McHALE, PAUL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H596 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]

———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]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H152 [9JA]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]

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: 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), H8634 [7OC]

CERCLA: treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 2485), H7364 [16SE]

China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H3274 [3JN]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics (see H.R. 957), H767 [5MR]

Congress: treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1765), H3273 [3JN]

———treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by Members, officers, or employees (see H. Res. 64), H588 [13FE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: approval of regulations relative to labor-management relations (see H. Con. Res. 5; H. Res. 19), H155, H156 [9JA]

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

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H144 [9JA]

Crime: 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]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]

Diseases: 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]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407, 1585), H629 [25FE], H5570 [22JY]

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

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5401 [16JY]

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

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H9502 [23OC]

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), H6706 [31JY]

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

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

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

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H9615 [28OC]

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

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2091 [30AP]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1892 [24AP]

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 1411), H8438 [6OC]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H8834 [9OC]

———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H347 [5FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H8439 [6OC]

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2319), H6703 [31JY]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1795 [23AP]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H5916 [28JY]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H2590 [13MY]

H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714), H7119 [9SE]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7911 [25SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1542 [15AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H1018 [13MR]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H5778 [24JY]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 2439), H8727 [8OC]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H6406 [30JY]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5826 [25JY]

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

Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H152 [9JA]

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), H5826 [25JY]

———require the provision of information sufficient for homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062), H10954 [13NO]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H3477 [4JN]

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

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2254 [6MY]

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

Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional monument, memorial, or structure (see H.R. 2313), H8834 [9OC]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H589 [13FE]

Medicare: reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 414), H669 [26FE]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

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

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 2431), H9801 [30OC]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H2680 [14MY]

Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2564), H8054 [26SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 1776, 1777, 2777; H. Res. 236), H286 [4FE], H3475 [4JN], H7911 [25SE], H8834 [9OC], H9800 [30OC]

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), H6799 [3SE]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2875 [16MY]

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H7730 [23SE]

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), H6707 [31JY]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H2351 [7MY]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876), H3796 [12JN]

Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H524 [12FE]

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

Terrorism: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. Res. 15), H348 [5FE]

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

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H1543 [15AP]

———limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2740), H9558 [24OC]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6797 [3SE]

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

Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

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]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H949 [12MR]

———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 1006), H887 [11MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H5778 [24JY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2157 [1MY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H6798 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2958), H10420 [8NO]

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

Taxation: treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H1541 [15AP]

Eulogies

Collins, Patrick G.: by William M. Keys, E1612 [1AU]

Proclamations

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: by, E893 [12MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5377 [16JY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, H5377 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (H.R. 2796), H10893 [13NO]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8272 [1OC]

Ingram, Robert R.: award Medal of Honor for service during the Vietnamese Conflict (H.R. 2813), H10407, H10408 [8NO]

International Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, E893 [12MY]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (H. Con. Res 197), H10905 [13NO]

Muhlenberg College: anniversary, E1573 [31JY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8272 [1OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (H.R. 2263), H5495 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7828 [24SE]

Tributes

Collins, Patrick G., E1612 [1AU]

Tejeda, Frank, H306 [5FE]