HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H1002 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo (see H. Res. 273), H9502 [23OC]

Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H7730 [23SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H287 [4FE]

———establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 457), H1018 [13MR]

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

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

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

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365), H9559 [24OC]

Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, programs and software (see H.R. 2657), H8832 [9OC]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H3169 [21MY]

Congo, Republic of the: outbreak of violence and threat to scheduled elections and constitutional government (see H. Res. 175), H4646 [25JN]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H8054 [26SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7528 [17SE]

———increase milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2388), H7604 [22SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]

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

———funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H1258 [20MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H5177 [11JY]

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

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H10421 [8NO]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H9502 [23OC]

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), H6706 [31JY]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 338), H150 [9JA]

Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94), H10768 [12NO]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H3660 [10JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1707 [17AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H1262 [20MR]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181), H4913 [8JY]

———identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H9502 [23OC]

Guatemala: tribute to success of recent peace negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 17), H407 [10FE]

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

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7365 [16SE]

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

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5778 [24JY]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481, 2955), H7831 [24SE], H10420 [8NO]

———modify requirements for the implementation of entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2920), H10421 [8NO]

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

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H4087 [19JN]

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

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H2679 [14MY]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1795 [23AP]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H2875 [16MY]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H284 [4FE]

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

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H286 [4FE]

———provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with a high proportion of patients (see H.R. 1673), H3069 [20MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 1464), H2255 [6MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H5401 [16JY]

New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H7730 [23SE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3661 [10JN]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4914 [8JY]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H3865 [17JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H889 [11MR]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H1893 [24AP]

Roads and highways: designate Interstate 86 from New York to Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2054), H4646 [25JN]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8633 [7OC]

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), H3477 [4JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3865 [17JN]

Social Security: allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3082), H10955 [13NO]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H2445 [8MY]

———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]

———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see H.R. 1800), H3566 [5JN]

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

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

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612), H2679 [14MY]

———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), H2446 [8MY]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H2254 [6MY]

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

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H2156 [1MY]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H1340 [8AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H1112 [18MR]

———treatment of draft cider (see H.R. 159), H2156 [1MY]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H8834 [9OC]

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

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H1893 [24AP]

———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434), H2446 [8MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1261 [20MR]

———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1258 [20MR]

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

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

Taxpayer Relief Act: restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2513), H7728 [23SE]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

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

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

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299), H149 [9JA]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H7365 [16SE]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

Medicare: improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101), H1111 [18MR]

Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 18), H453 [11FE]

Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat (see H. Con. Res. 99), H3804 [16JN]

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

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 2714), H9501 [23OC]

———establish estate tax credit for certain employees of international organizations equivalent to the limited marital deduction (see H.R. 763), H586 [13FE]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H145 [9JA]

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

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

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443), H1890 [24AP]

———promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly compensated employees (see H.R. 2788), H9865 [31OC]

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

Biographies

Darling, Arthur P. (Pete), E999 [21MY]

Remarks

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7069 [9SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6657 [31JY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (H.R. 1129), E517 [19MR]

Christopher, Warren: tribute (S. Con. Res. 4), H735 [5MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5053 [10JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7069 [9SE]

Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8193 [30SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6731 [3SE]

Foreign trade: requirements relative to termination of sanctions against Serbia, H6731 [3SE]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H1162 [19MR]

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

Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (H. Con. Res. 18), H733 [5MR], E215 [11FE]

Point of order, H6731 [3SE]

Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat (H. Con. Res. 99), H5516 [22JY], E1215 [16JN]

Taxation: application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad, H6657 [31JY]

———application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad (H.R. 1783), E1103 [4JN]

———extend the work opportunity credit (H.R. 1729), E1058 [23MY]

———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (H.R. 531), E1135 [5JN]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (H.R. 1443), E744 [24AP]

———promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly compensated employees (H.R. 2788), E2151 [31OC]

———rates, H6657 [31JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7005 [8SE], H9499 [23OC]

Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR], H6701 [31JY]

Tributes

Darling, Arthur P. (Pete), E998 [21MY]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., E1483 [23JY]