STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), H818 [11MR]
Committee on Taxation (Joint), H395 [10FE]
Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act, H5048 [10JY]
———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]
Articles and editorials
As Government Caves, Providers Make Their Own Antitrust Policy, Modern Healthcare (publication), E2104
China and Nuclear Trafficking, Representatives Markey, Gilman and Cox, Washington (DC) Post, E2128
Clinton's China Wriggle, A.M. Rosenthal, New York (NY) Times, E71
HMO Fines Angering Physicans—State Regulators Examine Harris Prescription Policy, Charles Ornstein, Dallas (TX) Morning News, E2179
Hot New Job in Health Care—In-House Cop, George Anders, Wall Street Journal, E1930
Inappropriate Drug Prescriptions for Elderly Residents of Board and Care Facilities, Diana L. Spore, American Journal of Public Health, E810
Medicare Abuses Spark Cry for Anti-Fraud Law, Peggy Rogers, Miami (FL) Herald, E1978
Medicare Outpatient Debacle—Hospitals Allowed To Charge More for Outpatient Care, Don McLeod, AARP Bulletin (publication), E123
Partial Hospitalization Coverage, Medicare Explained (publication), E1979
Quirk in Medicare Law Yields Bigger Bills for Outpatient Care—Officials Say Burden on the Elderly Is Increasing, Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, E122
Retiring? Don't Assume Health Benefits Are Forever, Albert B. Crenshaw, Washington (DC) Post, E75
Turning to a Specialist To Curb Rising Health Care Costs, Steven Pearlstein, Washington (DC) Post, E2069
Va. Doctor's Treatment of Man Who Died Is Scrutinized, Leef Smith, Washington (DC) Post, E1823
Wanted—A Clearly Articulated Social Ethic for American Health Care, Uwe Reinhardt, Journal of the AMA, E2297
Why Medicare Outpatient and Inpatient Fees Can Be as Different as Apples and Oranges, Jeff Archer, Secure Retirement (publication), E302
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H245 [21JA]
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H9615 [28OC]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H9502 [23OC]
———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H3865 [17JN]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]
———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H7263 [11SE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H5021 [9JY]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H5183 [14JY]
Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H3170 [21MY]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9615 [28OC]
Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8834 [9OC]
BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see H.R. 2359), H6705 [31JY]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H5826 [25JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]
Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8299 [1OC]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6707 [31JY]
———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3274 [3JN]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]
Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H3477 [4JN]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 2408), H8929 [21OC]
———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H1703 [17AP]
———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H1112 [18MR]
———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9615 [28OC]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]
———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H4087 [19JN]
———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5296 [15JY]
China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6407 [30JY]
Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]
Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]
———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H7730 [23SE]
Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H6407 [30JY]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H2680 [14MY]
———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H348 [5FE]
———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H5825 [25JY]
Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type (see H.R. 2662), H8832 [9OC]
———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H1018 [13MR]
———protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 1975), H6707 [31JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6918 [4SE]
Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H286 [4FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1707 [17AP]
Courts: prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H5664 [23JY]
———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]
Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H245 [21JA]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5022 [9JY]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H5570 [22JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6026 [29JY]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3568 [5JN]
———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H7730 [23SE]
———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]
Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance program (see H.R. 2257), H8633 [7OC]
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), H629 [25FE]
———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]
Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151), H3274 [3JN]
———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782), H5183 [14JY]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H5021 [9JY]
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]
———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Res. 87), H812 [10MR]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]
———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7119 [9SE]
———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H7601 [18SE]
———provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487), H2089 [30AP]
———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H5570 [22JY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H6918 [4SE]
———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]
———improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2228), H5664 [23JY]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]
———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8633 [7OC]
Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 2651), H8832 [9OC]
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]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]
Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see H.R. 2085), H4834 [26JN]
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H2446 [8MY]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2254 [6MY]
Families and domestic relations: grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779), H9800 [30OC]
———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]
———issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9800 [30OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H10172 [6NO]
———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H393 [6FE]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H3170 [21MY]
———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H4913 [8JY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H4339 [24JN]
Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2234), H6707 [31JY]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H1187 [19MR]
———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4913 [8JY]
———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H1340 [8AP]
———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]
———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H244 [21JA]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H8161 [29SE]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]
———prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (see H.R. 2475), H7281 [15SE]
———prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 1328), H7008 [8SE]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789), H9865 [31OC]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H628 [25FE]
Hazardous substances: prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and school properties (see H.R. 843), H668 [26FE]
———storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]
Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H146 [9JA]
———establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881), H7263 [11SE]
———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110), H4912 [8JY]
———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 820), H1707 [17AP]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H2091 [30AP]
Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H9614 [28OC]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H950 [12MR]
House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H890 [11MR]
———permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H1988 [29AP]
Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H6707 [31JY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H4836 [26JN]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H628 [25FE]
———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H812 [10MR]
———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2664), H10768 [12NO]
———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H1262 [20MR]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H287 [4FE]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6962 [5SE]
———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), H6918 [4SE]
———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), H149 [9JA]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H7528 [17SE]
———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10957 [13NO]
———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]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H5183 [14JY]
IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1441 [10AP]
———improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H7528 [17SE]
Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259), H1391 [9AP]
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), H3204 [22MY]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1262 [20MR]
———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H4339 [24JN]
———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H1438 [10AP]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H2783 [15MY]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625), H284 [4FE], H392 [6FE]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]
———payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 2701), H9038 [22OC]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H244 [21JA]
———provide payment for community health center services relative to coverage of individuals under managed care plans (see H.R. 2962), H10420 [8NO]
———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585), H345 [5FE]
———reform (see H.R. 1165), H3274 [3JN]
———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]
———require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 1457), H1891 [24AP]
———waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live near certain military hospitals (see H.R. 1738), H3202 [22MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 1464), H1908 [28AP]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 8), H349 [5FE]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]
Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93), H3567 [5JN]
Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H1040 [17MR]
———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H1040 [17MR]
Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3865 [17JN]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]
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 Park Service: use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143), H5401 [16JY]
National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H1440 [10AP]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H6707 [31JY], H8727 [8OC]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]
OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H5487 [17JY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H6963 [5SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777; H. Res. 236), H408 [10FE], H8834 [9OC], H9800 [30OC]
Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H9502 [23OC]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H9039 [22OC]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H2590 [13MY]
———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1360), H1989 [29AP]
———provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931), H4836 [26JN]
———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H1262 [20MR]
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), H2157 [1MY]
Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1586), H6716 [1AU]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]
San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil spills (see H.R. 882), H700 [27FE]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1289 [21MR]
Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H1612 [16AP]
Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H3798 [12JN]
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]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1018 [13MR]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421), H1794 [23AP]
———State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H7262 [11SE]
Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]
SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 591), H725 [4MR]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1909 [28AP]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H8929 [21OC]
Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H1261 [20MR]
Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H3204 [22MY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]
———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H283 [4FE]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H6798 [3SE]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H590 [13FE]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4913 [8JY]
———impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface transportation programs (see H.R. 1449), H1891 [24AP]
———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 1730), H4136 [21JN]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4914 [8JY]
