GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H4918 [8JY], H5022 [9JY], H5086 [10JY]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H1990 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5021 [9JY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H8438 [6OC]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H4913 [8JY]
———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H4913 [8JY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H392 [6FE]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H5132 [10JY]
———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H9614 [28OC]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H8633 [7OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H8727 [8OC]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2680 [14MY]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H4339 [24JN]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]
Aviation: require air carriers to establish procedures for responding to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670), H5570 [22JY]
———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8300 [1OC]
Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H1707 [17AP]
———end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8634 [7OC]
———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2883 [19MY]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5297 [15JY]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H8633 [7OC]
———use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671), H452 [11FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]
Children and youth: increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H5177 [11JY]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]
———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H8929 [21OC]
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 use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H8833 [9OC]
———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H8265 [30SE]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365), H7601 [18SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H7528 [17SE]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H8265 [30SE]
———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 3060), H10954 [13NO]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6918 [4SE]
Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053), H8633 [7OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H1707 [17AP]
Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]
Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]
———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H8438 [6OC]
———include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773), H3798 [12JN]
———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10421 [8NO]
———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H1440 [10AP]
Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H1340 [8AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 2571), H8160 [29SE]
———improve homeless veterans programs (see H.R. 2206), H5569 [22JY]
———improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703), H8320 [2OC]
———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317), H6798 [3SE]
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), H245 [21JA]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H3070 [20MY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H3070 [20MY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H10956 [13NO]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6707 [31JY]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H3865 [17JN]
———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]
———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]
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), H949 [12MR]
Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H7911 [25SE]
Drugs: specify the entities eligible to purchase pharmaceutical products from the Federal Supply Schedule (see H.R. 2197), H5486 [17JY]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H8833 [9OC]
Ecology and environment: 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), H7008 [8SE]
———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), H3568 [5JN]
———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7119 [9SE]
———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H8834 [9OC]
———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H3661 [10JN]
———provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see H.R. 1041), H1440 [10AP]
———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H6798 [3SE]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H2091 [30AP]
———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H7599 [18SE]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2445 [8MY]
———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), H9800 [30OC]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]
Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see H.R. 2085), H6798 [3SE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8633 [7OC]
———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H5177 [11JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]
———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H5177 [11JY]
FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757), H10957 [13NO]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H5665 [23JY]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9866 [31OC]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9801 [30OC]
Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H10956 [13NO]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H2785 [15MY]
Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2319), H6703 [31JY]
———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H8727 [8OC]
———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H8161 [29SE]
———provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769), H9729 [29OC]
———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10768 [12NO]
———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H8727 [8OC]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3070 [20MY]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789), H9865 [31OC]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H348 [5FE]
Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H8439 [6OC]
———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H7528 [17SE]
Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]
Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H8929 [21OC]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H4086 [19JN]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]
———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H7263 [11SE]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H3476 [4JN]
———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 2006), H4836 [26JN]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]
———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]
———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), H629 [25FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H157 [9JA]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H6962 [5SE]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H10956 [13NO]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3170 [21MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5665 [23JY]
———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]
House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H1543 [15AP]
Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]
———provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1262 [20MR]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H9615 [28OC]
———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5487 [17JY]
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1440 [10AP]
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), H6406 [30JY]
———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H1542 [15AP]
———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 2551), H8300 [1OC]
———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H10768 [12NO]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H9865 [31OC]
Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1612 [16AP]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1611 [16AP]
———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]
———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), H1440 [10AP]
———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8929 [21OC]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]
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]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9501 [23OC]
Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281), H9558 [24OC]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8929 [21OC]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1440 [10AP]
Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H628 [25FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H812 [10MR]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]
———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H1707 [17AP]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]
———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 8), H453 [11FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685), H452 [11FE]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H2254 [6MY]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2590 [13MY]
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 Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H3476 [4JN]
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), H2783 [15MY]
———use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143), H5491 [21JY]
National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H4086 [19JN]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H2785 [15MY]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H8300 [1OC]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H7830 [24SE]
NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H3170 [21MY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H2169 [5MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H590 [13FE]
———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H7528 [17SE]
Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8834 [9OC]
Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2118), H5778 [24JY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 1359), H1703 [17AP]
Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H768 [5MR]
———restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H1612 [16AP]
Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]
Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see H.R. 1657), H2874 [16MY]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2351 [7MY]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]
Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H4834 [26JN]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H10956 [13NO]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1440 [10AP]
Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H7730 [23SE]
———extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2874 [16MY]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H8833 [9OC]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H7365 [16SE]
Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H804 [6MR]
———allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H1340 [8AP]
———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H5916 [28JY]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H1989 [29AP]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H5297 [15JY]
———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492), H10172 [6NO]
———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]
———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996), H804 [6MR]
———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]
———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H5177 [11JY]
Telecommunications: Government treatment of universal service support payments (see H. Res. 200), H6707 [31JY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H669 [26FE]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H4647 [25JN]
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]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1340 [8AP]
———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]
———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H243 [21JA]
———Government employment preference for active duty service veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 1006), H1715 [21AP]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H7365 [16SE]
———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H286 [4FE]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H2882 [19MY]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]
———treatment of cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 1426), H5177 [11JY]
Veterans Health Administration: provide that special pay paid to certain physicians and dentists be considered basic pay for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1687), H3169 [21MY]
Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6917 [4SE]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H9502 [23OC]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H4913 [8JY]
———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]
World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the Holocaust (see H.R. 2591), H9615 [28OC]
Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7263 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Business and industry: reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
Citizenship: treatment of descendants of the children of certain female U.S. citizens born abroad (see H.R. 1599), H2679 [14MY]
Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H145 [9JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]
Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]
Immigration: adjust the status of certain nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054), H10954 [13NO]
———eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and suspensions of deportation (see H.R. 1545), H2350 [7MY]
Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
Taxation: strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
Remarks
BLM: transfer funding from the Public Domain Forestry Program to the Dept. of Energy's urban energy conservation program, H5086, H5087 [10JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5580 [23JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6325 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 202), H6318 [30JY]
Dept. of HUD: Low Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Program funding, H5367
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5086, H5087 [10JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve homeless veterans programs (H.R. 2206), H8367
———improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 1703), H8372 [6OC]
———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (H.R. 2253), E1517
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9650 [29OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5367
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H8258 [30SE]
Immigration: budgetary treatment of programs for legal immigrants, H894 [12MR]
———eliminate the cap on cancellations of removal and suspensions of deportation (H.R. 1545), E861
———obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9650 [29OC]
Public welfare programs: repeal restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens, H3277 [4JN]
———treatment of certain legal immigrants, H1718 [23AP], H1916 [29AP], H2010 [30AP], H2096 [1MY]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (H.R. 856), H7738 [24SE]
Republican Party: national agenda, H5580 [23JY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1501 [15AP]
———rates, H5580 [23JY]
Votes: position on missed, E1829