ROUKEMA, MARGE (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7529 [17SE]
Appointments
North Atlantic Assembly, H3171 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H3274 [3JN]
Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]
BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see H.R. 2359), H6705 [31JY]
Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 344), H2156 [1MY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2785 [15MY]
Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions (see H.R. 1321), H1541 [15AP]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 457), H3578 [7JN]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H4339 [24JN]
Business and industry: 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), H2784 [15MY]
Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H2157 [1MY]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H669 [26FE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]
Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]
Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H7730 [23SE]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1542 [15AP]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]
———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H3865 [17JN]
Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5020 [9JY]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H4836 [26JN]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H5570 [22JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805), H6798 [3SE]
Dept. of Education: grants to States to provide support services to participants in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336), H1541 [15AP]
———prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10171 [6NO]
———suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6919 [4SE]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H1258 [20MR]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H453 [11FE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H2157 [1MY]
Dover Township, NJ: study cancer rate among children (see H.R. 1080), H1440 [10AP]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]
Ecology and environment: 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]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]
Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H7830 [24SE]
———improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (see H.R. 2614), H9559 [24OC]
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H669 [26FE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 1005), H142 [9JA], H887 [11MR]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H5826 [25JY]
FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H3720 [11JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector (see H.R. 10), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]
———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10957 [13NO]
———restrict sale to persons placed under a court order of protection (see H.R. 1084), H1039 [17MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H768 [5MR]
Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators (see H.R. 1461), H2488 [12MY]
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]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H9865 [31OC]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H6918 [4SE]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
———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]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H1111 [18MR]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]
———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]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1440 [10AP]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H7119 [9SE]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H5177 [11JY]
———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H1262 [20MR]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6707 [31JY]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H1262 [20MR]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H8727 [8OC]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]
Line Item Veto Act: repeal (see H.R. 2650), H10956 [13NO]
———repeal and amend Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act to provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 2649), H10956 [13NO]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H10768 [12NO]
Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H2089 [30AP]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1392 [9AP]
———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H7365 [16SE]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H7365 [16SE]
———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585), H345 [5FE]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3660 [10JN]
National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]
National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 1776, 1777), H244 [21JA], H3475 [4JN]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 942, 943), H766 [5MR]
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), H3798 [12JN]
Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]
States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3070 [20MY]
———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H3274 [3JN]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4913 [8JY]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10768 [12NO]
Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 166), H3797 [12JN]
———establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 910), H2254 [6MY]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2446 [8MY]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263, 1364), H1391 [9AP], H1704 [17AP]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387), H6963 [5SE], H7119 [9SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H5487 [17JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1339 [8AP]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1392 [9AP]
Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see H.R. 1307), H1439 [10AP]
Computers: prohibit Internet service providers from providing accounts to sexually violent predators (see H.R. 2791), H9865 [31OC]
Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 264), H147 [9JA]
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission: reauthorize (see H.R. 1894), H3797 [12JN]
Dept. of HUD: disposition of unoccupied and substandard multifamily housing projects (see H.R. 263), H147 [9JA]
Education: establish Role Models Academy for at-risk youths (see H.R. 269), H148 [9JA]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 267), H148 [9JA]
Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H1439 [10AP]
———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (see H.R. 268), H148 [9JA]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 1222), H1288 [21MR]
Housing: increase public housing opportunities for intact families (see H.R. 265), H148 [9JA]
Law enforcement: evaluate neighborhood and community security programs (see H.R. 266), H148 [9JA]
Lawyers and attorneys: payment of fees incurred in divorce actions (see H.R. 270), H148 [9JA]
Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 3), H155 [9JA]
Letters
Applicability of host State laws to any bank branch in such State of an out-of-State bank: Alan Greenspan, FRS, H3089 [21MY]
———Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey, H3090 [21MY]
