

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

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H4339 [24JN]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

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

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H2157 [1MY]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H669 [26FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H7730 [23SE]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1542 [15AP]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H3865 [17JN]

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

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H4836 [26JN]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H5570 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805), H6798 [3SE]

Dept. of Education: grants to States to provide support services to participants in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336), H1541 [15AP]

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

———suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6919 [4SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]

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

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H453 [11FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H2157 [1MY]

Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 1080), H1440 [10AP]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

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), H7008 [8SE]

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

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H7830 [24SE]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (see H.R. 2614), H9559 [24OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H669 [26FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 1005), H142 [9JA], H887 [11MR]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H5826 [25JY]

FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H3720 [11JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector (see H.R. 10), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10957 [13NO]

———restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of protection (see H.R. 1084), H1039 [17MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H768 [5MR]

Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators (see H.R. 1461), H2488 [12MY]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2090 [30AP]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H9865 [31OC]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H6918 [4SE]

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

———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 mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H1438 [10AP]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H1111 [18MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]

———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]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1440 [10AP]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H7119 [9SE]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H5177 [11JY]

———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H1262 [20MR]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6707 [31JY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H1262 [20MR]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H8727 [8OC]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]

Line Item Veto Act: repeal (see H.R. 2650), H10956 [13NO]

———repeal and amend Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act to provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 2649), H10956 [13NO]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H10768 [12NO]

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]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1392 [9AP]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H7365 [16SE]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H7365 [16SE]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585), H345 [5FE]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3660 [10JN]

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

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

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 1776, 1777), H244 [21JA], H3475 [4JN]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 942, 943), H766 [5MR]

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), H3798 [12JN]

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

States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]

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]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3070 [20MY]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H3274 [3JN]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4913 [8JY]

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

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

———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), H2254 [6MY]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2446 [8MY]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364), H1391 [9AP], H1704 [17AP]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387), H6963 [5SE], H7119 [9SE]

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

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), H5487 [17JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1339 [8AP]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1392 [9AP]

Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see H.R. 1307), H1439 [10AP]

Computers: prohibit Internet service providers from providing accounts to sexually violent predators (see H.R. 2791), H9865 [31OC]

Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 264), H147 [9JA]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 1894), H3797 [12JN]

Dept. of HUD: disposition of unoccupied and substandard multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 263), H147 [9JA]

Education: establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 269), H148 [9JA]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 267), H148 [9JA]

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]

———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 268), H148 [9JA]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 1222), H1288 [21MR]

Housing: increase public housing opportunities for intact families (see H.R. 265), H148 [9JA]

Law enforcement: evaluate neighborhood and community security programs (see H.R. 266), H148 [9JA]

Lawyers and attorneys: payment of fees incurred in divorce actions (see H.R. 270), H148 [9JA]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 3), H155 [9JA]

Letters

Applicability of host State laws to any bank branch in such State of an out-of-State bank: Alan Greenspan, FRS, H3089 [21MY]

———Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey, H3090 [21MY]

———E. Benjamin Nelson, Governor of Nebraska, H3091 [21MY]

———Fife Symington, Governor of Arizona, H3090 [21MY]

———Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, H3091 [21MY]

———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, H3092 [21MY]

———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, H3092 [21MY]

———Kirk Fordice, Governor of Mississippi, H3090 [21MY]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H3092 [21MY]

———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, and Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, National Governors' Association, H3090 [21MY]

———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, H3091 [21MY]

———Richard A. Duncan, South Dakota Dept. of Commerce and Regulation, H3091 [21MY]

———Ronald K. Ence and Peter M. Kravitz, Independent Bankers Association of America, H3089 [21MY]

———Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, H3091 [21MY]

———Thomas R. Carper, Governor of Delaware, H3092 [21MY]

Questions

National Endowment for the Arts: Ehlers amendment on replacing funding with State block grants, H5148 [11JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: Federal crop insurance program reform, H5675 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5675 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, H8393 [6OC]

Allen, Fannie Caldwell: Social Services Association of Ridgewood and Vicinity, Inc., award recipient, E613 [9AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (H. Res. 269), H8935 [22OC]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2716 [15MY], H2861 [16MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 146), H2603 [14MY]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H6893 [4SE]

