ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: revise and extend (H.R. 2506), H8629 [23SE], H8918 [28SE]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (H.R. 1655), H8291 [14SE], H8332 [15SE]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H5793 [19JY], H6074, H6075 [21JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2490), H5574 [14JY], H5662, H5674 [15JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), H4617 [17JN], H4777 [23JN]
Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5891 [20JY]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10350 [19OC], H10640 [21OC]
FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1551), H8290 [14SE]
———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), H4317 [15JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6583 [27JY], H6600, H6715 [29JY], H6811 [2AU]
NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2910), H9023 [29SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, H8523 [22SE]
———H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, H11395 [3NO]
———S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5215 [1JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1802 [25MR]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H11854 [9NO]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H2998 [11MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H4128 [10JN]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11481 [3NO]
Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11645 [5NO]
———provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), H2470 [28AP]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H3711 [27MY]
Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers (see H.R. 1052), H3087 [12MY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H794 [24FE]
Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), H3503 [24MY]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H11854 [9NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H226 [6JA]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 3442), H12226 [17NO]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see H.R. 1331), H2133 [15AP]
———provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (see H.R. 1143), H1405 [17MR]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H1867 [12AP]
Children and youth: provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 206), H891 [2MR]
———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H5838 [19JY]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H3294 [18MY]
———participation in WHO (see H.R. 1794), H4616 [17JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H717 [23FE] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Community development: license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), H7882 [5AU]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3860 [8JN]
———provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H6583 [27JY]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H1867 [12AP]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H1336 [16MR]
Courts: repeal statutory approval requirement for judicial salary increases and provide for automatic annual increases (see H.R. 698), H1163 [10MR]
Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 254), H8557 [22SE]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or passengers (see H.R. 1080), H3695 [26MY]
Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), H1336 [16MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H2053 [14AP]
———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H1803 [25MR]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H4823 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: improve authorities relative to the provision of honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H.R. 2283), H5179 [30JN]
———use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12796 [18NO]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H10339 [19OC]
Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 1459), H2131 [15AP]
Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by certain terrorist groups (see H.R. 2172), H4128 [10JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 832), H794 [24FE]
———use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans health care (see H.R. 691), H1972 [13AP]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2203 [20AP]
———increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H11068 [27OC]
District of Columbia: provide discretion to the Bureau of Prisons Director in the transfer of inmates to private contract facilities (see H.R. 215), H2636 [4MY]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———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. 960), H956 [3MR]
———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. 1657), H2552 [3MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H417 [3FE]
Education: establish national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship education (see H.R. 3025), H9410 [5OC]
———reduce class size and improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2390), H5177 [30JN]
———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H3695 [26MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), H3693 [26MY]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (see H.R. 1302), H1800 [25MR]
———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 793), H715 [23FE]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1693), H11557 [4NO]
FAA: limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see H.R. 2495), H12109 [16NO]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1334 [16MR]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H12109 [16NO]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H2373 [27AP] (see H.R. 1111), H2133 [15AP]
———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H11481 [3NO]
———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), H11068 [27OC]
———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H3086 [12MY]
———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H10120 [14OC]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic preference for recording depositions (see H.R. 771), H714 [23FE]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H379 [2FE]
———regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1702), H2810 [5MY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H1070 [9MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H7026 [4AU]
———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H4615 [17JN]
Foreign policy: treatment of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China as separate nations (see H. Con. Res. 166), H6598 [29JY]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H3861 [8JN]
———exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 2106), H4023 [9JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H1972 [13AP]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H1163 [10MR]
Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee level (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1070 [9MR]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H12109 [16NO]
Government: payment protections for persons providing labor and materials for Federal construction projects (see H.R. 1219), H1595 [23MR]
———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages (see H.R. 3221), H11556 [4NO]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H5093 [29JN]
Health: allow access to drugs and medical devices recommended and provided by health care practitioners that are not approved by the FDA (see H.R. 2635), H6598 [29JY]
———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H2273 [21AP]
