KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
Addresses
Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Jose Ramos-Horta and Carlos F.X. Belo: Jose Ramos-Horta, E328
Amendments
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3608 [10JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H245 [21JA]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H9865 [31OC]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H1542 [15AP]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
Albania: promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153), H7600 [18SE]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H10768 [12NO]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]
Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H453 [11FE]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H2445 [8MY]
Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H9801 [30OC]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia and continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15), H725 [4MR]
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), H6799 [3SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]
Children and youth: require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H768 [5MR]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3477 [4JN]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H768 [5MR]
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]
Courts: provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges (see H.R. 1240), H4913 [8JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H5487 [17JY]
———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]
David B. Champagne Post Office Building, South Kingstown, RI: designate (see H.R. 2013), H7911 [25SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8929 [21OC]
———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), H2785 [15MY]
Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]
Dept. of Transportation: make direct loans and provide lines of credit to finance surface transportation projects (see H.R. 2330), H6703 [31JY]
Diseases: 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), H10956 [13NO]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H9730 [29OC]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1707 [17AP]
———cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H803 [6MR]
———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), H1706 [17AP]
———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H8834 [9OC]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6707 [31JY]
Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150), H7199 [10SE]
———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H3204 [22MY]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]
———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2131), H7730 [23SE]
———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1909 [28AP]
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), H1707 [17AP]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H245 [21JA]
EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H8633 [7OC]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1392 [9AP]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1823), H7911 [25SE]
———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 2713), H9615 [28OC]
FCC: establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates and require study on rates and competition (see H.R. 2757), H10957 [13NO]
———preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2883 [19MY]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1612 [16AP]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H949 [12MR]
———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H1289 [21MR]
———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]
Fish and fishing: moratorium on large vessels in Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring fisheries (see H.R. 1855), H3659 [10JN]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H7119 [9SE]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H7365 [16SE]
Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H804 [6MR]
———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H5487 [17JY]
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), H2157 [1MY]
———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H725 [4MR]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337, 820, 1749), H157 [9JA], H890 [11MR], H3203 [22MY]
———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (see H.R. 561), H453 [11FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6918 [4SE]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]
Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care physicians (see H.R. 689), H452 [11FE]
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5132 [10JY]
Immigration: modify qualifications for countries to be in the visa waiver pilot program (see H.R. 1880), H3796 [12JN]
———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H812 [10MR]
———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H1262 [20MR]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H8633 [7OC]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H590 [13FE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H5826 [25JY]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H5177 [11JY]
———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9615 [28OC]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H4834 [26JN]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H9039 [22OC]
———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H2168 [5MY]
———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H8300 [1OC]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8834 [9OC]
Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259), H1391 [9AP]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1391 [9AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H453 [11FE]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H5916 [28JY]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H408 [10FE]
———payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2671), H8833 [9OC]
———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H153 [9JA]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1440 [10AP]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1112 [18MR]
———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]
Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H3203 [22MY]
———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H3203 [22MY]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H8054 [26SE]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1392 [9AP]
National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H9730 [29OC]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8055 [26SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H5177 [11JY]
Native Americans: divide, use, and distribute certain judgment funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 1604), H2679 [14MY]
———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (see H.R. 1833), H3578 [7JN]
———improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation services (see H.R. 2665), H8832 [9OC]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H802 [6MR]
Northern Ireland: sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5665 [23JY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H2875 [16MY]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities policy (see H.R. 2547), H7910 [25SE]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 2431), H8727 [8OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H346 [5FE]
Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8633 [7OC]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H6707 [31JY]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2088), H10768 [12NO]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H2590 [13MY]
———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667, 1360), H768 [5MR], H1703 [17AP]
———exception to limited SSI and food stamps eligibility for legal aliens applying for naturalization (see H.R. 1416), H2680 [14MY]
———extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]
———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1468), H2446 [8MY]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7830 [24SE]
Real estate: prohibit funding of excessive costs to obtain home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 1297), H1438 [10AP]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1707 [17AP]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H6798 [3SE]
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), H2157 [1MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H804 [6MR]
Small business: increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168), H8928 [21OC]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1262 [20MR]
Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H8633 [7OC]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H812 [10MR]
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H5664 [23JY]
Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H1187 [19MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1340 [8AP]
———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553), H7910 [25SE]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H2091 [30AP]
———exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 921), H4913 [8JY]
———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H8439 [6OC]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H5569 [22JY]
———issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments (see H.R. 295), H3169 [21MY]
———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996), H1187 [19MR]
———provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment (see H.R. 293), H3169 [21MY]
———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see H.R. 779), H3203 [22MY]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8834 [9OC]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H4836 [26JN]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H157 [9JA]
———treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 294), H3169 [21MY]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H1456 [14AP]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6919 [4SE]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H590 [13FE]
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]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H9558 [24OC]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H6798 [3SE]
Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7263 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: provide recipients of investigational drugs information on possible side effects (see H.R. 1294), H1438 [10AP]
Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H2444 [8MY]
Ecology and environment: provide State grants to stabilize and remove tire piles that are near drinking water sources and sensitive populations (see H.R. 1041), H948 [12MR]
Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1186 [19MR]
Medicare: combat fraud by hospitals (see H.R. 2417), H6962 [5SE]
Public welfare programs: provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for mentally disabled aliens (see H.R. 1133), H1186 [19MR]
Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes (see H.R. 1983), H4085 [19JN]
Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2681), H8928 [21OC]
Taxation: treatment of student loans (see H.R. 724), H523 [12FE]
U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H6406 [30JY]
Letters
Importation of certain weapons for commercial sale: several organizations, H7478
Remarks
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H2735 [15MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2735, H2739 [15MY]
Armed Forces: provide recipients of investigational drugs information on possible side effects (H.R. 1294), E637
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1769
BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5223, H5224 [15JY]
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: construction and maintenance funding, H5077 [10JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6307, H6308 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H6628, H6629 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4558 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6307, H6308 [30JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2974 [20MY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (H. Con. Res. 134), E1821
Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9620 [29OC]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4248 [24JN]
Crime: funding for building, expanding, and operating juvenile correction and detention facilities, H2378 [8MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2329 [7MY], H2370, H2374, H2378 [8MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2316 [7MY]
———prosecution of certain juveniles charged with drug offenses, H2374 [8MY]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5468
———U.S. policy, H5468
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3608, H3610, H3611, H3612, H3613, H3628 [10JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5077 [10JY], H5220, H5223, H5224 [15JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7472 [17SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5334 [16JY]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H5334 [16JY]
FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8479 [7OC]
———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (H.R. 2221), E1766
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (S.J. Res. 29), H4852
Greece: independence anniversary, H1087
House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 201), H6307, H6308, H6309 [30JY]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2144 [1MY]
Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, H3608, H3610, H3611, H3612, H3613, H3628 [10JN], E518
———limit military assistance and arms transfers (H.R. 1132), E518
Medicare: medical savings accounts, H4558 [25JN]
National Sportsmanship Day: observance, E365
Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace, E328
Public housing: exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2144 [1MY]
SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, H2739 [15MY]
Taxation: rates, H6309 [30JY], H6628, H6629 [31JY]
U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (H.J. Res. 89), E1567
Votes: position on missed, H4879 [8JY], H5545
Tributes
Cook, Judith M., E1950
Madden, Leigh, E1902