KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
Appointments
John H. Chafee funeral attendees, H11122 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion related material (see H.R. 2808), H8149 [13SE]
———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1802 [25MR]
African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), H10033 [13OC]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H1697 [24MR]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H8467 [21SE]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H3695 [26MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H4616 [17JN]
Alcoholic beverages: enforcement of State, territory, or possession laws in Federal court relative to interstate transportation of liquor (see H.R. 2031), H5751 [16JY]
American Indian Education Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2661), H6759 [30JY] (see H.R. 3080), H10119 [14OC]
AMVETS: amend charter (see H.R. 604), H2133 [15AP]
Andrew T. McNamara Building, Fort Belvoir, VA: designate (see H.R. 3228), H11556 [4NO]
Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H268 [19JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11145 [28OC]
Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11196 [1NO]
———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]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H2273 [21AP]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H794 [24FE]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 950), H1408 [17MR]
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]
Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (see H.R. 3051), H9645 [7OC]
Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment proceedings (see H. Res. 106), H1336 [16MR]
Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data to decide whether to count such individuals in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), H5573 [14JY]
———increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 193), H11196 [1NO]
Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see H.R. 2306), H5573 [14JY]
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), H2272 [21AP]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), H419 [3FE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 144), H2202 [20AP]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H1973 [13AP]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2943), H8665 [24SE]
———infant crib safety (see H.R. 2486), H11645 [5NO]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11481 [3NO]
Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 2493), H10033 [13OC]
———waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H892 [2MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H539 [9FE] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H7996 [8SE]
———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), H8099 [9SE]
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), H8968 [28SE]
Colleges and universities: require distribution of information relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 2837), H8099 [9SE]
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), H3694 [26MY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H6019 [20JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H5368 [12JY]
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), H796 [24FE]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1371), H1866 [12AP]
———applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), H1161 [10MR]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H1334 [16MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———provide penalties for day care providers who misrepresent credentials or conditions or injure children in their care (see H.R. 469), H2133 [15AP]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), H1069 [9MR]
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), H4823 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H1257 [11MR]
———Inspector General audit of certain military purchases relative to compliance with Buy American Act (see H.R. 608), H645 [11FE]
———use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12107 [16NO]
Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H2133 [15AP]
Dept. of HHS: 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), H6353 [22JY]
———provide bonus grants to high performance States based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), H10861 [26OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit the sale of guns that have not been approved (see H.R. 1580), H2372 [27AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H1803 [25MR]
———establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H11196 [1NO]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H1971 [13AP]
———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), H1804 [25MR]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H8149 [13SE]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H4823 [23JN]
Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), H9304 [4OC]
Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 1965), H7886 [5AU]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H4665 [18JN]
———increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme disease (see H.R. 2790), H12227 [17NO]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H1803 [25MR]
———promote research into, and the development of an ultimate cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see H.R. 1445), H3087 [12MY]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H9646 [7OC]
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), H12109 [16NO]
———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: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 136), H5368 [12JY]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), H1336 [16MR]
Elections: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), H11645 [5NO]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H8665 [24SE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H3392 [19MY]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1334 [16MR]
———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 1636), H7886 [5AU]
FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 125), H8099 [9SE]
———preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H1597 [23MR]
FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1338), H5750 [16JY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 1352), H4912 [24JN]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H1697 [24MR] (see H.R. 1111), H2273 [21AP]
———increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (see H.R. 457), H892 [2MR]
———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H376 [2FE]
———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H11953 [10NO]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5838 [19JY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]
Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1037), H1069 [9MR]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H379 [2FE]
———prohibit Internet and mail-order sales of ammunition without a license to deal in firearms and require licensed firearms dealers to record certain sales (see H.R. 87), H234 [7JA]
———prohibit possession or transfer of handguns to individuals who have not attained 21 years of age (see H.R. 85), H3461 [20MY]
———protect children from violence (see H.R. 1342), H1973 [13AP]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 109), H235 [7JA] (see H.R. 902), H889 [2MR]
———require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 1062), H1804 [25MR]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 1324), H8290 [14SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H1162 [10MR]
Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H7996 [8SE]
Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1166), H1406 [17MR]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H419 [3FE]
