BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5298 [15JY]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

———S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act, H8978 [22OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H1019 [13MR]

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H7119 [9SE]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H8265 [30SE]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]

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

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]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2351 [7MY]

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

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

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7119 [9SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H8054 [26SE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H6799 [3SE]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H9614 [28OC]

———prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816), H9614 [28OC]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7365 [16SE]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H9730 [29OC]

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H9614 [28OC]

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

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]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H2784 [15MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve homeless veterans programs (see H.R. 2206), H7365 [16SE]

———improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703), H3201 [22MY]

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

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

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]

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H3203 [22MY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1543 [15AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H7262 [11SE]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H2254 [6MY]

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

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), H1112 [18MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

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

Health care professionals: extend term of appointment of certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission (see H.R. 1001), H812 [10MR]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1611 [16AP]

Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10955 [13NO]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H244 [21JA]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 1464), H1908 [28AP]

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

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1542 [15AP]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1611 [16AP]

Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H7008 [8SE]

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), H3798 [12JN]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8265 [30SE]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H1262 [20MR]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10768 [12NO]

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

Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 222), H1339 [8AP]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1261 [20MR]

Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361), H4836 [26JN]

———anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H7118 [9SE]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9729 [29OC]

———restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to situation in Cyprus and obligations under international law (see H.R. 388), H4836 [26JN]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H1542 [15AP]

Veterans: 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), H7365 [16SE]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1707 [17AP]

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), H4087 [19JN]

World War II: tribute to people of Crete for heroic endeavor and sacrifice (see H. Res. 17), H156 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Domantay, Margarito: relief (see H.R. 375), H156 [9JA]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments for civilian and military employees (see H. Con. Res. 77), H2445 [8MY]

Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2938), H10419 [8NO]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 697), H522 [12FE]

Members of Congress: modify law providing a permanent appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 403), H152 [9JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H142 [9JA]

Postal Service: regulation of solicitation of contributions by veterans' organizations on postal property (see H.R. 37), H67 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H152 [9JA]

Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 398), H152 [9JA]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 42, 43), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits (see H.R. 1149), H1258 [20MR]

———employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 402), H152 [9JA]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H155 [9JA]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 38), H140 [9JA]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H68 [7JA]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H68, H69 [7JA], H140, H141, H149 [9JA]

Eulogies

Ritter, Ruth P.: Don Ritter, E683 [16AP]

Factsheets

Alcohol-Related Crash Deaths—General Population, E952 [19MY]

Letters

Clean Air Act emission reduction credits relative to military facilities: by, H9607 [28OC]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1766 [23AP]

Austrian-American Day: observance, E1948 [7OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4565 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6325 [30JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (H. Con. Res. 134), H7301 [16SE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), H8895 [21OC]

———Ports and Waterways Safety System Program funding, H8895 [21OC]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5458, H5460, H5461, H5462, H5464 [17JY]

———Turkish occupation (H. Con. Res. 81), H5508 [22JY]

———U.S. policy, H5458, H5460, H5461, H5462, H5464 [17JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1402 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9608 [28OC]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3297 [4JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 1703), H8372 [6OC]

———investigation of sexual harassment allegations, H1585 [16AP]

Drunken driving: statistics relative to alcohol-related deaths on U.S. highways, H2570, H2571, H2573, H2574, H2575, H2576 [13MY], E952 [19MY]

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5533 [22JY]

FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8475 [7OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6361 [30JY]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1083, H1084, H1085 [18MR]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3128 [21MY]

J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (H.R. 1484), H9577 [28OC]

Medicare: improve preventive care benefits (H.R. 15), H1344 [9AP]

———reform, H4565 [25JN]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, H1003 [13MR], E378 [5MR]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: observance, H2171 [6MY]

Oxi Day: observance, H9726 [29OC]

Pinellas County, FL: anniversary of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Program, E1845 [24SE]

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

Tarpon Springs, FL: tribute to Sunset Hills Elementary School, H2171 [6MY]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H6361 [30JY]

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate, H3297 [4JN]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation, H9608 [28OC]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), E1537 [28JY]

WIC: funding, H2613 [14MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9557 [24OC]

Special order: granted, H946 [12MR], H1609 [16AP], H2585 [13MY], H2676 [14MY], H6783 [3SE]

Tributes

Leepa, Allen and Isabelle, E109 [21JA]

Silver, Richard, E1319 [25JN]

Tejeda, Frank, H312 [5FE]

Williamson, Jean, E1537 [28JY]