———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H1707 [17AP]
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1204), H1260 [20MR]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 2450), H8265 [30SE]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H349 [5FE]
———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1258 [20MR]
———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]
Telephones: increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service slamming and require providers of such service to report slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112), H5401 [16JY]
———prevent splitting of local communities into multiple telephone area codes (see H.R. 1216), H1707 [17AP]
———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), H1704 [17AP]
———prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10767 [12NO]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6797 [3SE]
Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]
U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H6406 [30JY]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H804 [6MR]
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), H4647 [25JN]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H5569 [22JY]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]
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), H4837 [26JN]
———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), H3476 [4JN]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8265 [30SE]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H3924 [18JN]
———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 3084), H10955 [13NO]
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576), H2445 [8MY]
Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]
Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 444), H153 [9JA]
———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735), H523 [12FE]
———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H348 [5FE]
———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 560), H284 [4FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337, 1749), H150 [9JA], H3203 [22MY]
———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (see H.R. 561), H284 [4FE]
Insurance: expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532), H7729 [23SE]
Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public representation and meetings (see H.R. 800), H588 [13FE]
———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see H.R. 2484), H7364 [16SE]
———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 2640), H8727 [8OC]
———continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 2703), H9038 [22OC]
———contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726), H9501 [23OC]
———establish a continuous quality improvement program for providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 2972), H10420 [8NO]
———hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient departments (see H.R. 2559), H7910 [25SE]
———impose fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (see H.R. 1769), H3273 [3JN]
———limit additional payments to physicians through private contracts during periods in which the patient is in an exposed condition (see H.R. 2784), H9800 [30OC]
———payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 582, 2558), H285 [4FE], H7910 [25SE]
———payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2687), H8928 [21OC]
———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201), H1260 [20MR]
———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H153 [9JA]
———provide for standard forms for medical necessity and terminal illness certifications (see H.R. 2633), H8633 [7OC]
———repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans under Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2725), H9501 [23OC]
———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770, 2632), H3273 [3JN], H8633 [7OC]
———referral information requirements of hospitals relative to post-hospital services (see H.R. 734), H523 [12FE]
———require health care facilities and services to fund annual financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543), H7830 [24SE]
———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 2466), H7262 [11SE]
Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421), H6962 [5SE]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]
Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 2557), H7910 [25SE]
Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422), H6962 [5SE]
Taxation: treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H3169 [21MY]
Briefs
Acceptance of new Medicare patients by physicians: Employee Benefit Research Institute, E1843
Descriptions
Children's Health Insurance Act (H.R. 561), E137
Florida Health Care Plan for Children: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, E160
Medicare Outpatient Services Payments and Charges: Bureau of National Affairs, E140 [4FE]
Excerpts
Medicare fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services: Association for Ambulatory Healthcare, Inc., E1979
Letters
Allow Medicare beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E2181
———Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, E2290
External audits of managed health care plans: Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, Inc., E1494
Mail fraud: by, E2097
Medicare beneficiaries' entrance into private contracts for services: Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, E2295
Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, E132
Medicare overpayments to HMO's: by, E1887
Medicare payments and charges for outpatient services, E618
———Keith L. Roberts, E499
———Warren H. Risser, E499
Medicare/Medicaid referral information requirements of hospitals relative to post-hospital services: Stephen W. Holt, Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia, E238
Lists
California State University at Hayward Upward Bound Program award recipients, E858
Memorandums
External Audits of Managed Health Care Plans: Claudia Schlosberg, National Health Law Program, E1494
Health Care Govenment Regulations: Melody Harned, Health Insurance Association of America, E2178
Sale of Duplicate Insurance Policies to Medicare Beneficiaries: Institute on Law and Rights of Older Adults, E80
Taxpayer Relief Act Provisions Subject to Line-Item Veto: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H6640-H6642 [31JY]
Projections
Welfare Reform Impact, E1168 [10JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5727
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5725
Armed Forces: strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (H.R. 3084), E2389
Budget: balance, H6637 [31JY]
———deficit, H6637 [31JY]
———line-item veto, H6640 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4694
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6633, H6634, H6637, H6640, H6654 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), motion to instruct conferees, H5042 [10JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4561, H4584
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6324 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5032, H5033, H5036 [10JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2980 [20MY]
