DEUTSCH, PETER (a Representative from Florida)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H5021 [9JY]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1989 [29AP]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H7528 [17SE]

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H10956 [13NO]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H8928 [21OC]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H5021 [9JY]

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]

Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]

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), H287 [4FE]

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

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

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7911 [25SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]

Caribbean nations: withhold foreign aid from certain countries that support Cuban membership in the Caribbean Community or the Central American Common Market (see H.R. 2296), H6405 [30JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H10957 [13NO]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 93), H1893 [24AP]

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

Crime: constitutional amendment to prevent early release of violent criminals (see H.J. Res. 64), H3569 [5JN]

———distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H702 [27FE]

———notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 747), H585 [13FE]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H702 [27FE]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: require report relative to exclusion of certain aliens (see H.R. 2288), H6026 [29JY]

Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034), H10767 [12NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H804 [6MR]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H146 [9JA]

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), H1794 [23AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H8633 [7OC]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H9039 [22OC]

———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]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H.R. 2233; H. Con. Res. 8), H629 [25FE], H7263 [11SE]

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

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

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

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

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H10956 [13NO]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1892 [24AP]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H768 [5MR]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1989 [29AP]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H5916 [28JY]

Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 1989), H4086 [19JN]

———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180), H245 [21JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that assist Cuba (see H.R. 2289), H6026 [29JY]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H348 [5FE]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H7528 [17SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H6798 [3SE]

Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H585 [13FE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H5664 [23JY]

———improve regulation of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2298), H6405 [30JY], H6797 [3SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H2091 [30AP]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8054 [26SE]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H6716 [1AU]

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

Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H6406 [30JY]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6406 [30JY]

International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold U.S. assistance for programs or projects in Cuba (see H.R. 2092), H4835 [26JN]

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), H5570 [22JY]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3169 [21MY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9501 [23OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

———independence anniversary (see H.J. Res. 102), H10957 [13NO]

———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]

Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10957 [13NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H6716 [1AU]

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

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), H8054 [26SE]

Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H9039 [22OC]

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

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), H3204 [22MY]

———increase the minimum Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 835), H628 [25FE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H3865 [17JN]

———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]

———provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with a high proportion of Medicare patients (see H.R. 1673), H3865 [17JN]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H10421 [8NO]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1706, H1707 [17AP]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1542 [15AP]

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

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5297 [15JY]

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

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8834 [9OC]

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

National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1251), H1339 [8AP]

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]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1542 [15AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2183), H7263 [11SE]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H5778 [24JY]

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

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

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

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]

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), H3070 [20MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

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

Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H889 [11MR]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H7008 [8SE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3660 [10JN]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H803 [6MR]

———incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality child care (see H.R. 2213), H5569 [22JY]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H5778 [24JY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H3865 [17JN]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H5487 [17JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H285 [4FE]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H702 [27FE]

Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H10957 [13NO]

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]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H1542 [15AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5177 [11JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H3213 [30MY]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H3865 [17JN]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H3924 [18JN]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H2157 [1MY]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95), H3660 [10JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100, 178), H3923 [18JN], H9614 [28OC]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see H.R. 2401), H6917 [4SE]

Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center (see H.R. 136), H143 [9JA]

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 136), H143 [9JA]

Proclamations

Race Unity Day: Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, E1111 [4JN]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4586 [25JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4265 [24JN]

China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (H.R. 2386), H10153 [6NO]

———democracy efforts, E345 [27FE]

———status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China, H10153 [6NO]

Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, E305 [25FE]

———TV Marti funding, H3318 [4JN]

Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (H.R. 3034), H10890 [13NO]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3318 [4JN], H3604 [10JN]

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8479 [7OC]

Florida: observance of Race Unity Day, E1111 [4JN]

———tribute to Plantation Key School for receipt of `Odyssey of the Mind' science competition award, E1278 [20JN]

Florida Marlins (baseball team): tribute, E2102 [28OC], E2118 [29OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6810 [4SE]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6810 [4SE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3130 [21MY]

Key Largo, FL: Key Largo Elementary and Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1108 [4JN]

Maison Louis Latour (business): anniversary, E1087 [3JN]

Medicare: reform, H4586 [25JN]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews, H3604 [10JN]

Nicaragua: tribute on the occasion of democratic elections (H. Con. Res. 18), H734 [5MR]

Orlando, FL: tribute to Horace O'Bryant Middle School Concert Choir and Serenaders, E1319 [25JN]

Votes: position on missed, H3829 [17JN], H4120 [20JN], H8806 [9OC], E1928 [2OC], E2131, E2148 [30OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1786 [23AP], H3199 [22MY], H9863 [31OC]

Tributes

Cochran, Ron, E1702 [9SE]

Douglas, Marjory Stoneman, E599 [8AP]

Katzberg, William, E403 [6MR]

Morse, Philip, E302 [25FE]

Rice, Terry L., E1903 [2OC]