WALSH, JAMES T. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Northern Ireland Peace Process: George J. Mitchell, E484
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]
———H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6760 [3SE]
———H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6758 [3SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H8054 [26SE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1612 [16AP]
Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing service between high-density and underserved airports (see H.R. 2748), H9613 [28OC]
Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H7730 [23SE]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 98), H9614 [28OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1186 [19MR]
———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8161 [29SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H7119 [9SE]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H8438 [6OC]
China, People's Republic of: impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 2011), H4914 [8JY]
———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5296 [15JY]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6406 [30JY]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1340 [8AP]
Crime: provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]
———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7118 [9SE]
Dept. of Education: grants to States to provide support services to participants in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336), H2680 [14MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]
———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H5177 [11JY]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H525 [12FE]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H8929 [21OC]
———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. 1398), H1706 [17AP]
District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H5401 [16JY]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9502 [23OC]
Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H4132 [20JN]
———national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H4087 [19JN]
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), H6706 [31JY]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1542 [15AP]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1419), H1794 [23AP]
Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H2445 [8MY]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]
———establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans (see H.R. 2465), H7528 [17SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H2445 [8MY]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2091 [30AP]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1909 [28AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1289 [21MR]
Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181), H1259 [20MR]
———identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H10172 [6NO]
———require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see H.R. 1654), H2874 [16MY]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H7601 [18SE]
Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H4647 [25JN]
Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H8634 [7OC]
Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H3274 [3JN]
Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see H.R. 1549), H2350 [7MY]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3660 [10JN]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1438 [10AP]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H3660 [10JN]
———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H1456 [14AP]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H7119 [9SE]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H7119 [9SE]
———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), H1793 [23AP]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H1611 [16AP]
Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 741), H2680 [14MY]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H7281 [15SE]
———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481, 2955), H8834 [9OC], H10420 [8NO]
Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H889 [11MR]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H725 [4MR]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H2156 [1MY]
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), H144 [9JA]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]
Little League Baseball, Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5022 [9JY]
Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material (see H.R. 55), H407 [10FE]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H245 [21JA]
———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H2679 [14MY]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1019 [13MR]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H245 [21JA]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H1017 [13MR]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H1440 [10AP]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H524 [12FE]
———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H284 [4FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H2445 [8MY]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H768 [5MR]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H3797 [12JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 1464), H2785 [15MY]
Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H2157 [1MY]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and review World Trade Organization dispute settlement reports (see H.R. 78), H244 [21JA]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3477 [4JN]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H7730 [23SE]
Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H768 [5MR]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1019 [13MR]
Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to condemn violence and address human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 152), H7527 [17SE]
———sectarian violence relative to marches at Portadown (see H. Res. 182), H5178 [11JY]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2446 [8MY]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]
Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]
Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H282 [4FE]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623), H1392 [9AP]
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), H7730 [23SE]
Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]
———protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 208), H1440 [10AP]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1260 [20MR]
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), H589 [13FE]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1339 [8AP]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H453 [11FE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H169 [20JA]
States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H5826 [25JY]
———transfer of surplus real and personal property to nonprofit organizations for housing and other uses (see H.R. 1004), H2680 [14MY]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H2445 [8MY]
———child tax credit (see H.R. 1327), H1707 [17AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3169 [21MY]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H803 [6MR]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4087 [19JN]
———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see H.R. 1800), H3566 [5JN]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H452 [11FE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———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), H3476 [4JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]
———treatment of draft cider (see H.R. 159), H245 [21JA]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H629 [25FE]
———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1258 [20MR]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8300 [1OC]
Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 2892), H10957 [13NO]
———promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10769 [12NO]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]
United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H6406 [30JY]
Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H286 [4FE]
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]
Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3720 [11JN]
Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H2090 [30AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2090 [30AP]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see H.R. 2209), H5569 [22JY]
Tariff: shadow mask steel (see H.R. 1947), H3865 [17JN]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5375 [16JY], H5561 [22JY], H5720 [24JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2710 [15MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3535 [5JN]
Architect of the Capitol: waste recycling program improvements, H5873
Botanic Gardens: renovation funding, H3535 [5JN]
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5787 [25JY], H5876, H5878 [28JY]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): staffing levels, H5886, H5887, H5888 [28JY], H6755, H6757 [3SE]
Congressional Cemetery: preservation, H9045 [23OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5720 [24JY]
———reduction of land included in the Conservation Reserve Program, H2710 [15MY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H6620 [31JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, H8680 [8OC]
DeWitt, NY: tribute to Christian Brother's Academy boys' basketball team, E765
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8760 [9OC]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8760 [9OC]
Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (H. Res. 255), H8186 [30SE]
Friends of Ireland (organization): St. Patrick's Day statement, E485
GPO: staffing levels, H5889 [28JY]
Hamilton, Harriet L.: Private School Recipients Selection Committee National Distinguished Principals award recipient, E1856
House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to District of Columbia public schools, H5884 [28JY]
———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction, H5891
———use of Reserve Fund, H5894 [28JY]
INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, H2598 [14MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5868, H5873, H5873
———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), conference report, H7746 [24SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5785, H5787 [25JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), motion to instruct conferees, H6755, H6757 [3SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), motion to recommit, H5894 [28JY]
Library of Congress: authorize acquisition of certain real property (H.R. 2979), H10640
Mitchell, George J.: American Ireland Fund International Humanitarian Award recipient, E484
Onandaga County, NY: tribute to Westhill High School boys' basketball team, E766
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H7740 [24SE]
Solvay, NY: tribute to Solvay High School band and jazz combo for receipt of National American Heritage Music Festival award, E606
Syracuse, NY: tribute to Porter Magnet School of Technology and Career Exploration, E1159
———tribute to Supply Platoon of the 1019th Quartermaster Co., E386
———tribute to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure 5K walk/run, E894
———tribute to Syracuse Blitz boys' soccer team, E694
———tribute to Westhill High School girls' soccer team, E1230
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 274), H9053 [23OC]
Reports filed
Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 105-254), H7599 [18SE]
———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2209) (H. Rept. 105-196), H5569 [22JY]
Statements
St. Patrick's Day Call for a Cease-Fire in Northern Ireland: Friends of Ireland (organization), E485
Tables
Committee on Taxation (Joint) funding and staffing levels 1980-1998, H6756 [3SE]
Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5870-H5872 [28JY], H7748-H7753 [24SE]
Tributes
Dix, Ronald W., E604
MacKillop, James, E1157 [10JN]
Pinckney, Leo, E2211
Stone, Robert, E1182
Walsh, Thomas (Jitch), E2074