QUINN, JACK (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H9524 [24OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H950 [12MR]

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

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H8054 [26SE]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1019 [13MR]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6798 [3SE]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H702 [27FE]

Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing service between high-density and underserved airports (see H.R. 2748), H9613 [28OC]

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), H154 [9JA]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H5401 [16JY]

———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), H3274 [3JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H1186 [19MR]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7911 [25SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5297 [15JY]

Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H3274 [3JN]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H348 [5FE]

Courts: photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H10956 [13NO]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1258 [20MR]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]

———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 727), H590 [13FE]

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

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H8929 [21OC]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H244 [21JA]

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

———guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039), H10953 [13NO]

———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H7365 [16SE]

———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H8300 [1OC]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

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

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H767 [5MR]

Ecology and environment: State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873), H1262 [20MR]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H9558 [24OC]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H143 [9JA]

FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H3201 [22MY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1262 [20MR]

Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850), H1892 [24AP]

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

———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), 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]

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

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H6918 [4SE]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H7600 [18SE]

———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), H5487 [17JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H5177 [11JY]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H8300 [1OC]

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), H950 [12MR]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481, 2955), H8929 [21OC], H10420 [8NO]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 2551), H8834 [9OC]

Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H245 [21JA]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H1988 [29AP]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H890 [11MR]

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

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

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H286 [4FE]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H9801 [30OC]

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), H6963 [5SE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H9039 [22OC]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1339 [8AP]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H7831 [24SE]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]

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

Medicaid: 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), H244 [21JA]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H889 [11MR]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H3865 [17JN]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]

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

———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 342), H804 [6MR]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H768 [5MR]

———install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H888 [11MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1340 [8AP]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H4836 [26JN]

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]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]

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

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

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H802 [6MR]

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

Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 3046), H10953 [13NO]

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

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H245 [21JA]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H803 [6MR]

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

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]

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

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9502 [23OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H2254 [6MY]

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), H2157 [1MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H589 [13FE]

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

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H889 [11MR], H950 [12MR]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H1262 [20MR]

———extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H5487 [17JY]

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 the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H1018 [13MR]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H8054 [26SE]

———deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644), H804 [6MR]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3660 [10JN]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H6798 [3SE]

———rates (see H. Res. 109), H1391 [9AP]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H4132 [20JN]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H2446 [8MY]

———treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597), H2679 [14MY]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1339 [8AP]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H949 [12MR]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H6703 [31JY]

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

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

———limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008), H887 [11MR]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040), H4645 [25JN]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H6705 [31JY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1187 [19MR]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 24), H812 [10MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H3660 [10JN]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H803 [6MR]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H803 [6MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251), H147 [9JA]

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), H1261 [20MR]

Samakee (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2033), H4338 [24JN]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]

Veterans: expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877), H3796 [12JN]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H147 [9JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H769 [6MR], H8267 [1OC]

Remarks

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), H3826 [17JN]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H9523, H9524, H9527 [24OC]

———labor protection and contracting regulations, H9523, H9524, H9527 [24OC]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), H8100 [29SE]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2709 [15MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: maintenance funding, H5261 [15JY]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School, E391 [5MR]

———anniversary of Polish Singing Circle, E432 [11MR]

Coppola, Joseph: Canisius College LaSalle Medal recipient, E1547 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4165 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5270 [15JY], E1431 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (H.R. 1077), E483 [17MR]

———tribute to Chapter 31 Program for vocational rehabilitation in assisting service-disabled veterans find and maintain employment, H3921 [18JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5261 [15JY]

Diseases: prostate cancer research funding, E1568 [31JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8781 [9OC]

———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8781 [9OC]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), E974 [19MY]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1365 [9AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3746 [12JN]

Great Lakes: zebra mussel infestation research funding, H3876 [18JN]

Immigration: extend program allowing immigrants to renew status based on family relationship or employment opportunity while remaining in the country, H8100 [29SE]

LIHEAP: funding, H5270 [15JY]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018), H4874 [8JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (H.R. 251), E5 [7JA]

Meilman, Jeffrey: Variety Clubs International Sir James Carreras Award recipient, E1155 [10JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, E1431 [15JY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3876 [18JN]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: observance, H2180 [6MY]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (H. Res. 219), H6902 [4SE]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (S. 923), H9838 [31OC]

———expand workstudy opportunities (H.R. 1877), E1249 [18JN]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (H.R. 1092), H1571 [16AP]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), H9836 [31OC]

———priority health care to individuals who served during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H4165 [23JN]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 250), E3 [7JA]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1090), H1568 [16AP]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H5135 [11JY]

WIC: funding, H2709 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8051 [26SE]

Special order: granted, H1015 [13MR], H3922 [18JN], H6701 [31JY]

Statements

Conferral of the LaSalle Medal to Joseph Coppola: Canisius College, E1547 [29JY]

Texts of

H.R. 1077, Dept. of Veterans Affairs' development of plan for allocation of health care resources, E483 [17MR]

Tributes

Baldelli, Gerald R., E882 [8MY]

Flickinger, Burt P., Jr., E739 [24AP]

Gaiter, William L., E736 [24AP]

Gilmartin, Thomas, E184 [6FE]

Kask, Jean, H2180 [6MY]

Kelly, Jim, E125 [4FE]

McDougald, Charles E., E786 [29AP]

Molinari, Representative, H6665 [31JY]

Reese, William, E975 [19MY]

Sequin, Michael, H4846 [8JY]

Smith, Bennett W., Sr., E1271 [19JN]