QUINN, JACK (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H9524 [24OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H950 [12MR]
Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H8054 [26SE]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1019 [13MR]
Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6798 [3SE]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H702 [27FE]
Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing service between high-density and underserved airports (see H.R. 2748), H9613 [28OC]
Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H7730 [23SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H5401 [16JY]
———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3274 [3JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H1186 [19MR]
Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7911 [25SE]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5297 [15JY]
Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H3274 [3JN]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]
Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H348 [5FE]
Courts: photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H10956 [13NO]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1258 [20MR]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]
———Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 727), H590 [13FE]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H522 [12FE]
———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7528 [17SE]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H8929 [21OC]
Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]
Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H244 [21JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H1258 [20MR]
———guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3039), H10953 [13NO]
———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H7365 [16SE]
———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H8300 [1OC]
———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]
Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H767 [5MR]
Ecology and environment: State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 873), H1262 [20MR]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H9558 [24OC]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H143 [9JA]
FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H3201 [22MY]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1262 [20MR]
Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850), H1892 [24AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1289 [21MR]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2090 [30AP]
Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]
Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H1988 [29AP]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H6918 [4SE]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H7600 [18SE]
———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), H5487 [17JY]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H5177 [11JY]
Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H8300 [1OC]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H950 [12MR]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481, 2955), H8929 [21OC], H10420 [8NO]
———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 2551), H8834 [9OC]
Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H245 [21JA]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H1988 [29AP]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H890 [11MR]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]
———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H889 [11MR]
International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H286 [4FE]
IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H9801 [30OC]
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), H6963 [5SE]
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), H804 [6MR]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1339 [8AP]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H7831 [24SE]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H804 [6MR]
———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H3720 [11JN]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H244 [21JA]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H889 [11MR]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H3865 [17JN]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
———require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 342), H804 [6MR]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H768 [5MR]
———install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H888 [11MR]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1340 [8AP]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H4836 [26JN]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H5401 [16JY]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H7730 [23SE]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H802 [6MR]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 3046), H10953 [13NO]
Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H2351 [7MY]
———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H245 [21JA]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H803 [6MR]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H949 [12MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9502 [23OC]
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), H2254 [6MY]
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), H589 [13FE]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3865 [17JN]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H889 [11MR], H950 [12MR]
Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H1262 [20MR]
———extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H5487 [17JY]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8834 [9OC]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H1018 [13MR]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H8054 [26SE]
———deposit portion of motor fuel excise taxes into Highway Trust Fund and Airport and Airway Trust Fund (see H.R. 644), H804 [6MR]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3660 [10JN]
———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H6798 [3SE]
———rates (see H. Res. 109), H1391 [9AP]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H4132 [20JN]
———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H2446 [8MY]
———treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597), H2679 [14MY]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1339 [8AP]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H949 [12MR]
———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H6703 [31JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]
———limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]
Veterans: authorize financial assistance for legal representation in Court of Veterans Appeals proceedings (see H.R. 1008), H887 [11MR]
———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040), H4645 [25JN]
———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]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H6705 [31JY]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1187 [19MR]
Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 24), H812 [10MR]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H3660 [10JN]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Women: tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H6707 [31JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H803 [6MR]
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H803 [6MR]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251), H147 [9JA]
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), H1261 [20MR]
Samakee (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2033), H4338 [24JN]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]
Veterans: expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877), H3796 [12JN]
———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H147 [9JA]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H769 [6MR], H8267 [1OC]
Remarks
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), H3826
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H9523, H9524, H9527 [24OC]
———labor protection and contracting regulations, H9523, H9524, H9527 [24OC]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), H8100
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2709 [15MY]
Arlington National Cemetery: maintenance funding, H5261 [15JY]
Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School, E391
———anniversary of Polish Singing Circle, E432
Coppola, Joseph: Canisius College LaSalle Medal recipient, E1547
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4165
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5270
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (H.R. 1077), E483
———tribute to Chapter 31 Program for vocational rehabilitation in assisting service-disabled veterans find and maintain employment, H3921 [18JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5261 [15JY]
Diseases: prostate cancer research funding, E1568
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8781 [9OC]
———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8781 [9OC]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), E974
Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1365
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3746
Great Lakes: zebra mussel infestation research funding, H3876 [18JN]
Immigration: extend program allowing immigrants to renew status based on family relationship or employment opportunity while remaining in the country, H8100
LIHEAP: funding, H5270
Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018), H4874
Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (H.R. 251), E5
Meilman, Jeffrey: Variety Clubs International Sir James Carreras Award recipient, E1155
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, E1431
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3876 [18JN]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: observance, H2180 [6MY]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (H. Res. 219), H6902 [4SE]
Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (S. 923), H9838 [31OC]
———expand workstudy opportunities (H.R. 1877), E1249
———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 (H.R. 1092), H1571
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), H9836 [31OC]
———priority health care to individuals who served during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H4165
———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 250), E3
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (H.R. 1090), H1568
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines, H5135 [11JY]
WIC: funding, H2709 [15MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H8051 [26SE]
Special order: granted, H1015 [13MR], H3922 [18JN], H6701 [31JY]
Statements
Conferral of the LaSalle Medal to Joseph Coppola: Canisius College, E1547
Texts of
H.R. 1077, Dept. of Veterans Affairs' development of plan for allocation of health care resources, E483
Tributes
Baldelli, Gerald R., E882
Flickinger, Burt P., Jr., E739
Gaiter, William L., E736
Gilmartin, Thomas, E184
Kask, Jean, H2180 [6MY]
Kelly, Jim, E125
McDougald, Charles E., E786
Molinari, Representative, H6665 [31JY]
Reese, William, E975
Sequin, Michael, H4846 [8JY]
Smith, Bennett W., Sr., E1271 [19JN]