SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7365 [16SE], H7528 [17SE], H7730, H7731 [23SE], H7803 [24SE]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2006 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H3170 [21MY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H242 [21JA]
———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H950 [12MR]
Albania: promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153), H7600 [18SE]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H2590 [13MY]
Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H9800 [30OC]
Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H7730 [23SE]
BATF: regulation of firearms, ammunition, and certain firearm products (see H.R. 788), H587 [13FE]
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), H890 [11MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [9JA]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3924 [18JN]
Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 1902), H3864 [17JN]
Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365), H10956 [13NO]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 264), H147 [9JA]
———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), H8265 [30SE]
Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (see H.R. 924), H765 [5MR]
———jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see H.R. 1225), H1338 [8AP]
———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H1438 [10AP]
———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 702), H522 [12FE]
Crime: establish criminal penalties relative to financial transactions with terrorists (see H.R. 748), H585 [13FE]
———improve investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in cloning cellular telephones (see H.R. 2460), H7262 [11SE]
———notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 2181), H5485 [17JY]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H522 [12FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]
———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H5177 [11JY]
———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]
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), H151 [9JA]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———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), H1795 [23AP]
Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H1612 [16AP]
———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H1612 [16AP]
Ecology and environment: 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), H285 [4FE]
Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]
———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]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]
Families and domestic relations: grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779), H9800 [30OC]
———issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9800 [30OC]
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 Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]
Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H2091 [30AP]
———provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]
Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]
———require check for domestic abuse restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H9799 [30OC]
Flag—U.S.: 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), H949 [12MR]
———protect (see H.R. 1556), H3070 [20MY]
Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H3569 [5JN]
Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390), H2875 [16MY]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H9730 [29OC]
Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 546), H1892 [24AP]
Health: combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (see H.R. 2584), H8264 [30SE]
———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]
———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H4836 [26JN]
———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069), H5021 [9JY]
———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2446 [8MY]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H629 [25FE]
———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1854), H5297 [15JY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H286 [4FE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5778 [24JY]
———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]
Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H8929 [21OC]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H8833 [9OC]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H5297 [15JY]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6406 [30JY]
———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), H3567 [5JN]
———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1988 [29AP]
———require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590), H8299 [1OC]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]
International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H286 [4FE]
International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H348 [5FE]
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]
Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H5022 [9JY]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10957 [13NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]
———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H2168 [5MY]
Libya: jurisdictional immunities relative to jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026), H10767 [12NO]
———reject Arab League resolution urging the easing of U.N. sanctions relative to the refusal to surrender individuals wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H. Res. 246), H8054 [26SE]
Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455), H242 [21JA]
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2201), H5487 [17JY]
Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]
Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H2679 [14MY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H5021 [9JY]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H2783 [15MY]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H3476 [4JN]
Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H10956 [13NO]
Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]
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 Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]
National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H155 [9JA]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H348 [5FE]
New York: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210), H7119 [9SE]
———waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H7730 [23SE]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H5487 [17JY]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600), H286 [4FE], H590 [13FE]
Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative (see H.R. 1883), H3924 [18JN]
———extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H5021 [9JY]
Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H890 [11MR]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H949 [12MR]
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), H1111 [18MR]
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), H5826 [25JY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1542 [15AP]
Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5132 [10JY]
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), H8633 [7OC]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5665 [23JY]
Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1364), H3660 [10JN]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387), H6797 [3SE], H6919 [4SE]
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), H1706 [17AP]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H10957 [13NO]
