HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)
Appointments
Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, H6738 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H3392 [19MY]
Agriculture: commitment to address emergency that currently exists (see H. Con. Res. 113), H4665 [18JN]
———encourage participation and ensure availability of affordable crop insurance for producers (see H.R. 1536), H2637 [4MY]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1145), H1406 [17MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1472 [18MR]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H4993 [25JN]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11196 [1NO]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H2810 [5MY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H794 [24FE]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H11481 [3NO]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 202), H3859 [8JN]
Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment proceedings (see H. Res. 106), H1698 [24MR]
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), H3086 [12MY]
Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H10724 [21OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H1867 [12AP] (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), H10612 [20OC]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 2425), H5332 [1JY]
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]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H11955 [10NO]
Contracts: 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), H4665 [18JN]
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), H2547 [29AP]
Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), H3859 [8JN]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H2636 [4MY]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H1070 [9MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H2273 [21AP]
———prevent the abuse and abduction of children (see H.R. 3204), H11371 [2NO]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
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), H3393 [19MY]
Dept. of Defense: eliminate backlog of requests for issuance or replacement of military medals and decorations (see H.R. 1226), H8872 [27SE]
———equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H6599 [29JY]
———use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12107 [16NO]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 269), H8099 [9SE]
———make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H3604 [25MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H642 [11FE]
———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H3171 [13MY]
Dept. of Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding (see H.R. 1724), H5573 [14JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance quality assurance program within the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), H2471 [28AP]
———establish additional national cemeteries for veterans (see H.R. 1476), H2637 [4MY]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H3860 [8JN]
———improve outreach program to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 3256), H11702 [8NO]
———payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 832), H794 [24FE]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research (see H.R. 1939), H3605 [25MY]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H8556 [22SE]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H5335 [1JY]
———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 a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 846), H3606 [25MY]
———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1868), H3391 [19MY]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H9645 [7OC]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2999 [11MY]
———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see H.R. 2801), H12227 [17NO]
———support teachers (see H. Res. 157), H2636 [4MY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (see H.R. 800), H716 [23FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), H6583 [27JY]
Employment: 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), H2809 [5MY]
Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource and support grants appropriations (see H.R. 1720), H5573 [14JY]
———improve the availability of child care and development services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), H376 [2FE]
FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H7886 [5AU]
Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H12227 [17NO]
———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H11557 [4NO]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1474 [18MR]
Firearms: allow States to develop or expand instant gun checking capabilities, allow tax credits for safe storage devices, promote the use of child safety locks, and prevent children from injuring themselves and others (see H.R. 1726), H5573 [14JY]
———encourage States to require a holding period for students expelled for bringing a gun to school (see H.R. 1723), H5573 [14JY]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H7884 [5AU]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H4615 [17JN]
Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see H.R. 3140), H11703 [8NO]
Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H3503 [24MY]
Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 2295), H8469 [21SE]
Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), H3392 [19MY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1722), H5573 [14JY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H3392 [19MY]
———assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H889 [2MR]
———carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), H3693 [26MY]
———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), H8469 [21SE]
———promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and information dissemination (see H.R. 1260), H3392 [19MY]
———recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. Con. Res. 139), H6019 [20JY]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 925), H890 [2MR]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), H12227 [17NO]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H3860 [8JN]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H10174 [18OC]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), H5572 [14JY]
Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H5573 [14JY]
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (see H.R. 3081), H10119 [14OC]
———increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3081), H10174 [18OC]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), H717 [23FE]
Indonesia: oppose IMF and World Bank loans until violence resulting from the referendum in East Timor has been ended (see H.R. 2822), H8098 [9SE]
———prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2809), H8968 [28SE] (see H.R. 2895), H11481 [3NO]
———prohibit military assistance until the termination of paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3862 [8JN]
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), H2373 [27AP]
———ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see H.R. 1777), H3503 [24MY]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H225 [6JA]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H242 [7JA]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H5839 [19JY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H1867 [12AP]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H10769 [25OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1474 [18MR]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
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), H2921 [6MY]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8469 [21SE]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H717 [23FE]
Medicare: coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 1796), H4823 [23JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1973 [13AP]
———eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 406), H271 [19JA]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H9022 [29SE]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H5572 [14JY]
———implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2419), H8469 [21SE]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H11703 [8NO]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H3860 [8JN]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H4222 [14JN]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3860 [8JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are observed (see H.R. 1149), H1406 [17MR]
Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H8873 [27SE]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H645 [11FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H379 [2FE]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 2564), H6018 [20JY]
National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding (see H.R. 1719), H5573 [14JY]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H4665 [18JN]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H1019 [8MR]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H1973 [13AP]
———expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H2998 [11MY]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H11955 [10NO]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3862 [8JN]
Oregon: allow role in decision making relative to environmental restoration and waste management at the Hanford Reservation (see H.R. 2052), H4130 [10JN]
Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who give living organ donations and address payment of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by individuals donating or receiving organs (see H.R. 1857), H3295 [18MY]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H5335 [1JY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1013 [4MR]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H5093 [29JN]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H584 [10FE]
