DeGETTE, DIANA (a Representative from Colorado)
Amendments
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H1989 [29AP], H2189 [6MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H804 [6MR]
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H1262 [20MR]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H3476 [4JN]
———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H2254 [6MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H5132 [10JY]
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]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1340 [8AP]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3274 [3JN]
CERCLA: ensure Federal compliance (see H.R. 1195), H5569 [22JY]
———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 2485), H9801 [30OC]
Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]
———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H4647 [25JN]
———provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H3202 [22MY]
———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9559 [24OC]
China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H2590 [13MY]
———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H950 [12MR]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6918 [4SE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H2681 [14MY]
Courts: reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1339 [8AP]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H453 [11FE]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H2446 [8MY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H2254 [6MY]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H9614 [28OC]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H767 [5MR]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1340 [8AP]
Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H3202 [22MY]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]
———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]
———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1340 [8AP]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]
———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H5022 [9JY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1340 [8AP]
EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2156 [1MY]
Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H4647 [25JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H4647 [25JN]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1112 [18MR]
Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]
Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850), H2446 [8MY]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H949 [12MR]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H3204 [22MY]
Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H6703 [31JY]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H5022 [9JY]
———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 2006), H3274 [3JN], H4132 [20JN]
———improve regulation of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2298), H6405 [30JY], H6797 [3SE]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H629 [25FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H8300 [1OC]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6407 [30JY]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H1438 [10AP]
Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311), H6406 [30JY]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]
———prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247), H8929 [21OC]
House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H1112 [18MR]
———permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H1988 [29AP]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H5022 [9JY]
Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1112 [18MR]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1340 [8AP]
International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H768 [5MR]
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]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H5569 [22JY]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H10768 [12NO]
Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1354), H2255 [6MY]
———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), H2089 [30AP]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H4913 [8JY]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H725 [4MR]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H1795 [23AP]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H3476 [4JN]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1988 [29AP]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H2156 [1MY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H3797 [12JN]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H1440 [10AP]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1019 [13MR]
NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H3660 [10JN]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H629 [25FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2183), H5485 [17JY]
Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2118), H7365 [16SE]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]
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), H3924 [18JN]
Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 302), H149 [9JA]
———prohibit commercial air tours (see H.R. 2859), H10171 [6NO]
San Isabel National Forest: extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 1196), H1260 [20MR]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1892 [24AP]
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), H8728 [8OC]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H804 [6MR]
Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H5778 [24JY]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1262 [20MR]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H3213 [30MY]
Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H5177 [11JY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H6706 [31JY]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H3568 [5JN]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H5177 [11JY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H628 [25FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H3274 [3JN]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1498), H2090 [30AP]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H3476 [4JN]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H5487 [17JY]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H890 [11MR]
———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H4647 [25JN]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1261 [20MR]
———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5020 [9JY]
Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5131 [10JY]
———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]
———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), H6917 [4SE]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]
United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H1017 [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), H4836 [26JN]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H7830 [24SE]
———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H5183 [14JY]
Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 1194), H5569 [22JY]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1715 [21AP]
———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H2590 [13MY]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8834 [9OC]
———research health risks posed by the presence of certain additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 2900), H10957 [13NO]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]
Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see H.R. 1520), H2155 [1MY]
Health: increase the legal smoking age (see H.R. 2519), H7729 [23SE]
Medicaid: permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 1564), H2444 [8MY]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8652 [8OC]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1211 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8652 [8OC]
Agriculture: Federal crop insurance program reform, H5673 [24JY]
———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5561 [22JY], H5692 [24JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5561 [22JY], H5673, H5692 [24JY]
Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7067 [9SE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4691 [26JN]
Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9619 [29OC]
Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H676 [27FE]
Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues: anniversary, H8844 [21OC]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2384, H2388
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1401 [10AP]
Dept. of HUD: brownfields redevelopment program funding, H5341 [16JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3489 [5JN]
Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project construction funding, H5771, H5772 [24JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5103 [10JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8010 [26SE], H8239 [30SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7041, H7067 [9SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5341 [16JY]
Education: national policy to improve system, H291 [5FE]
———notification of enrollment of juvenile sex offenders in elementary or secondary schools, H2384, H2388
———We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution Program funding, H7041 [9SE]
EEOC: funding, H8239 [30SE]
Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2287 [7MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5771, H5772 [24JY]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3489 [5JN], H6836 [4SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6836 [4SE]
Forest Service: road construction funding, H5103 [10JY]
Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H9663, H9664 [29OC]
———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9663, H9664 [29OC]
———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (H. Res. 283), H9635 [29OC]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2203, H2204 [6MY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), E2212
NetDay96: tribute (H. Res. 38), E180
Public housing: allow local housing authorities to use operating funds for child care services for residents, H2203, H2204 [6MY]
Taxation: child tax credit, H4691 [26JN]
Tobacco products: prohibit use of Federal funds to promote sale or export to foreign countries, H8010 [26SE]
Votes: position on missed, E749
WIC: funding, H5673 [24JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2872 [16MY], H4083 [19JN]
Tributes
Friedman, Abe, E1378
Villano, Salvatore, Jr., E2106