KENNELLY, BARBARA B. (a Representative from Connecticut)
Appointments
Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House Chamber, H671 [27FE]
Committee To Escort the President, H273 [4FE]
Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H1019 [13MR]
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56), H669 [26FE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H7199 [10SE]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H4913 [8JY]
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]
Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H950 [12MR]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1795 [23AP]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1440 [10AP]
Aviation: installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft (see H.R. 664), H407 [10FE]
Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions (see H.R. 1321), H2157 [1MY]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5487 [17JY]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2003), H5570 [22JY]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5917 [28JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H7365 [16SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
Children and youth: establish child retirement accounts (see H.R. 194), H145 [9JA]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]
Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H10956 [13NO]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6026 [29JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5401 [16JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H2681 [14MY]
Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5297 [15JY]
———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H1187 [19MR]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6707 [31JY]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H3476 [4JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H3568 [5JN]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1339 [8AP]
———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]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1049), H1262 [20MR]
———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]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1019 [13MR]
———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H3204 [22MY]
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), H1186 [19MR]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H9558 [24OC]
———reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (see H.R. 2843), H10170 [6NO]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H700 [27FE]
Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 393), H151 [9JA]
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), H2157 [1MY]
Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]
Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1543 [15AP]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7911 [25SE]
———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H8834 [9OC]
———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 mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H1438 [10AP]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8055 [26SE]
———modify qualifications for countries to be in the visa waiver pilot program (see H.R. 1880), H6918 [4SE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H2874 [16MY]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8265 [30SE]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]
———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]
IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]
———improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H7528 [17SE]
———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H9039 [22OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H8161 [29SE]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3660 [10JN]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 421), H153 [9JA]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3274 [3JN]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1989 [29AP]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1019 [13MR]
Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7527 [17SE]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H10421 [8NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H590 [13FE], H9800 [30OC]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H949 [12MR]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1892 [24AP]
Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H5826 [25JY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1112 [18MR]
Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H2156 [1MY]
Tariff: nuclear fuel assemblies (see H.R. 2339), H6704 [31JY]
———pantera (see H.R. 1886), H3796 [12JN]
———triacetonamine (see H.R. 1887), H3796 [12JN]
Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H590 [13FE]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]
———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 531), H3070 [20MY]
———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]
———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443), H1890 [24AP]
———repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197), H2254 [6MY]
———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H2785 [15MY]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026), H888 [11MR]
———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H768 [5MR]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H702 [27FE]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H524 [12FE]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H143 [9JA]
———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H6798 [3SE]
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H7729 [23SE]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2390), H7601 [18SE]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1715 [21AP]
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), H6962 [5SE]
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), H1261 [20MR]
———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H4087 [19JN]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H5488 [17JY]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H6707 [31JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Aviation: require air carriers to establish procedures for responding to in-flight medical emergencies (see H.R. 1670), H3069 [20MY]
Crime: provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (see H.R. 845), H669 [26FE]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (see H.R. 201), H145 [9JA]
Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H152 [9JA]
———limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 2851), H10171 [6NO]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]
———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534), H283 [4FE]
———State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H7262 [11SE]
Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (see H.R. 1331), H1541 [15AP]
Taxation: allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H7729 [23SE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H803 [6MR]
———treatment of benefits given to former police and firefighters for heart and hypertension conditions (see H.R. 202), H145 [9JA]
———treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are equivalent to sales of financial instruments (see H.R. 846), H669 [26FE]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H283 [4FE]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H586 [13FE]
Descriptions
Tax Treatment of Capital Gains Relative to Transactions That are Equivalent to Sales of Financial Instruments (H.R. 846), E334
Transition to Work Program for Individuals Entitled to Disability Benefits (H.R. 534), E142
Proposals
Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9811 [31OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H1229 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to recommit, H1229 [20MR]
Armenia: allocation of foreign aid, H6359
———anniversary of genocide, H1771
Aviation: commercial aircraft requirements relative to in-flight medical emergencies, E959
———installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft (H.R. 664), E205
Black History Month: observance, H430
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4678, H4679 [26JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6634 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), motion to instruct conferees, H5044 [10JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6334 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5036 [10JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2967 [20MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), motion to instruct conferees, H3245 [3JN]
Buy American Act: compliance, H2029 [30AP]
Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9621 [29OC]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4237 [24JN]
Coburn, Representative: remarks relative to television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'', H644 [26FE]
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5788 [25JY], H9811 [31OC]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2370 [8MY]
———provide minimum mandatory penalties for false bomb threats conveyed through interstate and foreign commerce (H.R. 845), H643 [26FE]
Day of Portugal: observance, E1024
Dept. of Defense: foreign sales of F-22 fighter aircraft, H5968
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5968
Dept. of Energy: transfer of Formerly Utilized Site Remedial Action Program to Corps of Engineers, H5735 [24JY]
Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7228
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve homeless veterans programs (H.R. 2206), H8367
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7888
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7136 [10SE], H7228
Education: charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7136 [10SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 194), H5735 [24JY]
Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8195 [30SE]
Families and domestic relations: change time requirements for parental rights relative to adoption of children in foster care, H2027 [30AP]
———criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and group care staff, H2032 [30AP]
———designation of guardians for children in advance of parents death, H2033 [30AP]
———develop outreach for informing minorities about adoption, H2031 [30AP]
———enable participation of relatives in foster care, H2030 [30AP]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2017, H2022, H2027, H2029, H2030, H2031, H2032, H2033 [30AP]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), Senate amendment (H. Res. 327), H10787, H10790 [13NO]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), consideration (H. Res. 134), H2014 [30AP]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs (H.R. 201), E57
Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H540 [13FE]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6837 [4SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6359
Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), H821, H827
Greece: independence anniversary, E631
Health care facilities: eliminate Veteran's Canteen Service authority to operate and maintain vending machine services at veteran's medical facilities, H8367
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), H8259 [30SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5788 [25JY]
Medicare: age eligibility requirements, H5036 [10JY]
———coverage of screening mammography (H.R. 417), E85
Mother Teresa: condolences on death (H. Res. 227), H7249 [11SE]
NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H7888
OPIC: funding, H6370
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (H.R. 1048), H1932 [29AP]
Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1623 [17AP]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (H. Res. 219), H6900 [4SE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (H.R. 612), E165
———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (H.R. 534), E142
Social Security Information Safeguards Panel: establish (H.R. 1331), E665
Taxation: allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (H.R. 2524), E1833
———child tax credit, H3870 [18JN], H3928 [19JN]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1489 [15AP]
———earned income tax credit, H4678 [26JN]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (H.R. 979), E397
———rates, H5044 [10JY], H6634 [31JY]
———treatment of benefits given to former police and firefighters for heart and hypertension conditions (H.R. 202), E54
———treatment of capital gains relative to transactions that are equivalent to sales of financial instruments (H.R. 846), E333
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (H.R. 533), E130
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (H.R. 2821), E2192
Taxpayer Relief Act: restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2513), H10402 [8NO]
Trinity College: anniversary, E1901
U.S. Cavalry: anniversary, E45
Women: comprehensive pension protection (H.R. 766), E259
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2348 [7MY]
Summaries
Comprehensive Pension Protection for Women (H.R. 766), E259
Tributes
Brittain, John, E1525
Capps, Walter H., H9787 [30OC]
McKinney, Stewart B., H2335
Shabazz, Betty, E1325