California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (H.R. 858), H4936
California State University at Hayward: tribute to Upward Bound Program award recipients, E858
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (H.R. 1576), E889
Castro Valley, CA: tribute to William S. (Billy) Graham Foundation, Inc., E949
Chang-Lin Tien: Oakland Chinese Community Council award recipient, E588
Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, E160
China, People's Republic of: certification of compliance with international nuclear nonproliferation obligations, E2127
———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4234, H4236, H4246, H4268 [24JN]
———U.S. policy, E2127
———visit by President to the U.S., E2127
Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), E389
Cook-Kallio, Cheryl: James Madison Fellowship award recipient, E1075
Crime: mail fraud, E2097
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1400 [10AP]
Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (H.R. 2602), E1921
Drugs: manufacturers' patent exclusivity, E2120
Faux, Dick: Milpitas, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1278
FDA: Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, H5725
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6847
Fremont, CA: opening of Pickering Place housing development, E1228
Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 444), E74
———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (H.R. 735), E241
———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund, E1487
———external audits of managed care plans, E1494
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E85
———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (H.R. 621), E172
———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (H.R. 560), E128
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, E2179
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 1749), E1036
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 337), E46
———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (H.R. 561), E137
Health care professionals: extend term of appointment of certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission (H.R. 1001), H1471 [15AP]
Insurance: legality of sale of duplicate coverage relative to health insurance policies, E80
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4969
———require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H4984 [9JY]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3133
IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (H.R. 1226), H1467
Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public representation and meetings (H.R. 800), E250
———age eligibility requirements, H5032, H5033, H5036 [10JY]
———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services, E1820
———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (H.R. 2497), E2181
———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (H.R. 2484), E1766
———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (H.R. 2640), E1978
———continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice plans (H.R. 2703), E2048
———contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726), E2069
———effects of increase in copayments and deductibles on the poor, E58
———hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient departments (H.R. 2559), E1859
———impose fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (H.R. 1769), E1080
———improve quality of dialysis centers, E2282
———medical savings accounts, H4584
———overpayments to HMO's, E1887
———payments and charges for outpatient services (H.R. 2558), E1859
———payments and charges for outpatient services (H.R. 582), E122
———payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient department services (H.R. 2687), E2033
———pharmaceutical care services (H.R. 1201), E547
———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (H.R. 443), E82
———reform, H4561 [25JN], E1843
———repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans under Medicare+Choice Program (H.R. 2725), E2067
———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (H.R. 2754), E2101
Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 1770), E1082
———combat waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 2632), E1952
———referral information requirements of hospitals relative to post-hospital services (H.R. 734), E237
———require health care facilities and services to fund annual financial and compliance audits (H.R. 2543), E1845
———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 2466), E1739
Military Selective Service Act: repeal (H.R. 2421), E1667
Moorefield, James M.: American College of Radiology Gold Medal recipient, E1632
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (H.R. 1505), E727 [23AP], E804
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission: release of report on Medicare and the U.S. health care system, E1308
Public welfare programs: reform, E1168
———treatment of certain legal immigrants, E1501
Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (H.R. 2557), E1861
Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (H.R. 2422), E1670
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1484 [15AP]
———eliminate payroll taxes and increase taxes on energy and pollutants, E2024
———rates, H4694
———rates (H. Res. 109), H1469 [15AP]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 274), H9049, H9051, H9054 [23OC]
———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (H.R. 1698), E993
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (H.R. 1509), E835
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4130 [20JN], H5663 [23JY]
Reports
Centers of Excellence Demonstration, E2069
Denver, CO, HMO Bidding Demonstration: Managed Medicare & Medicaid News (publication), E1888
Medicare and the American Health Care System: Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, E1308
Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment: Dept. of HHS, E132
Statements
Tribute to James M. Moorefield: Christopher M. Rose and Frederick R. Margolin, E1632
Summaries
California Policy Seminar on Access to Maternity Care in California, E1502
Combat Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid (H.R. 1770), E1083
Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 337), E47
Medicare Pharmaceutical Care Services (H.R. 1201), E547
National Policy To Provide Health Care Coverage of Mental Illnesses (H.R. 621), E173
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission Meeting Minutes: Gray & Associates, E1887
Tax Treatment of School-Based Health Insurance Programs (H.R. 1698), E994
Tables
Comparison of hospital and ambulatory surgical center fees, E723
Testimonies
Biomedical Research Funding Relative to Market Exclusivity: Scott Hallquist, Immunex Corp., E2120
Consumer Protections and Quality in the Health Care Industry: by, E1352
Texts of
H.R. 1505, establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors, E728
Tributes
Amaral, Dale E., E1928
Anderson, Hubert A., E73
Ferrito, Thomas J., E312
Flum, Judy, E1862
Johnson, Seanta, E326
Medeiros, Keith and Anne, E1821
Pelosi, Representative, E71
Samaha, John Marie, E1993
Sisk, Shirley, E1995
Wong, Albert C.M., E590