———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H10770 [25OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 216), H1163 [10MR]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H9899 [12OC]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H4025 [9JN]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Indonesia: implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Res. 285), H10120 [14OC]
———prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2809), H8469 [21SE]
———support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 251), H7887 [5AU]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H12226 [17NO]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H5571 [14JY]
———coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), H11954 [10NO]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1132), H10032 [13OC]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H2304 [26AP]
———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H11556 [4NO]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H957 [3MR]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H2272 [21AP]
———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H10120 [14OC]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H235 [7JA]
International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), H9516 [6OC]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5839 [19JY]
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
John K. Rafferty Hamilton Post Office Building, Hamilton, NJ: designate (see H.R. 1374), H7886 [5AU]
Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5688 [15JY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H10862 [26OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1474 [18MR]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1972 [13AP]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H3861 [8JN]
Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), H12109 [16NO]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3860 [8JN]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H4616 [17JN]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1785), H6199 [21JY]
———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), H11645 [5NO]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1597 [23MR]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H5367 [12JY]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H6199 [21JY]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3860 [8JN]
Middle East: establish U.S. policy on the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's independence (see H.R. 2056), H7026 [4AU]
———oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H460 [4FE]
Military Retirement Reform Act: restore certain military retirement benefits (see H.R. 648), H2921 [6MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: establish (see H.R. 1556), H2922 [6MY]
National security: assessments and contingency planning relative to emerging missile threats (see H.R. 3053), H9645 [7OC]
———national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), H458 [4FE]
New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3694 [26MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate requirement that family members of eligible aliens be Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to other nationals (see H.R. 36), H1972 [13AP]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H8100 [9SE]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H2133 [15AP]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
NSF: report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), H6353 [22JY]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), H2055 [14AP]
———stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H2637 [4MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H3460 [20MY]
Palestinians: condemn efforts to revive the original Palestine partition plan and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights resolution endorsing self-determination based on the plan (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4913 [24JN]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H717 [23FE]
Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3488), H12792 [18NO]
Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution (see H.R. 659), H538 [9FE]
Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H8968 [28SE]
———reform (see H.R. 1102), H4342 [15JN]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H269 [19JA]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H584 [10FE]
POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H2470 [28AP]
Public welfare programs: amend the Welfare-to-Work program and modify the work performance bonus (see H.R. 3172), H11143 [28OC]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H12227 [17NO]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H12227 [17NO]
Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1478 [22MR]
———location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), H12108 [16NO]
———propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance (see H.R. 3027), H9410 [5OC]
Safe Drinking Water Act: increase consumer confidence in safe drinking water and source water assessments (see H.R. 2108), H4023 [9JN]
Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2982), H9076 [30SE]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), H6842 [2AU]
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H11953 [10NO]
———provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H2203 [20AP]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H2546 [29AP]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H4665 [18JN]
———improve computation system for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 538), H417 [3FE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H1013 [4MR]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H1867 [12AP]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), H4024 [9JN]
Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H10174 [18OC]
———allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 924), H2273 [21AP]
———collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), H4736 [22JN]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H3695 [26MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1260 [11MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1259 [11MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H1473 [18MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H1336 [16MR]
———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), H11144 [28OC]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H5750 [16JY]
———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (see H.R. 3047), H9645 [7OC]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2374 [27AP]
———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 2554), H8872 [27SE]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1997), H6599 [29JY]
———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), H4912 [24JN]
Tobacco products: prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in which the presence of minors is prohibited (see H.R. 1421), H4616 [17JN]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H891 [2MR]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2920 [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), H6018 [20JY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6353 [22JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), H460 [4FE]
———computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 551), H1163 [10MR]