———E. Benjamin Nelson, Governor of Nebraska, H3091 [21MY]
———Fife Symington, Governor of Arizona, H3090 [21MY]
———Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, H3091 [21MY]
———George E. Pataki, Governor of New York, H3092 [21MY]
———John Engler, Governor of Michigan, H3092 [21MY]
———Kirk Fordice, Governor of Mississippi, H3090 [21MY]
———Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of Utah, H3092 [21MY]
———Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, and Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, National Governors' Association, H3090 [21MY]
———Pete Wilson, Governor of California, H3091 [21MY]
———Richard A. Duncan, South Dakota Dept. of Commerce and Regulation, H3091 [21MY]
———Ronald K. Ence and Peter M. Kravitz, Independent Bankers Association of America, H3089 [21MY]
———Terry E. Branstad, Governor of Iowa, H3091 [21MY]
———Thomas R. Carper, Governor of Delaware, H3092 [21MY]
Questions
National Endowment for the Arts: Ehlers amendment on replacing funding with State block grants, H5148 [11JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: Federal crop insurance program reform, H5675 [24JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5675 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, H8393
Allen, Fannie Caldwell: Social Services Association of Ridgewood and Vicinity, Inc., award recipient, E613
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (H. Res. 269), H8935
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2716 [15MY], H2861 [16MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 146), H2603 [14MY]
Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H6893 [4SE]
Association for Retarded Citizens of Bergen-Passaic Counties, Inc.: anniversary, E323
Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 2005), H5845
BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers, H7477
Becton Dickinson & Co.: anniversary, E1736
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4572, H4579 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6330 [30JY]
Cancer Institute of New Jersey: designation as National Cancer Institute clinical cancer center, E596
Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H4579 [25JN]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children (S. 525), H1395 [10AP]
———summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2848 [16MY]
Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (H.R. 1307), E624
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), H1277
Corps of Engineers: Ramapo River at Oakland Flood Project funding, H5796
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8957 [22OC]
Creamer, J. Fletcher, Sr.: New Jersey Construction Industry Hall of Fame inductee, E1698
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H6893 [4SE]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7327 [16SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5148 [11JY], E1440
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5053 [10JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), motion to instruct conferees, H7651 [23SE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7477
———making appropriations (H.R. 2378), motion to instruct conferees, H7764 [24SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9649 [29OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7327 [16SE], H7373, H7374 [17SE]
Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9828 [31OC]
———improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (H.R. 2614), H10395 [8NO]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5417, H5433 [17JY], H5529 [22JY]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), motion to recommit, H5542 [22JY]
———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5433 [17JY]
———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9828 [31OC]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2800, H2848 [16MY]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1125 [19MR]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5796
———making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report, H8182
Ferdon, Elinor J.: tribute for selection as Girl Scouts of America national president, E326 [26FE]
Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), H3088, H3095 [21MY], H4230, H4231 [24JN]
———increase competition in the financial services sector and merge commercial bank and savings association charters (H.R. 268), E87
Frankford Township: anniversary, E1128
Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H196 [21JA]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 1222), E564
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8982
Hillside, NJ: tribute to Community Food Bank of New Jersey, E1828
Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H8935
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2539
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8982
Ireland: Irish famine anniversary, E2360
Kireker, Janet Conklin: Social Services Association of Ridgewood and Vicinity, Inc., award recipient, E613
KPMG Peat Marwick (business): anniversary, E1554
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H477 [12FE]
———deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7764 [24SE]
Montclair State University: anniversary of Panzer School of Physical Education and Hygiene, E913
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1840 [24AP]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8982
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5053 [10JY], H7651 [23SE]
———replace funding with block grants to States, H5148 [11JY]
New Jersey: Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge funding, E1440
Newton, NJ: tribute to Ginnie's House (child advocacy center), E2387
———tribute to volunteers from Newton Memorial Hospital, E781
Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, E1440
Paramus, NJ: tribute to Buehler Challenger and Science Center, E502
Paterson, NJ: tribute to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center WIC clinics, E2101
Ridgewood, NJ: tribute to Ridgewood High School student efforts relative to organ donation awareness, E2382
Space policy: space station program funding, H1840 [24AP]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1500 [15AP]
Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: abolish (H.R. 2343), H7616 [23SE]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, H7204 [11SE], H7373, H7374 [17SE]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (H.R. 2390), H7126 [10SE]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1562 [16AP]
Votes: position on missed, H4879 [8JY], H8278 [1OC]
WIC: funding, H2603 [14MY], H2716 [15MY], H5675 [24JY]
Wyckoff, NJ: anniversary of the Faith Community Christian Church, E56
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H9035 [22OC]
Summaries
Increase Financial Services Sector Competition and Merge Commercial Bank and Savings Association Charters (H.R. 268), E88
Testimonies
Applicability of Host State Laws to Any Bank Branch in Such State of an Out-of-State Bank: Margarita Prentice, Washington State Senate, H3093 [21MY]
Texts of
H.R. 2146, Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS, E1407
Tributes
Bootkoski, Paul G., E1734
Clifton, Thomas M., E980
DiFiore, Kathy, E2105
Gallione, Alex, E2207
Littell, Ginnie, E2387
Lynch, Patricia, E822
Marino, Catherine M., E1133
Warren County, NJ: tribute to Frelinghuysen Township Elementary School, E164