KENNELLY, BARBARA B. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House Chamber, H671 [27FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H273 [4FE]

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H1019 [13MR]

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56), H669 [26FE]

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

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H4913 [8JY]

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

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

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H950 [12MR]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1795 [23AP]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1440 [10AP]

Aviation: installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft (see H.R. 664), H407 [10FE]

Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions (see H.R. 1321), H2157 [1MY]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5487 [17JY]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2003), H5570 [22JY]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5917 [28JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H7365 [16SE]

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

Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 194), H145 [9JA]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H10956 [13NO]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6026 [29JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5401 [16JY]

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

Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5297 [15JY]

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

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6707 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H3476 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H3568 [5JN]

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), H1339 [8AP]

———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), H1391 [9AP]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1049), H1262 [20MR]

———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: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1019 [13MR]

———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H3204 [22MY]

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), H1186 [19MR]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H9558 [24OC]

———reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (see H.R. 2843), H10170 [6NO]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H700 [27FE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 393), H151 [9JA]

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

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2157 [1MY]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]

Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1543 [15AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7911 [25SE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H8834 [9OC]

———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]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]

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

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8055 [26SE]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H2874 [16MY]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8265 [30SE]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]

———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]

———improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H7528 [17SE]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H9039 [22OC]

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

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]

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), H3660 [10JN]

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

Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 421), H153 [9JA]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]

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

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

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3274 [3JN]

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

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

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

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1989 [29AP]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1019 [13MR]

Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7527 [17SE]

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), H10421 [8NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H590 [13FE], H9800 [30OC]

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

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

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H5826 [25JY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1112 [18MR]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H2156 [1MY]

Tariff: nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 2339), H6704 [31JY]

———pantera (see H.R. 1886), H3796 [12JN]

———triacetonamine (see H.R. 1887), H3796 [12JN]

Taxation: 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), H1186 [19MR]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H590 [13FE]

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

———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 531), H3070 [20MY]

———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]

———repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197), H2254 [6MY]

———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), H2785 [15MY]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]

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

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H768 [5MR]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H524 [12FE]

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

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H6798 [3SE]

———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]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2390), H7601 [18SE]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1715 [21AP]

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), H6962 [5SE]

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]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H4087 [19JN]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H5488 [17JY]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H6707 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: require air carriers to establish procedures for responding to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670), H3069 [20MY]

Crime: provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 845), H669 [26FE]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (see H.R. 201), H145 [9JA]

Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H152 [9JA]

———limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 2851), H10171 [6NO]

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

———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534), H283 [4FE]

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

Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 1331), H1541 [15AP]

Taxation: allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H7729 [23SE]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H803 [6MR]

———treatment of benefits given to former police and firefighters for heart and hypertension conditions (see H.R. 202), H145 [9JA]

———treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are equivalent to sales of financial instruments (see H.R. 846), H669 [26FE]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H283 [4FE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H586 [13FE]

Descriptions

Tax Treatment of Capital Gains Relative to Transactions That are Equivalent to Sales of Financial Instruments (H.R. 846), E334 [26FE]

Transition to Work Program for Individuals Entitled to Disability Benefits (H.R. 534), E142 [4FE]

Proposals

Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9811 [31OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H1229 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to recommit, H1229 [20MR]

Armenia: allocation of foreign aid, H6359 [30JY]

———anniversary of genocide, H1771 [23AP]

Aviation: commercial aircraft requirements relative to in-flight medical emergencies, E959 [19MY]

———installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft (H.R. 664), E205 [11FE]

Black History Month: observance, H430 [11FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4678, H4679 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6634 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), motion to instruct conferees, H5044 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6334 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5036 [10JY]

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

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), motion to instruct conferees, H3245 [3JN]

Buy American Act: compliance, H2029 [30AP]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9621 [29OC]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4237 [24JN]

Coburn, Representative: remarks relative to television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'', H644 [26FE]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5788 [25JY], H9811 [31OC]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2370 [8MY]

———provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (H.R. 845), H643 [26FE]

Day of Portugal: observance, E1024 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: foreign sales of F-22 fighter aircraft, H5968 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5968 [29JY]

Dept. of Energy: transfer of Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program to Corps of Engineers, H5735 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7228 [11SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve homeless veterans programs (H.R. 2206), H8367 [6OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7888 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7136 [10SE], H7228 [11SE]

Education: charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7136 [10SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 194), H5735 [24JY]

Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8195 [30SE]

Families and domestic relations: change time requirements for parental rights relative to adoption of children in foster care, H2027 [30AP]

———criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and group care staff, H2032 [30AP]

———designation of guardians for children in advance of parents death, H2033 [30AP]

———develop outreach for informing minorities about adoption, H2031 [30AP]

———enable participation of relatives in foster care, H2030 [30AP]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2017, H2022, H2027, H2029, H2030, H2031, H2032, H2033 [30AP]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), Senate amendment (H. Res. 327), H10787, H10790 [13NO]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), consideration (H. Res. 134), H2014 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (H.R. 201), E57 [7JA]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H540 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6837 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6359, H6370 [30JY], H6837 [4SE]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), H821, H827 [11MR]

Greece: independence anniversary, E631 [10AP]

Health care facilities: eliminate Veteran's Canteen Service authority to operate and maintain vending machine services at veteran's medical facilities, H8367 [6OC]

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H8259 [30SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5788 [25JY]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, H5036 [10JY]

———coverage of screening mammography (H.R. 417), E85 [9JA]

Mother Teresa: condolences on death (H. Res. 227), H7249 [11SE]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H7888 [25SE]

OPIC: funding, H6370 [30JY]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (H.R. 1048), H1932 [29AP]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1623 [17AP]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (H. Res. 219), H6900 [4SE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (H.R. 612), E165 [5FE]

———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (H.R. 534), E142 [4FE]

Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (H.R. 1331), E665 [15AP]

Taxation: allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (H.R. 2524), E1833 [24SE]

———child tax credit, H3870 [18JN], H3928 [19JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1489 [15AP]

———earned income tax credit, H4678 [26JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (H.R. 979), E397 [6MR]

———rates, H5044 [10JY], H6634 [31JY]

———treatment of benefits given to former police and firefighters for heart and hypertension conditions (H.R. 202), E54 [7JA]

———treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are equivalent to sales of financial instruments (H.R. 846), E333 [26FE]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (H.R. 533), E130 [4FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (H.R. 2821), E2192 [7NO]

Taxpayer Relief Act: restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2513), H10402 [8NO]

Trinity College: anniversary, E1901 [2OC]

U.S. Cavalry: anniversary, E45 [7JA]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (H.R. 766), E259 [13FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2348 [7MY]

Summaries

Comprehensive Pension Protection for Women (H.R. 766), E259 [13FE]

Tributes

Brittain, John, E1525 [25JY]

Capps, Walter H., H9787 [30OC]

McKinney, Stewart B., H2335 [7MY]

Shabazz, Betty, E1325 [25JN]