———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2811 [5MY]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H11956 [10NO]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H957 [3MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H957 [3MR]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1407 [17MR]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), H2299 [22AP]
Weapons: strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), H3085 [12MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), H8099 [9SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: prevent implementation of parity payments and certain marketing quotas, reduce payments under production flexibility contracts, and shorten duration of such payments (see H.R. 328), H267 [19JA]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 20), H272 [19JA]
Bankruptcy: modify application of liquidation cases (see H.R. 333), H267 [19JA]
Budget: require two-thirds vote for legislation changing discretionary spending limits or pay-as-you-go requirements if the budget for the current or immediately preceding year was not in surplus (see H.R. 343), H268 [19JA]
Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 329), H267 [19JA]
China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), H419 [3FE]
Corporations: eliminate Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2203), H4340 [15JN]
Courts: allow persons who bring a product liability action for injuries sustained from a product not in compliance with CPSC standards to recover triple damages (see H.R. 3459), H12791 [18NO]
———confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial proceedings (see H.R. 522), H416 [3FE]
———require receipt of normal average wage or salary for Federal jurors during service (see H.R. 2853), H8289 [14SE]
Davis-Bacon Act: require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators and disclosure of certain payroll information (see H.R. 527), H417 [3FE]
Dept. of Defense: implement certain restrictions on purchases from Federal Prison Industries (see H.R. 2291), H4733 [22JN]
———provide financial assistance to the Tri-State Maritime Safety Association of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania for use for maritime emergency response on the Delaware River (see H.R. 1220), H1595 [23MR]
Dept. of Transportation: funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 779), H715 [23FE]
———require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 778), H715 [23FE]
Drugs: provide penalties for open air drug markets (see H.R. 342), H268 [19JA]
Education: provide grants to local educational agencies for prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3365), H11971 [15NO]
———require States to give priority to charter schools that will provide a racially integrated educational experience in awarding subgrants under the State charter school grant program (see H.R. 2468), H5366 [12JY]
Employment: allow employees the right to accept or reject arbitration to resolve an employment controversy (see H.R. 613), H480 [8FE]
———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain computer professionals (see H.R. 3038), H9644 [7OC]
———protect employee rights (see H.R. 978), H1011 [4MR]
ERISA: preempt State law in certain cases relative to certain church plans (see H.R. 2183), H4222 [14JN]
Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 521), H416 [3FE]
———recognize time required to save funds for the college education of adopted children (see H.R. 1365), H1865 [12AP]
———require anticipated child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated parent (see H.R. 2855), H8289 [14SE]
Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2983), H9076 [30SE]
Foreign aid: require U.S. directors of international institutions to encourage countries to use U.S. portion of assistance to purchase U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 2851), H8289 [14SE]
Fund for Environmental Priorities: establish and fund with a portion of consumer savings resulting from retail electricity choice (see H.R. 341), H268 [19JA]
Housing: renewal of rental assistance contracts for moderate rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 1479), H2201 [20AP]
Immigration: deport aliens who associate with known terrorists (see H.R. 334), H267 [19JA] (see H.R. 1745), H2997 [11MY]
———permit admission of spouses of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2854), H8289 [14SE]
———remove aliens who aid or abet a terrorist organization or an individual who has conducted, is conducting, or is planning to conduct a terrorist activity (see H.R. 2184), H4222 [14JN]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 526), H417 [3FE]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 524), H416 [3FE]
Interstate commerce: encourage States to enter into agreements to conform regulations governing limousine services (see H.R. 523), H416 [3FE]
———prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 1689), H2809 [5MY]
Libya: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of the victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash (see H.R. 899), H889 [2MR]
Medicaid: coverage of disabled children and individuals who became disabled as children without regard to income or assets (see H.R. 821), H794 [24FE]
———require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to partial coverage for nursing facility services during a month (see H.R. 2852), H8289 [14SE]
Members of Congress: increase length of ban on lobbying activities after leaving office (see H.R. 335), H267 [19JA]
Motor vehicles: require automatic door locks on passenger cars (see H.R. 3153), H11067 [27OC]
NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing industries (see H.R. 770), H714 [23FE]
Nuclear weapons: create incentives for the People's Republic of China and India to adopt a policy of restraint relative to nuclear activities (see H.R. 1570), H2372 [27AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 776), H715 [23FE]
OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 332), H267 [19JA]
Pensions: require plan administrators that provide access to automobile insurance to submit certain information on such insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), H3856 [8JN]
Pesticides: making supplemental appropriations to ensure inclusion in State source water assessment programs (see H.R. 1909), H3503 [24MY]
Political campaigns: public financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 331), H267 [19JA]
Public welfare programs: guarantee State loans, provide grants to finance transportation services for recipients, and establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire recipients (see H.R. 781), H715 [23FE]
Schools: allocate limitations imposed on school construction bonds whose holders are allowed a tax credit and apply Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements to projects financed with such bonds (see H.R. 1767), H3085 [12MY]
———establish State revolving funds for school construction (see H.R. 2469), H5366 [12JY]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 781), H715 [23FE]
Taxation: allow a credit for certain corporations which have substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership by employees (see H.R. 338), H267 [19JA]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1690), H2809 [5MY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 340), H267 [19JA]
———inflation adjustment of the dollar limitation on the exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 339), H267 [19JA]
———provide incentives for investments in enterprise zones and domestic businesses (see H.R. 336), H267 [19JA]
———restore certain business-related deductions (see H.R. 781), H715 [23FE]
———treatment of gain from the sale of a business closely held by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 337), H267 [19JA]
