DAVIS, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Virginia)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2591 [13MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5884 [28JY]
Articles and editorials
In Honor of Norman M. Cole, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, E565
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H346 [5FE]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 638), H392 [6FE]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H4836 [26JN]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]
———restrict awarding of Purple Heart to members (see H.R. 1407), H1793 [23AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2680 [14MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H7119 [9SE]
Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H5132 [10JY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H7601 [18SE]
Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H1392 [9AP]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1989 [29AP]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]
———allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H9502 [23OC]
———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H2590 [13MY]
———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1989 [29AP]
———provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503), H2351 [7MY]
———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]
———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H2089 [30AP]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H2254 [6MY]
———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: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H629 [25FE]
———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), H286 [4FE]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062, 1219), H1017 [13MR], H1707 [17AP]
———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), H1391 [9AP]
District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H3566 [5JN]
Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1340 [8AP]
———provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), 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), H452 [11FE]
Education: provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572), H2445 [8MY]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H4836 [26JN]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H669 [26FE]
Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 1962), H4085 [19JN]
FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (see H.R. 1271), H1715 [21AP]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H2446 [8MY]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8161 [29SE]
———grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779), H9800 [30OC]
———issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9800 [30OC]
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443), H7118 [9SE]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H285 [4FE]
———establish formula for calculation of Federal contributions to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1848), H3659 [10JN]
———expand definition of ``special Government employees'' (see H.R. 1966), H4085 [19JN]
———extend authority under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 2541), H7830 [24SE]
———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526), H7729 [23SE]
———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain government positions (see H.R. 240), H589 [13FE]
———treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930), H890 [11MR]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9038 [22OC]
———improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H6798 [3SE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1259 [20MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4836 [26JN]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]
———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H1340 [8AP]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1340 [8AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H4647 [25JN]
Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]
Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see H.R. 1549), H2350 [7MY]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1040 [17MR]
———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3476 [4JN]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5486 [17JY]
———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), H453 [11FE]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H10956 [13NO]
———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), H2351 [7MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H4133 [20JN]
———official mail allowance (see H.R. 2439), H9801 [30OC]
House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 123), H1706 [17AP]
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]
———establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 203), H7199 [10SE]
———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H7830 [24SE]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H287 [4FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H589 [13FE]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3660 [10JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]
IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8633 [7OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5297 [15JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3660 [10JN]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H9730 [29OC]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9730 [29OC]
Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H709 [3MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]
———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), H10421 [8NO]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H812 [10MR]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H767 [5MR]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H2157 [1MY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]
———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]
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]
———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7528 [17SE]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1274), H1715 [21AP]
———improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H3864 [17JN]
NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7528 [17SE]
Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]
Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H766 [5MR]
———exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H669 [26FE]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H8054 [26SE]
Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H2091 [30AP]
Public safety officers: provide additional compensation to certain fire and law enforcement personnel (see H.R. 2767), H9729 [29OC]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H2254 [6MY]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]
Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H10953 [13NO]
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]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9730 [29OC]
Securities: create uniform standards relative to federally-regulated securities (see H.R. 1653), H7199 [10SE]
———limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H4133 [20JN]
