SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3427 [4JN], H3697 [11JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6760 [3SE]

———H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6758 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H286 [4FE]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H628 [25FE]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H6918 [4SE]

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

Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104), H1893 [24AP]

———promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153), H7730 [23SE]

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), H725 [4MR]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H804 [6MR]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]

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

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H3204 [22MY]

Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]

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

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365), H10956 [13NO]

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), H5778 [24JY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H8833 [9OC]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H3923 [18JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]

Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see H.R. 149), H144 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H3924 [18JN]

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

———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H9801 [30OC]

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

Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738), H8928 [21OC]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see H.R. 301), H6798 [3SE]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]

———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), H589 [13FE]

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

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H1340 [8AP]

Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H6918 [4SE]

———penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530), H2168 [5MY]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H3924 [18JN]

———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]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H1706 [17AP]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7119 [9SE]

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

Education: improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H7599 [18SE]

———substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for student assistance programs (see H.R. 386), H151 [9JA]

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

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H524 [12FE]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H153 [9JA]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H5132 [10JY]

———granting of additional points to the passing grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 1066), H1262 [20MR]

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

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H949 [12MR]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]

Flag—U.S.: 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), H949 [12MR]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H1040 [17MR]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H5665 [23JY]

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

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 2006), H4132 [20JN]

———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1040 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]

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

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337), H150 [9JA]

———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (see H.R. 561), H453 [11FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1289 [21MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H157 [9JA]

Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care physicians (see H.R. 689), H6798 [3SE]

Health care professionals: training of students relative to identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 884), H700 [27FE]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H9559 [24OC]

Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10957 [13NO]

———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H8727 [8OC]

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), H7730 [23SE]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H5177 [11JY]

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H3170 [21MY]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H6798 [3SE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6962 [5SE]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H6918 [4SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]

———protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H3865 [17JN]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

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

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), H6798 [3SE]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H669 [26FE]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H5022 [9JY]

Line Item Veto Act: repeal (see H.R. 2650), H9559 [24OC]

———repeal and amend Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act to provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 2649), H9559 [24OC]

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2201), H5487 [17JY]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H889 [11MR]

Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148), H6918 [4SE]

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H3070 [20MY]

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

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H452 [11FE]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H6918 [4SE]

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

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3797 [12JN]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

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

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6716 [1AU]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H889 [11MR]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H525 [12FE]

New York: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210), H7119 [9SE]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4087 [19JN]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H5177 [11JY]

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]

———require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H6798 [3SE]

Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H8727 [8OC]

Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]

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), H6918 [4SE]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H4132 [20JN]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1262 [20MR]

Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 1444), H1891 [24AP]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H393 [6FE]

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

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5022 [9JY]

Taxation: credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H283 [4FE]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H1890 [24AP]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H243 [21JA]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans (see H.R. 1632), H5297 [15JY]

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]

———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H1018 [13MR]

Tobacco products: prescribe labels for packages and advertising and disclose certain information (see H.R. 1244), H1338 [8AP]

———prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10767 [12NO]

Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]

Truth in Lending Act: simplify credit card payments to governments relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883), H700 [27FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5021 [9JY]

U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H8929 [21OC]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]

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]

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

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), H6798 [3SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H5177 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 281), H148 [9JA]

Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H148 [9JA]

Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 285), H148 [9JA]

———allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 287), H148 [9JA]

———grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 9), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H148 [9JA]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H148 [9JA]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H155 [9JA]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289), H148 [9JA]

House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 283), H148 [9JA]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 288), H148 [9JA]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H148 [9JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 19), H155 [9JA]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H148 [9JA]

Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H148 [9JA]

Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H148 [9JA]

Tourist trade: protection of the constitutional right to travel (see H.R. 286), H148 [9JA]

Motions

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H6755 [3SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 2534), H10369 [8NO]

Alvarez, Aida: tribute to SBA Administrator, E402 [6MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2721 [15MY]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Beck Memorial Presbyterian Church, E2102 [28OC]

———anniversary of Holy Family Parish, E1820 [23SE]

———anniversary of Hunts Point Local Development Corp., E2046 [22OC]

———anniversary of Parish of St. Raymond Nonnatus, E1821 [23SE]

———tribute to Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade, E1610 [1AU]

———tribute to Mid Bronx Desperadoes (volunteer group), E2082 [24OC]

Bronx Community College: anniversary, E2036 [21OC]

———tribute to Hall of Fame Run, E821 [5MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, E1598 [1AU]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, E1598 [1AU]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), E1009 [21MY]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H684, H686, H688, H689 [27FE], H1008 [13MR], H1514, H1515 [15AP]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5876, H5878 [28JY], H7738 [24SE], H7836 [25SE]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): staffing levels, H5888 [28JY], H6755 [3SE]

Cruz, Celia: Smithsonian Institution Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Music recipient, E1987 [9OC]

Cuba: require Dept. of State report on official complaints by Cuban Government, H3427 [4JN], H3684, H3685 [11JN]

———TV Marti funding, H3318, H3319 [4JN]

———U.S. policy, H3497 [5JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3318, H3319, H3351, H3427 [4JN], H3497 [5JN], H3684, H3685 [11JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), E2148 [30OC]

Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (H.R. 1476), H8296 [1OC]

GPO: staffing levels, H5889 [28JY]

House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to District of Columbia public schools, H5884 [28JY]

Hunts Point Multi-Service Center, Inc.: anniversary, E1823 [23SE]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, E2148 [30OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5873, H5876, H5878, H5884, H5888, H5889 [28JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), conference report, H7753 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), motion to instruct conferees, H6755 [3SE]

Medicare: reform, E1598 [1AU]

New York, NY: tribute to Great Dominican Parade and Carnival of the Bronx, E1451 [17JY]

———tribute to Montefiore Medical Center, E245 [12FE]

———tribute to National Puerto Rican Parade, E1080 [3JN]

———tribute to South Bronx Jobs Corps Center, E243 [12FE]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 282), H8852 [21OC]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (S. 472), E1009 [21MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 279), H1939 [29AP]

South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E1837 [24SE]

Taxation: rates, E1598 [1AU]

Texas: use of Canadian River reclamation project distribution system to transport water from sources other than the project (H.R. 2007), H8295 [1OC]

U.N.: relocation of headquarters and change to part-time body, H3351 [4JN]

WIC: funding, H2721 [15MY]

Tributes

Bryant, Teresena Wise, E2039 [21OC]

Butler, James, E2032 [21OC]

Castiglia-Catullo, Beatrice, E979 [20MY]

Castillo, Joe, E2345 [13NO]

Daris, Fred, E1627 [1AU]

Garmendia, Francisco, E1075 [3JN]

Garvin, Daisy B., E466 [13MR]

Gonzalez, Representative, H8581 [7OC]

Hamilton, Veralyne, E2034 [21OC]

Kaufman, Gerald J., E2050 [22OC]

Mendez, Isabel, E103 [21JA]

Meyer, Luis Carlos, E2354 [13NO]

Orquesta Aragon (musical group): tribute, E1825 [23SE]

Rodriguez, Jaime (Jimmy), E465 [13MR]

Rollins, Joseph M., Jr., E109 [21JA]

Roundtree, James, E1840 [24SE]

Sampson, Shellie, Jr., E1082 [3JN]

Skinner, Henry A., E823 [5MY]

Tejeda, Frank, E239 [12FE]

Torres, Jose (Joe), E461 [13MR]

Vene, Juan, E2347 [13NO]

Vidal, Teodoro, E1985 [9OC]

Williams, Lucille, E2159 [31OC]