Privacy: prohibit appearance of Social Security numbers on, or through, unopened Dept. of the Treasury mailings (see H.R. 3218), H11556 [4NO]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H5456 [13JY]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H11703 [8NO]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H7996 [8SE]
Research: repeal public access requirement on data produced under Federal grants and agreements awarded to institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 88), H4024 [9JN]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H2999 [11MY]
Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), H3460 [20MY]
Senior citizens: improve the quality of housing for the elderly (see H.R. 1624), H2544 [29AP]
———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H645 [11FE]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H3860 [8JN]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———create a fair and modern Social Security Program to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of every U.S. citizen (see H. Res. 93), H956 [3MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H377 [2FE]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H11854 [9NO]
———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), H3296 [18MY]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H2373 [27AP]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5572 [14JY]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 2282), H12226 [17NO]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H11481 [3NO]
———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]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H3861 [8JN]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1682), H5335 [1JY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H11854 [9NO]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H8872 [27SE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H4665 [18JN]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H957 [3MR]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H794 [24FE]
———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 718), H642 [11FE]
———prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), H11371 [2NO]
———prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of domestic violence (see H.R. 2370), H5091 [29JN]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1260 [11MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H268 [19JA]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), H1801 [25MR]
———relief for families and businesses to encourage family stability, economic growth, and tax simplification (see H.R. 2574), H6018 [20JY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H3296 [18MY]
———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), H6199 [21JY]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H5094 [29JN]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H267 [19JA]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H4129 [10JN]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H4665 [18JN]
———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see H.R. 152), H644 [11FE]
———treatment of primary health providers in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 385), H270 [19JA]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H2546 [29AP]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H7885 [5AU]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3862 [8JN]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H8100 [9SE]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H2999 [11MY] (see H. Con. Res. 78), H3087 [12MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H3170 [13MY]
———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H11481 [3NO]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4736 [22JN]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H4736 [22JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2636 [4MY]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H3606 [25MY]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), H2299 [22AP]
———estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 1237), H6759 [30JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H3860 [8JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: authorize grants to provide juvenile accountability coordinators programs to hold nonviolent juvenile offenders accountable for their actions (see H.R. 2913), H8556 [22SE]
Credit cards: require billing statements to include postmarked due dates and prohibit late fees for payment postmarked by such date (see H.R. 3477), H12792 [18NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an outpatient clinic in Salem, OR (see H.R. 3079), H10119 [14OC]
Education: establish grant programs to provide opportunities for adolescents, training programs for teachers, job training courses at community colleges, and reduction in school class sizes (see H.R. 2975), H9021 [29SE]
———provide for capital investments in technology education (see H.R. 709), H641 [11FE]
Health: provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain (see H.R. 2188), H4222 [14JN]
Maurine B. Neuberger U.S. Post Office, Cloverdale, OR: designate (see H.R. 1327), H1801 [25MR]
Medicaid: require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), H8098 [9SE]
Taxation: treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), H4022 [9JN]
Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11954 [10NO]
Letters
Redirect Timber Sales Management Program funding to watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, H5556 [14JY]
Remarks
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (H.R. 2031), E1740
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), conference report, E1019
———making emergency supplemental for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 1664), H2835
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2664 [5MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1482 [23MR]
———deficit, H576 [10FE], H837 [2MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1717, H1718 [25MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), conference report, H1990 [14AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 131), H1707 [25MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 137), H1983 [14AP]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H576 [10FE]
Children and youth: authorize grants to provide juvenile accountability coordinators programs to hold nonviolent juvenile offenders accountable for their actions (H.R. 2913), E1917
———juvenile justice programs funding, H4378 [16JN]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 850), E827
Congress: impact of bipartisanship, H1482 [23MR]
Credit cards: require billing statements to include postmarked due dates and prohibit late fees for payment postmarked by such date (H.R. 3477), E2459
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4378 [16JN], H4476 [17JN]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), H10878 [27OC]
———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), consideration (H. Res. 339), H10872 [27OC]
———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), motion to recommit, H10902 [27OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5556 [14JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H6997 [4AU]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 335), H10383 [20OC]
Education: national policy to improve system, H1717, H1718 [25MR], H4745 [23JN]
———provide for capital investments in technology education (H.R. 709), H2970 [11MY], E205
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), conference report, H2217
Financial institutions: give customers notice and choice about how institutions share or sell personally identifiable sensitive financial information, H5314 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5232, H5314 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report, H11536 [4NO]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 355), H11525 [4NO]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4603 [17JN], H4655
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H4836 [24JN]
Forest Service: redirect Timber Sales Management Program funding to watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs, H5556 [14JY]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H1482 [23MR]
Health: provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain, H10878 [27OC]
Law enforcement: community policing programs, H6997 [4AU], H10383 [20OC]
Maurine B. Neuberger U.S. Post Office, Cloverdale, OR: designate (H.R. 1327), H5037 [29JN]
Medicare: reform, H1983, H1990 [14AP]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H2835
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H8190 [14SE]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H11401 [3NO]
Salem, OR: tribute to Prague High School for receipt of Grammy Signature School Gold Award, E899
Schools: improve air quality, H4745 [23JN]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H576 [10FE], H1983, H1990 [14AP]
Taxation: increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes, H6242 [22JY]
———rates, H1990 [14AP]
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), H6242 [22JY]
———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), consideration (H. Res. 256), H6096 [21JY]
———treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 2085), H5464 [14JY]
Tillamook County, OR: observance of Tillamook Day, H6748 [30JY]
Votes: position on missed, H9073
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H9074 [30SE], H9239 [1OC]
Special order: granted, H583 [10FE], H792 [24FE], H1332 [16MR], H2268 [21AP], H2370 [27AP], H2543 [29AP], H2633 [4MY], H2994 [11MY], H6757 [30JY]
Tributes
Lien, Richard J., E1865