TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2446 [8MY], H2558 [13MY]
Articles and editorials
DSP Hurt in Brickbatting, Chandigarh (India) Tribune, E2146
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5021 [9JY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H7199 [10SE]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1707 [17AP]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]
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), H6704 [31JY]
Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 2957), H10420 [8NO]
Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H586 [13FE]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3569 [5JN]
———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H10172 [6NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H10172 [6NO]
———postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72), H2156 [1MY]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
Children and youth: increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]
———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]
Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721), H3201 [22MY]
Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H8054 [26SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H5569 [22JY]
Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H9614 [28OC]
Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 1330), H1541 [15AP]
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), H2590 [13MY]
———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 3060), H10954 [13NO]
Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]
Courts: continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]
Crime: penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]
———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H9039 [22OC]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H4133 [20JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5778 [24JY]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1631), H3660 [10JN]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]
Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738), H8928 [21OC]
———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see H.R. 301), H1261 [20MR]
———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]
———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H3476 [4JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H2156 [1MY]
———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H10956 [13NO]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H9614 [28OC]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H1262 [20MR]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]
———prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297), H1261 [20MR]
———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H8929 [21OC]
———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]
Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H949 [12MR]
Drugs: defer effective dates for approving certain drug applications (see H.R. 1727), H3202 [22MY]
———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4338 [24JN]
———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1795 [23AP]
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), H3797 [12JN]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]
———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H5022 [9JY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]
Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas (see H.R. 1640), H2784 [15MY]
———establish funding for local communities to repair school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639), H2784 [15MY]
———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]
———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]
———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]
Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 338), H150 [9JA]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3477 [4JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H287 [4FE]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H1611 [16AP]
ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10420 [8NO]
Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538), H1262 [20MR]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3476 [4JN]
Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]
———State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H949 [12MR]
———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H8834 [9OC]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H525 [12FE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions against unfit providers (see H.R. 1971), H4085 [19JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: classification and performance standards for devices (see H.R. 1527), H2156 [1MY]
———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]
———requirements relative to health claims on food labels (see H.R. 2208), H5569 [22JY]
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H7262 [11SE]
Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]
Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850), H1892 [24AP]
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H9729 [29OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3274 [3JN]
Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]
Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (see H.R. 2475), H7281 [15SE]
———require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see H.R. 1654), H2874 [16MY]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H1794 [23AP]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H3213 [30MY]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]
Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 444), H153 [9JA]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H6707 [31JY]
———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]
———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 2006), H949 [12MR], H4132 [20JN]
———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H1456 [14AP]
———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]
———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]
———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H2156 [1MY]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H6962 [5SE]
———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]
———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 1245), H1795 [23AP]
Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046), H948 [12MR]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H3568 [5JN]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6026 [29JY]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H7911 [25SE]
———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), H9502 [23OC]
———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H701 [27FE]
———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H10768 [12NO]
India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37), H4339 [24JN]
———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1802), H4222 [23JN]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H8833 [9OC]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H144 [9JA]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H1892 [24AP]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8265 [30SE]
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]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6026 [29JY]
Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H6704 [31JY]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10421 [8NO]
Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]
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]
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]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1715 [21AP]
Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H2089 [30AP]
———waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018), H4338 [24JN]
———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H2679 [14MY]
Medicare: coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H1612 [16AP]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H286 [4FE], H589 [13FE]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625), H392 [6FE], H1542 [15AP]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1892 [24AP]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1018 [13MR]
———reform (see H.R. 1165), H4913 [8JY]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H768 [5MR]
———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H3659 [10JN]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3201 [22MY]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H7601 [18SE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8439 [6OC]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]
Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation services (see H.R. 2665), H8832 [9OC]
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H349 [5FE]
New York: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210), H7119 [9SE]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H1707 [17AP]
Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H1187 [19MR]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641), H2784 [15MY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3069 [20MY], H7008 [8SE]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3203 [22MY]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H589 [13FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]
Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H3568 [5JN]
———limit commercial nonpostal services, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 198), H5827 [25JY]
Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330, 1367), H1541 [15AP], H4647 [25JN]
———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), H1794 [23AP]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]
———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H950 [12MR]
———extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]
———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]
Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]
Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H1541 [15AP]
Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]
———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H2590 [13MY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]
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), H3204 [22MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H804 [6MR]
Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]
———install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 1444), H1891 [24AP]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 464, 612), H347 [5FE], H889 [11MR]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H10421 [8NO]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1262 [20MR]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1016), H1795 [23AP]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H1339 [8AP]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]
———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H453 [11FE]
———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 539), H702 [27FE]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H452 [11FE]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4647 [25JN]
———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H2351 [7MY]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H3273 [3JN]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H889 [11MR]
———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H702 [27FE]
———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H1794 [23AP]
———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]
———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]
———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1611 [16AP]
———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1968), H5570 [22JY]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H9730 [29OC]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382), H286 [4FE]
———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]
———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H524 [12FE]
———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]
———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H5183 [14JY]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H2680 [14MY]
———treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H1018 [13MR]
Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]
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), H1288 [21MR]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H4647 [25JN]
Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]
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]
———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397), H7365 [16SE]
———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2820), H10421 [8NO]
———extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2946), H10419 [8NO]
———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H349 [5FE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H589 [13FE]
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), H4221 [23JN]
———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), H3476 [4JN]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H6707 [31JY]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5826 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 365), H151 [9JA]
CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 361), H151 [9JA]
Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research Program and Public Information Dissemination Program (see H.R. 363), H151 [9JA]
Dept. of HHS: dissemination of information about nursing homes (see H.R. 2423), H6962 [5SE]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H348 [5FE]
Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 357), H151 [9JA]
———establish community-based managed care programs in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 356), H150 [9JA]
———maintenance of certain health information when a health care facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do business (see H.R. 2105), H4835 [26JN]
———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 362), H151 [9JA]
Insurance: protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H889 [11MR]
Medicaid: coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 359), H151 [9JA]
———reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 358), H151 [9JA]
Medicare: contract reform (see H.R. 364), H151 [9JA]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H701 [27FE]
———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H701 [27FE]
Patents: renewal for quotation monitoring unit (see H.R. 381), H156 [9JA]
Refuse disposal: prohibit international export and import of certain solid waste (see H.R. 360), H151 [9JA]
Taxation: treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited discrimination (see H.R. 2928), H10418 [8NO]
Factsheets
Happy 298th Birthday to Khalsa Panth: Council of Khalistan, E663
Press releases
Dr. Aulakh Condemns Indian Government Bombings of Market and Train in Delhi Area: Council of Khalistan, E1994
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2743
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E746
Brooklyn, NY: opening of Bishop B. Hucles Nursing Home, E839
Bushwick Geographic Targeting Task Force: tribute to substance abuse prevention programs, E469
Church Women United (organization): tribute, E497
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H4097 [20JN]
———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4097 [20JN]
Dept. of Energy: extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (H.R. 363), H1945 [29AP]
Dept. of HHS: dissemination of information about nursing homes (H.R. 2423), E1637
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (H. Res. 40), E216
Edmonds Group (business): tribute, E1391
FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8481
Health: role of community health centers, H9724
Housing: cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H2235
———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2235
India: anniversary of desecration of Golden Temple, E1113
———anniversary of Khalsa Panth, E663
———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E1113
———police actions at Ludhiana religious festival, E2146
Jamaica: independence anniversary, E1601
Little Wonders of the World, Inc.: tribute, E1224
Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018), H4874 [8JY]
New York, NY: anniversary of Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, E827
———observance of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America Week, E147
———tribute to Public School 208 students, E1226
———tribute to Save Our Youth Initiative Congressional Youth Council, E1261
Prescription Drug User Fee Act: reauthorize, H8481
Public housing: require housing agencies to conduct an assessment to identify pest control problems and effectiveness in eradicating or controlling such problems, H2558 [13MY]
SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, H2743
State University of New York: anniversary of the Brooklyn Educational Opportunity Center, E2171
Taxation: treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited discrimination (H.R. 2928), H10353 [8NO]
United Parcel Service: tribute for aircraft noise reduction, E519
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (H. Con. Res. 103), H4219
Statements
Jamaican Independence Anniversary: P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica, E1601
———Richard L. Bernal, E1601
Texts of
H.R. 2423, Nursing Home Public Information Act, E1637
Tributes
Allen, Oscar C. and Hattie Lawson, E1309
Allen, Reginald B., E2176
Arya, Yashpal, E1388
Bacon-Finch, Delores, E1773
Britton Fraser, Beverly, E270
Brown, Arnold, E1705
Bynum, Virginia W., E795
Campanelli, Peter C., E1388
Carter, Edward A., E1139
Daughtry, Karen S., E2250
De Leon, Alicia Ponce, E1704
Diaz, Lydia M., E280
Douglas, Brian, E1390
Dukes, Hazel, E1343
Edwards, Seth, E1391
Epps, Bonnie M., E305
Faison, Barbara, E1142
Falcone, Lisa, E303
Farmer, James, H1871
Foster, Lavar, E1229
Gamble, James and Anna Mae, E2173
Glenn, Salena, E276
Greenwood, Monique A., E356
Hall, W.J., E1909
Headley, DeCosta, E1389
Hirsh, Morti, E1392
Holgate-Wilkins, Danyce, E286
James, Julia L., E358
Jeffries, Bob, E384
Johnson, Angelyn D., E1702
Layne, Phoebe, E1706
Lee Teng-hui, E1040
Lonardo, Frank, E1389
Lyon, Priscilla, E267
Martin, Jesse, E1705
Martinez, Juan D., E1706
McCabe, Eugene L., E1341
Miranda, Marcelle, E1707
Moore, Audrey, E881
Pearson, Darren, E1702
Pearson, Darren K., E1140
Phanelson, Vera, E2179
Pratt, John L., Sr., E487
Reaves, Robert L.A., E360
Rivers, Shaliek, E1229 [17JN]
Robinson, Jackie, H1519
Schuckman, Nancy L., E2174
Simpson, Charles E., E1389
Taylor, Yvonne M., E171
Ward, Jacqueline D., E302
Watson, Anthony, E1390
Williams, Enoch H., E2169
Wren, Willie, Sr., E1706