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), H7263 [11SE]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H589 [13FE]
Small Business Technology Transfer Program: extend (see H.R. 2429), H7008 [8SE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]
———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H7119 [9SE]
———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H3274 [3JN]
States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H2784 [15MY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1340 [8AP]
———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H1892 [24AP]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H3274 [3JN]
———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10768 [12NO]
———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1186 [19MR]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5664 [23JY]
———treatment of trusts established for the benefit of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 2335), H6704 [31JY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H669 [26FE]
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]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H245 [21JA]
U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 155), H7729 [23SE]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H3568 [5JN]
———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397), H9865 [31OC]
———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4133 [20JN]
———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H589 [13FE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H589 [13FE], H8833 [9OC]
———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H147 [9JA]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]
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), H1440 [10AP]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 1912), H3864 [17JN]
Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633), H392 [6FE]
District of Columbia: exempt certain contracts entered into by the government of the District of Columbia from review by the Council of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 513), H282 [4FE]
———permit the waiver of residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 514), H282 [4FE]
———realign functional responsibilities with Federal Government (see H.R. 1963), H4085 [19JN]
Gamble, Lloyd B.: relief (see H.R. 998), H804 [6MR]
Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal charter (see H.R. 3025), H10767 [12NO]
———repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 497), H282 [4FE]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]
Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes for circulation (see H.R. 1098), H1111 [18MR]
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96), H8833 [9OC]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H3207 [30MY], H6710 [1AU]
Letters
Cooperative purchasing authority for State and local governments: Vice President Gore, H8213 [30SE]
Memorandums
District of Columbia Council Contract Review Reform Act: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H775 [6MR]
Obituaries
Sturdivant, John N., E2137
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3207 [30MY]
Questions and answers
Repeal Federal charter for Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. (H.R. 497), H637 [26FE]
Remarks
Annandale, VA: anniversary of Annandale Christian Community for Action, E1378
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H2736 [15MY], E897
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2736 [15MY], E897
Bolivia: independence anniversary, E1565
Bolivian Folk Theater Festival: tribute, E1565
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5306 [16JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, E1569
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3066 [20MY]
Capitol Pages: tribute, H3546 [5JN]
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1267 [21MR]
Dale City, VA: tribute to Dale City Civic Association award recipients, E136
Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7227 [11SE]
Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security agents' retirement annuities (H.R. 633), E180
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report, H8212, H8213 [30SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7227 [11SE]
District of Columbia: exempt certain contracts entered into by the government of the District of Columbia from review by the Council of the District of Columbia (H.R. 513), H774 [6MR]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8756 [9OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration (H. Res. 264), H8733, H8736 [9OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 324), H10677 [12NO]
———permit the waiver of residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia (H.R. 514), H1056, H1057 [18MR]
———realign functional responsibilities with Federal Government, E1569
———reform contracting practices, E2379
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8756 [9OC]
Fairfax, VA: tribute to efforts by Distributive Education Clubs of America Chapter at Robinson Secondary School, E28
Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, E1711
———tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E301
———tribute to Mason District Neighborhood Watch Program participants, E1919
Gamble, Lloyd B.: relief (H.R. 998), H779 [6MR]
Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal charter (H.R. 3025), H10868 [13NO]
———repeal Federal charter (H.R. 497), H636, H637, H639 [26FE]
GSA: cooperative purchasing authority for State and local governments, H8213 [30SE]
Highway Trust Fund: increase funding relative to budget resolution, H3066 [20MY]
Hospice of Northern Virginia (organization): anniversary, E1592
House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to District of Columbia public schools, H5884, H5885 [28JY]
Journal: question of approval, H639 [26FE], H776 [6MR], H1626 [17AP]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5884, H5885 [28JY]
Medicare: medical savings accounts, H5306 [16JY]
———reform, H5306 [16JY]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (H.R. 1519), E828
Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War memorial (H.R. 2885), E2248
NIST: improve computer security (H.R. 1903), H7296 [16SE]
Point of order, H7467 [17SE]
Prince William County, VA: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E589
Reston, VA: Best of Reston Community Service Award recipients, E591
———tribute to Little League baseball team, E1635
Springfield, VA: tribute to West Springfield High School girls' basketball team, E1331
Taxation: rates, H5306 [16JY]
Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (H. Res. 231), H10878
Waldrop, Thomas E.: Northern Virginia Community Foundation Founder's Award recipient, E1709
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 96), H10666 [12NO]
WMZQ-Radio (Washington, DC): anniversary, E1340
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge: funding for reconstruction, H3066 [20MY]
Tributes
Cacciapaglia, Frank and Kitty, E1102
Cleveland, James, E1131 [5JN]
Cole, Norman M., Jr., E565
Eaton, Gordon P., E2099
Lynch, David, E1106
Pearson, Matthew J., E1163
Pilson, Harry J., E1711
Reeder, Joe R., E1859
Richardson, Evans, III, E30
Shuman, Irene V., E1992
Sturdivant, John N., E2137
Weingold, Allan B., E1179
Weisgerber, Nancy J., E1069
White, Juanita, E737