TAUSCHER, ELLEN O. (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Budget: submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 90), H902 [12MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H245 [21JA]
Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H1611 [16AP]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H1340 [8AP]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H1892 [24AP]
———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H2590 [13MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H2785 [15MY]
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), H287 [4FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H4132 [20JN]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1186 [19MR]
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576), H2445 [8MY]
Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H4087 [19JN]
Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H7528 [17SE]
Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H8633 [7OC]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H8833 [9OC]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1892 [24AP]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5487 [17JY]
Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact with corrections personnel (see H.R. 2070), H7365 [16SE]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]
———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H5401 [16JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H8320 [2OC]
Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H286 [4FE]
———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H3924 [18JN]
———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H10956 [13NO]
Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H1340 [8AP]
Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]
———prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074), H10954 [13NO]
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), H245 [21JA]
———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), H1261 [20MR]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H8929 [21OC]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H4221 [23JN]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H1893 [24AP]
———defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H7365 [16SE]
———penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530), H2168 [5MY]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]
———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), H5826 [25JY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H10956 [13NO]
———permit certain nonimmigrant aliens to study in publicly funded adult education programs (see H.R. 1543), H3797 [12JN]
———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572), H2445 [8MY]
———State adoption of challenging academic standards in core curricula (see H. Res. 299), H9865 [31OC]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H10421 [8NO]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]
Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478), H1440 [10AP]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2784 [15MY]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H4647 [25JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H6798 [3SE]
———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]
Firearms: standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]
Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3798 [12JN]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H4132 [20JN]
Health: insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1040 [17MR]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H725 [4MR]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 1749), H3203 [22MY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H245 [21JA]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H9800 [30OC]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5178 [11JY]
———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]
———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H10956 [13NO]
Immigration: treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly skilled workers (see H.R. 2285), H6026 [29JY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1187 [19MR]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H245 [21JA]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8265 [30SE]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1892 [24AP]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709, 2930), H9801 [30OC], H10418 [8NO]
IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8633 [7OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]
Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H6704 [31JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H7600 [18SE]
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]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H524 [12FE]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H4221 [23JN]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H285 [4FE]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H10956 [13NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251), H286 [4FE]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H10956 [13NO]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H5022 [9JY]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4087 [19JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2183), H5485 [17JY]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H8438 [6OC]
Public Health Service: establish pediatric research initiative (see H.R. 1883), H4647 [25JN]
Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H286 [4FE]
———provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931), H1795 [23AP]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H1892 [24AP]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H10172 [6NO]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]
San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil spills (see H.R. 882), H700 [27FE]
Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 1801), H6026 [29JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]
Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H4834 [26JN]
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), H2590 [13MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H524 [12FE]
Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H1288 [21MR]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H1440 [10AP]
———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H10172 [6NO]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1401), H2351 [7MY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69), H169 [20JA]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869), H5401 [16JY]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H2680 [14MY]
Television: 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), H724 [4MR]
Terrorism: prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see H.R. 2362), H8834 [9OC]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2446 [8MY]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H7528 [17SE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1340 [8AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H7528 [17SE]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7601 [18SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H3213 [30MY]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]
Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]
———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1047 [18MR]
Poems
``The Road Less Traveled,'' Robert Frost, H3149 [21MY]
Remarks
Antioch, CA: tribute to All Star Team at the Babe Ruth World Series, E1884
Battered Women's Alternative (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E2086
Behring, Kenneth E.: tribute for donation to Smithsonian Institution, E2363
Budget: balance, H771 [6MR], H1047 [18MR], H1460 [15AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6622 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4392 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6622 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4392 [25JN]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5605 [23JY]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (H. Res. 192), H5593 [23JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2986, H2995 [20MY]
———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 90), H899 [12MR]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4252 [24JN]
Computers: export control policy for supercomputers, H4054 [19JN]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8954
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]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4054 [19JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5061
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (H.R. 1822), H3584 [10JN]
———improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9827 [31OC]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5437 [17JY]
———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5437 [17JY]
———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9827 [31OC]
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1149 [19MR]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report, H8181 [30SE]
Health: improve health care services for women, H1965 [29AP]
Highway Trust Fund: increase funding relative to budget resolution, H2995 [20MY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4975 [9JY]
———require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H4975 [9JY]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5061
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E965
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3880 [18JN]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1682 [17AP]
Taxation: child tax credit, H6622 [31JY]
WIC: funding, H2686 [15MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3168 [21MY], H6025 [29JY]
Tributes
Haff, Marie, E1586
Hardin, Frieda, E2146
Haugen, Juanita, E2143
Laird, Ralph, Jr., H1046 [18MR]
Lesher-Thorstenson, Margaret, H3149 [21MY]
McCarthy, Kevin, H9505 [24OC]
Nolan, Leslie, H9505 [24OC]