Veterans: exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1364), H1865 [12AP]
Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 37), H419 [3FE]
Letters
Legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's: Sara Rosenbaum and Rand Rosenblatt, H9594 [7OC]
Poems
``'Twas the Night Before Christmas'', E2330
Remarks
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: establish web site to provide consumers with independent information on health insurance choices, H8918 [28SE]
———revise and extend (H.R. 2506), H8918 [28SE]
American Society of Transplantation: tribute, E665
Amtrak Reform Council: funding, H4777 [23JN]
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3991 [9JN]
———support for troops carrying out NATO military operations against Serbia (H. Res. 130), H1665 [24MR]
———tribute, E2330
Children and youth: prohibit importation of children's sleepwear without labels required by CPSC flammability standards, H5674 [15JY]
China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China, H6076 [21JY]
———prohibit military exchanges with the People's Liberation Army that involve Armed Forces training, H3983 [9JN]
Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 171), H669
Courts: permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries which are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no extradition treaty or other remedies exist, H5662 [15JY]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1690
———Turkish occupation, E2073
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), conference report, H8309 [15SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), motion to instruct conferees, H5209 [1JY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3891, H3983, H3991 [9JN], H4044, H4054, H4055, H4079 [10JN]
———protection of domestic electric power grid, H4079 [10JN]
Dept. of Education: prekindergarten programs funding, H10640 [21OC]
———Title I Concentration Grants funding for local school districts relative to school-age population and poverty, H10630 [21OC]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (H.R. 1655), H8332 [15SE]
———biometric technology security funding, H8332 [15SE]
———establish National Nuclear Security Administration, H8309 [15SE]
———provide for organization of counterintelligence, intelligence, and nuclear security programs and activities, H8309 [15SE]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), H6917 [3AU]
———require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), consideration (H. Res. 271), H6908 [3AU]
Dept. of State: report on U.S. citizens injured or killed by certain terrorist groups, H5796, H5798 [19JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H5796, H5797
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H5529 [14JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5529 [14JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2490), H5662, H5674 [15JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2490), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 291), H8339 [15SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2084), H4777 [23JN]
Deptford, NJ: tribute to Shady Lane Elementary School, E470
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), H10700 [21OC]
———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5870, H5892 [20JY]
———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), consideration (H. Res. 253), H5860 [20JY]
———encourage use of direct systematic phonics instruction in schools (H. Con. Res. 214), H11492 [4NO]
———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (H. Res. 303), H9846 [12OC]
———professional development programs to improve quality of principals, H5891, H5892 [20JY]
———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H5870 [20JY]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10417, H10499 [20OC], H10630, H10640 [21OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1095, H1102, H1117 [10MR]
———ensure that increased flexibility leads to improved student achievement, H1117 [10MR]
———ensure that the underlying statutory requirements of programs for which a waiver is granted continue to be met relative to science and math teacher training, H1102 [10MR]
FAA: allow small airports to credit the economic value of emergency disaster relief efforts toward matching-fund requirements of Airport Improvement Program grants, H4317 [15JN]
———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), H4317 [15JN]
Fathers Count Act: replace Fatherhood Grant Program with Parents Count Program, H11890 [10NO]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4593 [17JN], H4650 [18JN]
———shorten turn around time for background checks at gun shows, allow face to face deals between gun dealers, and increase penalties for the criminal use of guns with large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H4593 [17JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6715 [29JY], H6811, H6815, H6823 [2AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2606), unanimous-consent agreement, H6718, H6719 [29JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H9456 [6OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (H. Res. 323), H9424 [6OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H11385 [3NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11385 [3NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 358), H4006 [9JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9482 [6OC], H9556, H9594, H9616 [7OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), consideration (H. Res. 323), H9424 [6OC]
India: nuclear weapons proliferation, E316
———suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H6823 [2AU]
Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9482 [6OC], H9556, H9594, H9616 [7OC]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H4044 [10JN]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2404 [28AP]
———tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia, H5209 [1JY]
———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H4044, H4054, H4055 [10JN]
Lewis, Eric: Thelonius Monk International Jazz Piano Competition winner, E2370
National Clearinghouse for Teacher Entrepreneurship: establish, H5892 [20JY]
National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), H1424 [18MR]
———national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 120), H1415 [18MR]
———national missile defense system (H.R. 4), Senate amendment, H3433 [20MY]
OPIC: funding, H6715 [29JY], H6811, H6815 [2AU]
Passports: denial to noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support, H5796, H5797
Pennsylvania: protect and conduct a study of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields and authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolution (H.R. 659), H4703 [22JN]
Schools: tribute to crossing guards, E2028
Social Security: grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), H11890 [10NO]
Taxation: exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (H.R. 1690), E874
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (H.R. 1660), H6972 [4AU]
Turkey: allocation of economic assistance, E347
———claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, H6076 [21JY]
Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges, E1209
Votes: position on missed, H10078
Westville, NJ: tribute to Shady Lane Elementary School kindergarten students, E1653
———tribute to Shady Lane Elementary School sixth grade students, E1663
Women's Educational Equity Act: reauthorize, H10499 [20OC]
Tributes
Andrews, Camille Spinello, E1389
Andrews, Jacquelyn I. Spinello, E1341
Andrews, Josephine C., E1341
Banmiller, Fran, E2030
Wilson, Wilbur (Pony), E1758