HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9604 [7OC]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H621 [11FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H1867 [12AP]
Albania: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 2746), H9515 [6OC]
American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1247), H2273 [21AP]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 264), H6582 [27JY]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 56), H11481 [3NO]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 232), H717 [23FE]
———establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 537), H417 [3FE]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (see H.R. 1143), H1405 [17MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Earth Force Youth Bike Summit bike rodeo (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1162 [10MR]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H5335 [1JY]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H2203 [20AP]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 1430), H2130 [15AP]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H1163 [10MR] (see H.R. 657), H538 [9FE]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 2425), H5332 [1JY]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H5750 [16JY]
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), H2298 [22AP]
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), H1260 [11MR]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H958 [3MR]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H2928 [10MY]
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]
Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12796 [18NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), H1260 [11MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H1595 [23MR]
DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), H1163 [10MR]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H7882 [5AU]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H4665 [18JN]
———increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H10120 [14OC]
Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), H3709 [27MY]
Electric power: ensure that rates charged by certain small power producers and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost to the purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at the time of delivery (see H.R. 971), H956 [3MR]
———provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity (see H.R. 1138), H1334 [16MR]
Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 1382), H4616 [17JN]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a reciprocal agreement with the country of which the transferee is a national (see H.R. 2662), H6965 [3AU]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H2998 [11MY]
Federal employees: make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H957 [3MR]
Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), H5839 [19JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H5093 [29JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H374 [2FE] (see H.R. 2489), H5455 [13JY]
———establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H1694 [24MR]
Foreign trade: modify standards for responding to import surges, establish mechanisms for import monitoring, prevent circumvention of U.S. trade laws, and strengthen enforcement of U.S. trade remedy laws (see H.R. 1120), H1334 [16MR]
———strengthen U.S. ability to counteract foreign measures that act as market access barriers (see H.R. 3393), H12107 [16NO]
Health: importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), H9023 [29SE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H4025 [9JN]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H4823 [23JN]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H5335 [1JY]
———restructure financing for assisted housing for senior citizens (see H.R. 202), H2304 [26AP]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), H11067 [27OC]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H1804 [25MR]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1250), H1695 [24MR]
———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H2545 [29AP]
Insurance: ensure coverage of emergency ambulance services (see H.R. 1777), H5572 [14JY]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3295 [18MY]
James W. McCabe, Sr., Post Office Building, Johnson City, NY: designate (see H.R. 2302), H7886 [5AU]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 2879), H8375 [15SE]
Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 3375), H12796 [18NO]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see H.R. 3313), H12109 [16NO]
Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (see H.R. 3030), H11703 [8NO]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2921 [6MY]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H2546 [29AP]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H2546 [29AP]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10340 [19OC]
———establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospital services (see H.R. 1006), H1012 [4MR]
———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10119 [14OC]
———require universal product numbers on claims forms for reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items (see H.R. 418), H271 [19JA]
National Civility Week, Inc.: support efforts to restore civility, honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration in the U.S. (see H. Res. 134), H9077 [30SE] (see H. Res. 324), H9645 [7OC]
New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8557 [22SE]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H2921 [6MY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
Organ donors: tribute to kidney donors (see H. Res. 94), H956 [3MR]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 669), H584 [10FE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H1258 [11MR]
———waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (see H.R. 1287), H1799 [25MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), H271 [19JA]
———prohibit certain election-related activities by foreign nationals (see H.R. 1778), H3086 [12MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H584 [10FE]
———make American Battle Monuments Commission and World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit mail rates (see H.R. 2319), H6353 [22JY]
Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H12227 [17NO]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), H3171 [13MY]
Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat and human rights violations (see H. Res. 62), H644 [11FE]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), H1695 [24MR]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H9022 [29SE]
———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), H5093 [29JN]
———provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), H10032 [13OC]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), H5688 [15JY]
Tariff: grape juice concentrates (see H.R. 194), H2203 [20AP]
———wool used in making suits (see H.R. 1360), H1802 [25MR]
Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 682), H892 [2MR]
———accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H1868 [12AP]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H5335 [1JY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———allow income tax refund (see H.R. 1254), H1695 [24MR]
———allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), H1069 [9MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1407 [17MR]
———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1861), H5367 [12JY]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 1292), H3296 [18MY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H5750 [16JY]
———extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]
———extend waiver allowing deductions of nonrefundable personal credits relative to determination of the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2936), H8628 [23SE]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H643 [11FE]
———impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions (see H.R. 263), H241 [7JA]
———increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), H890 [2MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H237 [7JA]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H794 [24FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H10119 [14OC]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H2273 [21AP]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), H5335 [1JY]
———provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), H3857 [8JN]
———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H10120 [14OC]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H1801 [25MR]
———repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 796), H715 [23FE]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H1408 [17MR]
———require pension plans to provide adequate notice to beneficiaries whose future accruals are being significantly reduced (see H.R. 3047), H10611 [20OC]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H585 [10FE]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 681), H585 [10FE]
———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 2359), H4912 [24JN]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H1801 [25MR]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H717 [23FE]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 607), H460 [4FE]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H1335 [16MR]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H3171 [13MY] (see H.R. 2136), H5367 [12JY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H5335 [1JY]
———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see H.R. 152), H1013 [4MR]
———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 674), H2546 [29AP] (see H.R. 1991), H3710 [27MY]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H2133 [15AP]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), H2469 [28AP]
———treatment of scholarships received under the National Health Corps Scholarship Program and the F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program (see H.R. 1414), H2273 [21AP]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H1803 [25MR]
———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), H3087 [12MY]
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2406), H5178 [30JN]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1266, 1355), H1868 [12AP]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H3087 [12MY]
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reestablish (see H.R. 559), H418 [3FE]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H11557 [4NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Clinton, President: censure (see H.J. Res. 12), H243 [7JA]
Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used for attorneys' fees (see H.R. 622), H481 [8FE]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H11702 [8NO]
———ensure confidentiality of advance pricing agreements (see H.R. 2378), H5091 [29JN]
———establish estate tax credit for certain employees of international organizations equivalent to the limited marital deduction (see H.R. 2760), H7882 [5AU]
———extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), H1801 [25MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H815 [25FE]
———modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), H4022 [9JN]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1633), H2544 [29AP]
———simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1928), H3604 [25MY]
———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 2018), H3856 [8JN]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H815 [25FE]
Inscriptions
Sandra Sopak recipient of the National Genealogical Society Award of Merit, E1348
Remarks
Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military operations against Serbia (H. Res. 130), H1664 [24MR]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 57), H6439 [27JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), H8516 [22SE]
———terminate all existing Federal milk marketing orders on January 1, 2001, H8516 [22SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), motion to instruct conferees, H10278 [19OC]
ERISA: establish new procedures and access to courts for grievances arising under group health plans, H9616 [7OC]
Ford, James David: appointment as Chaplain emeritus of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 373), H11859
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5718 [16JY]
Foreign trade: compliance with World Trade Organization trade rules relative to iron and steel import quotas, H1355 [17MR]
———modify standards for responding to import surges, establish mechanisms for import monitoring, prevent circumvention of U.S. trade laws, and strengthen enforcement of U.S. trade remedy laws (H.R. 1120), H1355 [17MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9616, H9624, H9626 [7OC]
Immigration: modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems, H10278 [19OC]
Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9616, H9624, H9626 [7OC]
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1355 [17MR]
J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (H.R. 118), E908
Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation any portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used for attorneys' fees (H.R. 622), E155 [8FE]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1199 [11MR]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (H.R. 1604), E851
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), H3670 [26MY]
Sopak, Sandra: National Genealogical Society Award of Merit recipient, E1348
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (H.R. 3249), E2298
———ensure confidentiality of advance pricing agreements (H.R. 2378), E1422
———establish estate tax credit for certain employees of international organizations equivalent to the limited marital deduction (H.R. 2760), E1763
———extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain collaborative research consortia (H.R. 1328), E580
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (H.R. 864), E295
———modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (H.R. 2101), E1181
———reform laws and filing procedures, E943
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 1633), E819
———treatment of businesses operating abroad (H.R. 2018), E1147
Votes: position on missed, E1372
Tributes
Brown, George E., Jr., H11834 [9NO]
Emory, Alan, E1347
Torre, Joe, E605