Government: payment protections for persons providing labor and materials for Federal construction projects (see H.R. 1219), H3461 [20MY]
Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 755), H644 [11FE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H1595 [23MR]
———reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), H9076 [30SE]
———require powerplants, industrial plants, and incinerators to reduce mercury emissions (see H.R. 2667), H6842 [2AU]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H4993 [25JN]
———apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 991), H1012 [4MR]
———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]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H8967 [28SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H272 [19JA]
———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]
Homeless: require that a portion of housing program funds be designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 1008), H1867 [12AP]
Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief programs (see H.R. 2730), H7881 [5AU]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), H2372 [27AP]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 60), H644 [11FE]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 1849), H3695 [26MY]
———ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H5367 [12JY]
———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H12109 [16NO]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS (see H.R. 403), H645 [11FE]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Indonesia: implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Res. 285), H8099 [9SE]
———prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2838), H8099 [9SE]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 8), H892 [2MR]
———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]
———tax treatment of long-term care services, educational campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), H7997 [8SE]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional assistance relative to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see H.R. 1477), H2201 [20AP]
International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), H10033 [13OC]
Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 128), H4913 [24JN]
———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: 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]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3295 [18MY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), H8100 [9SE]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3211 [14MY]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 641), H537 [9FE]
Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), H5572 [14JY]
Laos: support democracy and human rights (see H. Res. 169), H3393 [19MY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H10862 [26OC]
———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H12795 [18NO]
———limit access to body armor by violent felons and facilitate the donation of Federal surplus body armor to State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1424), H2305 [26AP]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]
———provide death benefits to retired public safety officers (see H.R. 789), 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]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 576), H717 [23FE]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2133 [15AP]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8872 [27SE]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H8149 [13SE]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H2052 [14AP]
———remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), H4822 [23JN]
Medicare: coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 1796), H4823 [23JN]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H2374 [27AP]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10032 [13OC]
———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 655), H7996 [8SE]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1785), H7886 [5AU]
———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H1336 [16MR]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H10032 [13OC]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H12109 [16NO]
———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H892 [2MR]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H7886 [5AU]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H268 [19JA]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H378 [2FE]
Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H11956 [10NO]
Middle East: 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), H537 [9FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 678), H585 [10FE]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H7886 [5AU]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 1246), H1695 [24MR]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (see H.R. 1167), H1407 [17MR]
———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 3397), H12108 [16NO]
———use a portion of the budget surplus for payment and management of all federally held tribal trust fund accounts and individual Indian money accounts (see H. Con. Res. 237), H12793 [18NO]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 2222), H4341 [15JN]
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H715 [23FE]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 552), H418 [3FE]
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), H8968 [28SE]
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), H460 [4FE]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H11196 [1NO]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1259 [11MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H3503 [24MY]
Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H10862 [26OC]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H11557 [4NO]
Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 2294), H5688 [15JY]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H1803 [25MR]
One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), H10033 [13OC]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H1336 [16MR]
———recognize importance of families pledging to each other to be organ and tissue donors (see H. Res. 201), H5751 [16JY]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H4665 [18JN]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H5093 [29JN]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H269 [19JA]
Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs (see H.R. 805), H957 [3MR]
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), H1867 [12AP]
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), H9410 [5OC]
Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H11557 [4NO]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H11854 [9NO]
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1236), H2055 [14AP]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2286), H5179 [30JN]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 938), H890 [2MR]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 384), H379 [2FE]
SBA: women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), H270 [19JA]
Schools: provide matching grants for the construction, renovation and repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal activities (see H.R. 1842), H3861 [8JN]
Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1866 [12AP]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H5572 [14JY]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H816 [25FE]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H8290 [14SE]
———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), H2470 [28AP]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H8468 [21SE]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Space policy: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. Res. 66), H1804 [25MR]
Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see H.R. 1363), H1865 [12AP]
Sudan: condemn government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 75), H3296 [18MY]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H7026 [4AU]
———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H2055 [14AP]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H9303 [4OC]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H3606 [25MY]
———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (see H.R. 389), H270 [19JA]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H4615 [17JN]
———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), H2634 [4MY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H1267 [15MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1474 [18MR]
———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), H3859 [8JN]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1012 [4MR]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H2374 [27AP]
———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 2359), H4912 [24JN]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H4734 [22JN]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H642 [11FE]
———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 2004), H3711 [27MY]
———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see H.R. 152), H461 [4FE]
———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H9515 [6OC]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), H1803 [25MR]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H10340 [19OC]
———treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small businesses (see H.R. 179), H2373 [27AP]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey (see H. Con. Res. 36), H716 [23FE]
———compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H3695 [26MY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6843 [2AU]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H2133 [15AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Urban areas: develop and implement integrated cockroach management programs to reduce health risks to residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses (see H.R. 875), H815 [25FE]
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]
———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]
———extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated (see H.R. 708), H641 [11FE]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H5093 [29JN]
———increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans (see H.R. 652), H538 [9FE]
———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2586), H7997 [8SE]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H7026 [4AU]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H1697 [24MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5367 [12JY]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Res. 115), H1598 [23MR]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2864), H10174 [18OC]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 1096), H1258 [11MR] (see H.R. 1237), H2133 [15AP]
———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H3296 [18MY]
Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 1423), H2305 [26AP]
———strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), H3085 [12MY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H9077 [30SE]
Women: collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 889), H824 [1MR]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H2204 [20AP]
———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), H825 [1MR]
———ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal property under certain conditions (see H.R. 1848), H4223 [14JN]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), H2133 [15AP]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H718 [23FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H890 [2MR]
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1415), H2053 [14AP]
Chafee, John H.: tribute (see H. Res. 341), H10769 [25OC]
Dept. of Defense: improve authorities relative to the provision of honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H.R. 2283), H4664 [18JN]
Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 724), H642 [11FE]
Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2809), H7995 [8SE] (see H.R. 2895), H8467 [21SE]
———prohibit military assistance until the termination of paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor (see H. Con. Res. 97), H2810 [5MY]
Insurance: require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing (see H.R. 2021), H3857 [8JN]
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System: designate (see H.R. 3253), H11702 [8NO]
Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 2810), H7995 [8SE]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H890 [2MR]
Newport, RI: deauthorize portion of Newport Harbor navigation project (see H.R. 3316), H11954 [10NO]
Rhode Island: rights and sovereign status of certain Indian tribes (see H.R. 676), H585 [10FE]
Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 723), H642 [11FE]
Taxation: encourage construction of luxury yachts (see H.R. 677), H585 [10FE]
———increase excise tax on firearms and earmark revenue for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs (see H.R. 3139), H10769 [25OC]
Letters
Community Reinvestment Act provisions of the Financial Services Act: Ray Neirinckx, Rhode Island Community Reinvestment Association, E1209
Press releases
Tribute to John H. Chafee: Coalition To Stop Gun Violence, H10750 [25OC]
———League of Conservation Voters, H10751 [25OC]
Remarks
American Indian Education Foundation: establish (H.R. 2661), E1702
———establish (H.R. 3080), E2105
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2238
———murder of government officials during terrorist attack on Parliament building, H10907 [27OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), E891
Census: require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), consideration (H. Res. 138), H1999, H2000 [14AP]
Chafee, John H.: tribute (H. Res. 341), H10747, H10750 [25OC]
Community Reinvestment Act: protect and expand, E1209
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5119
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9054 [30SE]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6563 [27JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H4041 [10JN]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H5522 [14JY], E1579
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5522 [14JY], E1579
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), E1209
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4581 [17JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), motion to instruct conferees, H8162 [14SE]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), H5595 [15JY]
Greece: independence anniversary, H1786
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9559 [7OC]
Indonesia: elections (H. Res. 32), H1040
———restrict military assistance relative to human rights violations in East Timor, H8162 [14SE]
Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9559 [7OC]
Kosovo: peace agreement between NATO and Serbia, H4041 [10JN]
———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H3153 [13MY], H4041 [10JN]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3 [6JA]
Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (H.R. 1598), H4219, H4220 [14JN]
Salve Regina University: National Trust for Historic Preservation National Preservation Award recipient, E2195
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), H11622 [5NO]
Votes: position on missed, H4211 [14JN], H6887
Statements
Tribute to John H. Chafee: Carl Pope, Sierra Club, H10751 [25OC]
———President Clinton, H10751 [25OC]
———Sarah Brady, H10750 [25OC]
———Vice President Gore, H10751 [25OC]
———William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, H10750 [25OC]