Association for Retarded Citizens of Bergen-Passaic Counties, Inc.: anniversary, E323 [26FE]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 2005), H5845 [28JY]

BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers, H7477 [17SE]

Becton Dickinson & Co.: anniversary, E1736 [11SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4572, H4579 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6330 [30JY]

Cancer Institute of New Jersey: designation as National Cancer Institute clinical cancer center, E596 [8AP]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H4579 [25JN]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (S. 525), H1395 [10AP]

———summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2848 [16MY]

Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (H.R. 1307), E624 [10AP]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), H1277 [21MR]

Corps of Engineers: Ramapo River at Oakland Flood Project funding, H5796 [25JY], H8182 [30SE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8957 [22OC]

Creamer, J. Fletcher, Sr.: New Jersey Construction Industry Hall of Fame inductee, E1698 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H6893 [4SE]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7327 [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5148 [11JY], E1440 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5053 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), motion to instruct conferees, H7651 [23SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7477 [17SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2378), motion to instruct conferees, H7764 [24SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9649 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7327 [16SE], H7373, H7374 [17SE]

Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9828 [31OC]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (H.R. 2614), H10395 [8NO]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5417, H5433 [17JY], H5529 [22JY]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), motion to recommit, H5542 [22JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5433 [17JY]

———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9828 [31OC]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2800, H2848 [16MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1125 [19MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5796 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report, H8182 [30SE]

Ferdon, Elinor J.: tribute for selection as Girl Scouts of America national president, E326 [26FE]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), H3088, H3095 [21MY], H4230, H4231 [24JN]

———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (H.R. 268), E87 [9JA]

Frankford Township: anniversary, E1128 [5JN]

Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H196 [21JA]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 1222), E564 [21MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8982 [22OC]

Hillside, NJ: tribute to Community Food Bank of New Jersey, E1828 [23SE]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H8935 [22OC], H9649 [29OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2539 [13MY]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8982 [22OC]

Ireland: Irish famine anniversary, E2360 [13NO]

Kireker, Janet Conklin: Social Services Association of Ridgewood and Vicinity, Inc., award recipient, E613 [9AP]

KPMG Peat Marwick (business): anniversary, E1554 [29JY], E1569 [31JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H477 [12FE]

———deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7764 [24SE]

Montclair State University: anniversary of Panzer School of Physical Education and Hygiene, E913 [14MY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1840 [24AP]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8982 [22OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5053 [10JY], H7651 [23SE]

———replace funding with block grants to States, H5148 [11JY]

New Jersey: Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge funding, E1440 [16JY]

Newton, NJ: tribute to Ginnie's House (child advocacy center), E2387 [13NO]

———tribute to volunteers from Newton Memorial Hospital, E781 [29AP]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, E1440 [16JY]

Paramus, NJ: tribute to Buehler Challenger and Science Center, E502 [18MR]

Paterson, NJ: tribute to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center WIC clinics, E2101 [28OC]

Ridgewood, NJ: tribute to Ridgewood High School student efforts relative to organ donation awareness, E2382 [13NO]

Space policy: space station program funding, H1840 [24AP]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1500 [15AP]

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

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, H7204 [11SE], H7373, H7374 [17SE]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (H.R. 2390), H7126 [10SE]

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

Votes: position on missed, H4879 [8JY], H8278 [1OC]

WIC: funding, H2603 [14MY], H2716 [15MY], H5675 [24JY]

Wyckoff, NJ: anniversary of the Faith Community Christian Church, E56 [7JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H9035 [22OC]

Summaries

Increase Financial Services Sector Competition and Merge Commercial Bank and Savings Association Charters (H.R. 268), E88 [9JA]

Testimonies

Applicability of Host State Laws to Any Bank Branch in Such State of an Out-of-State Bank: Margarita Prentice, Washington State Senate, H3093 [21MY]

Texts of

H.R. 2146, Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS, E1407 [11JY]

Tributes

Bootkoski, Paul G., E1734 [11SE]

Clifton, Thomas M., E980 [20MY]

DiFiore, Kathy, E2105 [28OC]

Gallione, Alex, E2207 [7NO]

Littell, Ginnie, E2387 [13NO]

Lynch, Patricia, E822 [5MY]

Marino, Catherine M., E1133 [5JN]

Warren County, NJ: tribute to Frelinghuysen Township Elementary School, E164 [5FE]