SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8727 [8OC]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H4836 [26JN]
———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2875 [16MY]
Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H629 [25FE]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5570 [22JY]
———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1592), H3865 [17JN]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H8054 [26SE]
Columbia River: designate Hanford Reach area as component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1477), H1988 [29AP]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H7830 [24SE]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H3070 [20MY]
Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H5916 [28JY]
Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1339 [8AP]
Dept. of Transportation: study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide financial assistance for the development of ferry operations (see H.R. 1630), H6918 [4SE]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H6918 [4SE]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]
———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]
Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150), H8834 [9OC]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3569 [5JN]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H4836 [26JN]
European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191), H5487 [17JY], H5491 [21JY]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1392 [9AP]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2874 [16MY]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1892 [24AP]
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]
Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H10956 [13NO]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H9866 [31OC]
———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]
Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1707 [17AP]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H9559 [24OC]
———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H1988 [29AP]
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), H347 [5FE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3070 [20MY]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H804 [6MR]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]
IRS: restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9559 [24OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3660 [10JN]
———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H1892 [24AP]
Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H9866 [31OC]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1261 [20MR]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H10768 [12NO]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H2156 [1MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H287 [4FE]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H4133 [20JN]
National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at veterans' funerals (see H.R. 1601), H4836 [26JN]
National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H525 [12FE]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1289 [21MR]
Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874), H700 [27FE]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1320), H4339 [24JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1776), H6798 [3SE]
———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 1025), H3476 [4JN]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]
Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H3477 [4JN]
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), H1989 [29AP]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H8727 [8OC]
Roads and highways: increase number of State participants in the infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 710), H590 [13FE]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H5826 [25JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8834 [9OC]
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), H1989 [29AP]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 464, 612), H347 [5FE], H1289 [21MR]
———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H2445 [8MY]
Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H4086 [19JN]
Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H2156 [1MY]
———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7911 [25SE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H8054 [26SE]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H590 [13FE]
———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H702 [27FE]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H702 [27FE]
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H2157 [1MY]
———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (see H.R. 707), H2785 [15MY]
Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H8054 [26SE]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H6963 [5SE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H2351 [7MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2590 [13MY]
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), H8633 [7OC]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1186 [19MR]
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), H4132 [20JN]
Remarks
Auburn, WA: Camelot Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1403
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 695), E2370
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, H9539
Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9830
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5541
———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9830
European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (H. Res. 191), H5520 [22JY]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H548
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H8511
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), E1722
———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8511
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4976 [9JY]
———require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H4976 [9JY]
Kent, WA: tribute to Lake Elementary School, E443
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H9539
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1776), H8025 [26SE]
Terrorism: condemn attacks relative to Middle East peace agreements, E1722
Washington: observance of Music in Our Schools Month, E443
Remarks in House relative to