U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals by the Attorney General (see H.R. 927), H766 [5MR]
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), H7600 [18SE]
———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2820), H10957 [13NO]
———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4339 [24JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H5177 [11JY]
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]
———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H5132 [10JY]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H1112 [18MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: require surplus revenue be used for deficit reduction and tax relief, and cap non-defense discretionary spending (see H.R. 2860), H10171 [6NO]
Business and industry: prohibit rental car companies from imposing certain fees based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 1118), H1112 [18MR]
Courts: reform asset forfeiture laws (see H.R. 1745), H3202 [22MY]
Credit cards: require additional disclosures of account information (see H.R. 274), H148 [9JA]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]
———ensure that States do not require registration of individuals convicted of an offense that involves consensual sexual activity between adults (see H.R. 2256), H5777 [24JY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime, violence, and drug abuse (see H.R. 810), H627 [25FE]
———reform juvenile justice system, and promote youth development and crime prevention programs (see H.R. 278), H148 [9JA]
———treatment of theft of motor vehicle air bag modules (see H.R. 2683), H8928 [21OC]
Ecology and environment: increase penalties and strengthen enforcement relative to environmental crimes (see H.R. 277), H148 [9JA]
Employment: enhance and protect retirement savings (see H.R. 83), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
Federal aid programs: improve program of block grants to States for temporary assistance to needy families (see H.R. 2861), H10171 [6NO]
Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2234), H5664 [23JY]
Firearms: ban import of firearms that have been cosmetically altered to avoid the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons (see H.R. 2702), H9038 [22OC]
———ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 1250), H1339 [8AP]
———ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2769), H9729 [29OC]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H949 [12MR]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
———prohibit gunrunning and provide mandatory minimum penalties for crimes related to gunrunning (see H.R. 1264), H1391 [9AP]
———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H244 [21JA]
Food stamps: require States to use electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 273), H148 [9JA]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans (see H.R. 2967), H10420 [8NO]
Immigration: clarify that forced slave labor by withholding immigration documents or by threatening to involve immigration officials is a criminal violation (see H.R. 2312), H6406 [30JY]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]
Lebanon: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 3080), H10955 [13NO]
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1744), H3202 [22MY]
Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]
Older Americans Act: improve provisions relative to pension rights demonstration projects (see H.R. 2167), H5296 [15JY]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H1541 [15AP]
Syria: waive foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 3080), H10955 [13NO]
Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 276), H148 [9JA]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 82), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
———treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 1672), H3069 [20MY]
Terrorism: improve efforts to combat domestic terrorism (see H.R. 275), H148 [9JA]
———prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see H.R. 2362), H6705 [31JY]
Letters
Correction of vote by Representative Schumer to deny cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress: Representatives Snyder and Gejdenson, E1908
Motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5728 [24JY]
House of Representatives: adjournment, H8294 [1OC]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5705, H5718 [24JY]
Armed Forces: enforcement of regulation prohibiting adultery, H3481 [5JN]
Black History Month: observance, E227
Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of St. Edmund's Parish, E381
China, People's Republic of: request for release of political prisoner Wei Jingsheng, E926
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1267 [21MR]
Crime: funding for crime prevention programs for at-risk juveniles, H2380 [8MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2380 [8MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2317, H2318, H2319 [7MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H2396 [8MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5718 [24JY]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5705 [24JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5153 [11JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8240
Firearms: prohibit possession by minors, H2317 [7MY]
Foreign aid: tribute to Trickle Up Program, E666
Guardians of the Sick (organization): tribute on blood drive, E1668
House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 107), H1355 [9AP]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2406 [8MY]
———funding for choice based rental housing and homeownership assistance, H2406 [8MY]
India: independence anniversary, E1389
INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, H2598 [14MY]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3123 [21MY]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (S. Res. 59), E447
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (H. Con. Res. 60), H3589 [10JN]
LSC: eligibility for services in cases of domestic violence, H8240
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, E1908
Middle East: anniversary of Syrian capture of Israeli soldiers during the 1982 war with Lebanon, E1163 [10JN]
National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5153 [11JY]
National Fellowship Council of Churches Worldwide, Inc.: consecration and appointment of bishops, E676
New York, NY: anniversary of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, E2374
New York State Nurses Association: tribute, E782
Nurses' Week: observance, E782
Older American's Month: observance, E851
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1355 [9AP]
Ralston, Joseph W.: nomination to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, H3481 [5JN]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1335), E778
Votes: correction, E1908
———position on missed, H778
Western Queens (NY) Gazette: anniversary, E1223
Reports
Trickle Up Program Annual Report, E666
Resolutions by organizations
Brooklyn Irish-American Parade: Brooklyn, NY, E447
Statements
Tribute to Jackie Robinson: Ronald L. Gabriel, E778
Subpoena Notices
U.S. Supreme Court of New York, H8271 [1OC]
Tributes
Alexander, George, E230
Barbaro, Ann, E388
Boyd, Thomas, E628
Eisenstadt, Benjamin, E664
Elefterakis, John, E1107
Garson, Michael, E1947
Jones, William A., Jr., E1841
Mancino, Larry, E451
Molinari, Representative, H6665 [31JY]
Nagi, C. Raseh, E441
O'Hanlon, Kieran, E268
Polin, Milton H., E1929
Robinson, Jackie, H1519
Rocca, Dominick D., E2039
Schaefer, Finley, E283
Stavisky, Leonard P., E1953