MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5765, H5779 [24JY], H5795 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9700 [29OC], H9767 [30OC]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H4309 [24JN]

Articles and editorials

China and Nuclear Trafficking, E2128 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H2091 [30AP]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H1611 [16AP]

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

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

Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H4086 [19JN]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4914 [8JY]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H3274 [3JN]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia, and continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15), H156 [9JA]

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

China, People's Republic of: ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 2647), H8832 [9OC]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3274 [3JN]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5401 [16JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H3070 [20MY]

Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H2590 [13MY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1340 [8AP]

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

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

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H8929 [21OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]

Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633), H5569 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H585 [13FE]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1289 [21MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]

———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]

———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]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8; H. Res. 87), H629 [25FE], H812 [10MR]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H6026 [29JY]

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

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H3274 [3JN]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H4339 [24JN]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047, 1074), H1187 [19MR], H1795 [23AP]

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]

Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (see H.R. 1855), H5183 [14JY]

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

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H7119 [9SE]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5665 [23JY]

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624), H3204 [22MY]

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

Health: 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), H1258 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H245 [21JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8929 [21OC]

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

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1611 [16AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H245 [21JA]

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

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

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H5297 [15JY]

International relations: restitution and compensation for certain confiscated properties in former Communist countries (see H. Con. Res. 59), H1391 [9AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10769 [12NO]

———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see H. Res. 188), H5487 [17JY]

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

Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H7528 [17SE]

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), H7600 [18SE]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H4647 [25JN]

Libya: reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246), H10957 [13NO]

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H768 [5MR]

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

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

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H1040 [17MR]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H1040 [17MR]

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

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H1018 [13MR]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H768 [5MR]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H767 [5MR]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]

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

Northern Ireland: sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5665 [23JY]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 2431), H8727 [8OC]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 17), H155 [9JA]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 2199), H590 [13FE], H1340 [8AP], H5486 [17JY]

———public financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 794), H2446 [8MY]

Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 2369), H6705 [31JY]

Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H1440 [10AP]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]

———protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262), H1391 [9AP]

Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H1016 [13MR]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H4136 [21JN]

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

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1110), H1111 [18MR]

Taxation: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H2091 [30AP]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4133 [20JN]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H3204 [22MY]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H286 [4FE]

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H6406 [30JY]

———treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]

Telecommunications: Government treatment of universal service support payments (see H. Res. 200), H5916 [28JY]

———promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H3796 [12JN]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H7528 [17SE]

Turkey: hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe summit relative to human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 179), H9614 [28OC]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H3797 [12JN]

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), H4647 [25JN]

Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H7730 [23SE]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H4914 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]

Computers: protect consumer privacy, empower parents, improve electronic commerce, and safeguard data security (see H.R. 1964), H4085 [19JN]

FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324), H1541 [15AP]

Public utilities: provide for competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 1960), H4085 [19JN]

Television: 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), H724 [4MR]

Letters

Designation of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site: Erskine B. Bowles, Executive Office of the President, H9667 [29OC]

———Franklin D. Raines, OMB, H9667 [29OC]

SEC regulations relative to investment advisers: Scott Harshbarger, Attorney General of Massachusetts, H1070 [18MR]

Memorandums

SEC Regulations Relative to Investment Advisers: William F. Galvin, Sec. of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, H1070 [18MR]

Motions

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9769 [30OC]

Remarks

Budget: deficit, H2978 [20MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4685 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4592 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, E1615 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2978, H3005 [20MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4286 [24JN]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 983), E407 [6MR]

Computers: export control policy for supercomputers, H4055 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4055 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: assess fees on certain reactors relative to operating costs, H9705 [29OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5242 [15JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5766, H5768 [24JY]

EPA: radiation protection standards, H9700, H9702 [29OC]

FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (H.R. 1324), E668 [15AP]

———designate certain common carriers as eligible for universal service support (S. 1354), H10808, H10809 [13NO]

———treatment of spectrum auction revenues, H4592 [25JN]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H9659, H9666 [29OC]

———emergency response personnel requirements relative to transportation of nuclear fuel and waste, H9698, H9699 [29OC]

———liability of contractors transporting nuclear waste material, H9769 [30OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9659, H9666, H9694, H9698, H9699, H9700, H9702, H9705 [29OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (H. Res. 283), H9635 [29OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), motion to recommit, H9769, H9770 [30OC]

Medicare: reform, H4592 [25JN]

National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (S. 410), H1069 [18MR]

Nuclear energy: pyroprocessing technology research funding, H5766, H5768 [24JY]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: require risk assessment study and cost benefit analysis, H9694 [29OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5766 [24JY]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program, H5242 [15JY]

Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (H.R. 1053), E474 [13MR]

Taxation: child tax credit, H4685 [26JN]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (H.R. 910), E368 [4MR]

Tufts University: observance of Tuftonia's Week, E697 [17AP]

U.N.: World Heritage Program funding, H5242 [15JY]

Williamson, Martha: Freedom Works Award recipient, H9563 [28OC]

Reports

FCC Spectrum Auction Revenues in Budget Reconciliation: Joe Nyitray and Chuck Conlon, Congressional Quarterly (publication), H4593 [25JN]

Statements

Designation of Yucca Mountain, NV, as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Executive Office of the President, H9667 [29OC]

Tables

Revenues generated by auctioning off communications frequency spectrum, H2978 [20MY]